Much
\nof the mythology we know today comes from what has been well preserved. For the
\nmost part, what gets preserved in any culture are things important to the
\nruling class. The major gods and goddesses and their stories were certainly
\nknown to the commoners, but for the majority of people, household gods, local
\nheroes, and ancestors played a more important role in daily life. Any Roman who
\nhad the means kept a room in their home for the ancestors. Many households in
\nAncient Egypt and Greece had a small shrine to venerate important family
\nmembers that had passed. Even after the spread of Christianity, the cult of the
\nsaints informed public life more than the scripture itself. Ancestor veneration
\nis well entrenched in almost every human culture.<\/p>\n
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