Dionysiac-Orphic religion whose major belief was that the soul becomes a prisoner of the body because of some transgression committed by the soul. The soul continues on a circle of transmigrations until it has been purged of sin, at which time it can escape its earthly existence and return to its pure, divine existence among the gods. A number of magical practices were thought useful in releasing the soul from its bodily tomb.
(Page 62) The Olympian religion based on a belief in the Olympian gods as they were described in the Homeric poems. (Page 63)
The Olympian religion based on a belief on the Olympian gods as described in the Homeric poems. The Olympian religion was favored and practice by the privileged classes. the soul survives but
