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🎙 Episode #5: Akhenaten and the First Cult
Step into ancient Egypt as we uncover the story of Akhenaten, the heretic pharaoh who turned an entire kingdom upside down.
☀️ The Aten Cult: Akhenaten declared Aten, the sun disk, the one true god, dismantling centuries of polytheism. Was this divine enlightenment or the first recorded cult?
👑 Pharaoh's Radical Rule: His obsession with Aten led to dramatic cultural, religious, and artistic changes—abandoning Thebes, founding a new city (Amarna), and erasing Egypt's traditional gods.
🧠 Cult Psychology: We explore how Akhenaten's authoritarian control mirrored the tactics of modern cult leaders.
💀 Fall of a Dream: Discover how this bold experiment crumbled after Akhenaten's death, leaving behind a legacy of mystery and revolution.
👉 Tune in for a journey into the origins of cult dynamics and how a pharaoh's vision shaped history.
🔗 Listen now on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Podcasts
Step into ancient Egypt as we uncover the story of Akhenaten, the heretic pharaoh who turned an entire kingdom upside down.
☀️ The Aten Cult: Akhenaten declared Aten, the sun disk, the one true god, dismantling centuries of polytheism. Was this divine enlightenment or the first recorded cult?
👑 Pharaoh's Radical Rule: His obsession with Aten led to dramatic cultural, religious, and artistic changes—abandoning Thebes, founding a new city (Amarna), and erasing Egypt's traditional gods.
🧠 Cult Psychology: We explore how Akhenaten's authoritarian control mirrored the tactics of modern cult leaders.
💀 Fall of a Dream: Discover how this bold experiment crumbled after Akhenaten's death, leaving behind a legacy of mystery and revolution.
👉 Tune in for a journey into the origins of cult dynamics and how a pharaoh's vision shaped history.
🔗 Listen now on YouTube/Spotify/Apple Podcasts
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