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As Jewish identity crystallized during and after the Babylonian exile, polytheism remained an enduring temptation.
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Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
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Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
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Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
The opera ends with Akhnaten’s son, presumably Tutankhamun, restoring polytheism, and then, once the staging jumps millennia into the future, it’s rediscovered by modern-day tourists.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the ruler who upended Egypt's religious customs away from polytheism and toward Atenism.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Western antiquity Christianity was shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of Greco-Roman religious culture, especially its polytheism.
—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2026
Both discoveries date to the period when the Roman Empire was transitioning from polytheism to Christianity.
—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Polytheism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polytheism. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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