Editing Inclusivism (section)

=== Ancient Greece ===
[[Interpretatio graeca]] was the tendency of ancient Greek writers to equate foreign divinities to members of their own pantheon. [[Herodotus]], for example, refers to the ancient Egyptian gods [[Amun|Amon]], [[Osiris]], and [[Ptah]] as "[[Zeus]]," "[[Dionysus]]," and "[[Hephaestus]]," respectively. This could be seen as an example of inclusivism as well as [[syncretism]].

[[Syncretism]] functioned as an essential feature of Ancient Greek religion. Later on, [[Hellenism (religion)|Hellenism]], a consequence of [[Alexander the Great]]'s belief that he was the son of a god, reinforced by the [[Oracle of Zeus-Ammon]] at [[Siwa Oasis|Siwa]] in Egypt, itself showed syncretic features, essentially blending Persian, Anatolian, Egyptian (and eventually Etruscan-Roman) elements within Hellenic formulations. After the [[Hellenization]] of the Egyptian culture initiated by [[Ptolemy I Soter]], [[Isis#In the Greco-Roman world|Isis]] became known as "[[Queen of Heaven (antiquity)|Queen of Heaven]]" and was worshipped in many aspects and by many names besides that of [[Hera]].