In the course of exchange and interaction between Greek civilization and oriental civilization in“The Orientalizing Period”,a lot of oriental elements appeared in Greek religion.Taking Apollo cult as an example,based on classical historical materials,this paper explores the oriental elements of Greek religion in“The Orientalized Period”from the aspects of names,functions,religious ceremonies and festivals.There are three main components in Apollo cult:One belongs to the Northern Greek people who immigrated to the south;one belongs to indigenous Greek people;and one belongs to the oriental Asian Minor people.The development of the cult of Apollo must have taken a long time.In the process,the Greeks absorbed various religious elements and small gods from other religions,and these religious elements and small gods gradually gathered under the name“Apollo”.The cultural exchange and integration embodied in the formation and development of the Apollo cult played a very important role in the universal identity of the Greeks.
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