Mayans had a tradition more similar to the Abrahamic religions; those deemed good would go to a realm similar to Heaven, whereas the guilty and evil would suffer eternally in the Mayan underworld, Xibalba. ... Popes believed themselves to be the closest person/messenger of God, on Earth, and the pharaohs were thought of as being semi-divine. ...

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