While it was politic for foreign overlords to adopt local deities and appease the powerful religious class , the ptolemies were genuinely intrigued by the egyptian idea of an afterlife .

虽说外来君主信奉埃及本土神灵和安抚强大宗教阶层的举动通常是出于政治上的考虑，但托勒密王朝却被埃及人的来生理念彻底迷住了。