Greeks thought the Earth was round and that the stars/planets were features of the Celestial Spheres. Egyptians believed the world was flat, the sky was the Goddess Nut's belly, & that the day night cycle came from her continually eating & rebirthing the sun. What did Ptolemaic Egyptians believe?
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