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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A lot of what is accepted about Jesus is directly pulled from other mythologies.

Example = 12/25 birthday.

https://www.nairaland.com/4251378/list-gods-born-virgin-25th

HORUS An Ethiopian-Sudanese God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 3,000 YEARS before Jesus.

BUDDHA A Nepal God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 563 YEARS before Jesus.

KRISHNA An Indian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 900 YEARS before Jesus.

ZARATHUSTRA An Iranian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 1,000 YEARS before Jesus.

HERCULES A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 800 YEARS before Jesus.

MITHRA A Persian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin- 600 YEARS before Jesus.

DIONYSUS A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 500 YEARS before Jesus.

THAMMUZ A Babylonian God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 400 YEARS before Jesus.

HERMES A Greek God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 200 YEARS before Jesus.

ADONIS A Phoenician God, born 25th December, by a Virgin around 200 YEARS before Jesus.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hercules was not born of a virgin. Anyone who knows the myth can tell you that.

Also, the Buddha is not a god and not Nepali and not born of a virgin.

This list is nonsense.

[–] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I totally believe Hercules was a virgin birth, every bit as much as Jesus was!

See, ~~Chad~~ ~~Zeus~~ God came to them in their dreams, and “blessed” them with a baby. Who is Joseph or any other man to challenge a woman’s word on divine intervention?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Honestly, I'm more annoyed by the list calling Buddha a Nepali god who was born of a virgin on the 25th of December since not a single word of that beyond "Buddha" is what any Buddhist claims.

[–] dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you for this list.