supposedly he was killed by wild boar and raised from the dead and people worshiped his mother...
2006-10-15 09:35:20 · 10 answers · asked by sdfgdsf s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
is is not dionysus.
the person you are looking for is tammuz. heres his story:
The celebration of Easter has its origins in pagan religion dating back to truly ancient history just after the time of the flood as recorded in the book of Genesis. Ishtar-pronounced "Easter" was the name for Queen Semiramis the wife of Nimrod an evil descendant of Noah and the mother of Tammuz who was believed to be Nimrod reborn. When Tammuz was killed by a wild boar his mother, Queen Semiramis, wept so profusely that he revived in the springing forth of vegetation. Thus springtime rituals commemorating this supposed resurrection began. Queen Semiramis also became an object of worship, revered as the Mother Goddess bringing blessings at springtime, blessing the crops as a "Mother Nature." Many vile and profane practices ensued in worship of these deities, including orgies, prostitution and human sacrifices. The egg and rabbit were both considered objects of fertility. Queen Semiramis was believed to have hatched from a huge mystical egg that had fallen into the river Euphrates. This was the origin of the Ishtar "Easter" Egg.
2006-10-15 09:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by moonshine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Easter is a Christian trip to have fun the upward thrust of the Christian God from the ineffective. the reason people say it extremely is a pagan trip is using the fact it shares many subject concerns with pagan holidays and memories. Ostara a pagan trip is extremely resembling Easter. Ostara although is often celebrated on the Vernal Equinox. Easter's date consistently differences. As for the term Pagan being offensive, i'm a Pagan and am not indignant by using the term. Pagan is an umbrella term for any faith that would not have faith in or save on with the God of Abraham (The God stumbled on in the Bible, Torah and Koran).
2016-10-16 05:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First i also thought u re speaking of Dionysos (or Vakhos), maybe it is Tammuk indeed, but anyway there seem to be clear identifications between mother earth godesses and the gods who die and are raised from the dead as a symbol of the death and rebirth of nature in the spring in many pagan religions.
2006-10-15 09:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Zoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adonis
Or Tammuz.
Tammuz was adopted by the Greeks and became Adonis, but in that case, it was his lover, not his mother that was worshipped.
Tammuz was brought back to life by his mother's sorry. Adonis was brought back to life because Persephone was just as hot for him as Aphrodite was.
2006-10-19 07:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh...never heard that one man. I tend to stick to the ancient Greek religions.
2006-10-18 15:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Phoenix Summersun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That comes from ancient Babylonian beliefs, his name is Tammuz.
2006-10-15 11:38:56 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jack Chick.
2006-10-15 12:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The flying spaghetti monster?
2006-10-15 09:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Spongebob squarepants!!!
2006-10-15 09:38:40 · answer #9 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i know the story but i cannot remember his name. if i am correct he was one of the Celtic ancestors.
2006-10-15 09:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋