When I mean resembles, I mean horns and human-like appearance.
I would prefer something from Europian Myths, please.
2007-03-01 17:31:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Try the Greek god Pan or Panas. He has horns etc but he is far from evil.
However, During the expantion of Cristianity, he was considered to be the "adversary" to Crist. In essence he was thought of representing the pagan religions. So his for was used to resemple the adversary of Crist that id the devil...
2007-03-01 17:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Kimon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no resemblance on the devil because the devil is a living spirit who is fighting against .. The horns and human-like appearance which you usually see as pictures are just imagination coming out from the mind of the painter or the doer of that picture. Nobody have sin a devil or Satan
2007-03-01 17:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Devil is a Christian corruption of many mythical beings and gods. For example the Green Man is a pagan god who generally has the horns of a deer or other creatures such as this (as with any "myth" there is dispute about what kind of antlers or horns he has and other aspects of his existence). The Green man is generally known as a northwestern european deity, to the best of my knowledge.
Another commonly known being is the half man half goat creature known as a faun or satyr.
I'm positive there are many other creatures and deities throughout mythology that not only have horns but other aspects which today are commonly related to the Christian Devil of today.
2007-03-01 17:43:32 · answer #3 · answered by feelmytearscaressyou 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Devil is a combination of many different images. His image of the horns and goat's feet comes from the Horned God (Cernunnos) of the Celts and Pan of the Greeks. These images were used to convince the pagan people that their gods were of the devil. Other images are added throughout history.
2007-03-01 17:43:24 · answer #4 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A perfect example would be Pan from Greek mythology. He has horns and hooves. Do you remember that litte creature in Hercules the disney cartoon? Thats Pan. He is a mythical creature known as fauns or satyr
2007-03-01 17:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by jameson_liang 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The devil has horns and a human face ??
2007-03-01 17:34:28 · answer #6 · answered by Gone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the popular image of the devil was "invented" in the middle ages as a way to mock the devil. but eventually people forgot about this and began to think that's what he is like
2007-03-01 17:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Satyr is a close resemblance. Most images of Satyr are often lurid, but here is one rated PG.
http://kelly.aquatic.org/gallery/Pencil-and-Inks/Satyr
2007-03-01 17:41:04 · answer #8 · answered by Captain Al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean aside from the "devil"? The Celtic God Cernunnos, Greek God Pan, etc, etc.
Lots of them.
2007-03-01 17:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is, The Jersey Devil, wore on the shirts of t New Jersey hockey team
2007-03-01 17:44:52 · answer #10 · answered by ffperki 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋