The story of Jesus' birth isn't the only myth related to him. Throughout history, other gods and goddesses have played important roles in human history, including Attis and Dionysus. Many of the earliest Jesus stories were inspired in part by Egyptian gods. We'll be looking at some of these characters and their stories in this article.
Horus
There is an incredible controversy surrounding the similarities between Horus and Jesus. Both were popular deities from ancient Egypt, and many of their stories have many parallels to Jesus. But they are separate entities. While Christians often view Jesus as "savior of mankind", Egyptians considered Horus to have been a literal savior, who saved them from the venomous scorpions.
Some historical evidence shows that Jesus Christ and Horus are very similar. John the Baptist baptized both of them. But they did not have a name to the Baptizer. Jesus was able to name a few more followers than Jesus.
Dionysus
Although there are some Dionysus stories similar to Jesus's, there are many differences. Dionysus, the Greek god Dionysus, was not executed like Jesus. His trials were also not as publicized as Jesus'. Zeus and Rhea resurrected Dionysus after his death, but Jesus didn't die for our sins.
Jesus and Dionysus also shared common concerns. They also had many similarities to other ancient religions. Both believed in celebrating the divine birth, resurrection, or celebration. Both religions permitted women and children to participate. An initiation ritual was also part of the cult, which involved a winnowing bag full of phallus. This ritual was used to make a male initiate or neophyte and then to resurrect the initiate.
Attis
People have claimed that Attis stories are identical to Jesus stories. This is not true. In fact, Attis' resurrection myth is quite different. Attis, according to Greek mythology is hung from the tree, killed, and then resurrected in three days. Attis' mother is a virgin goddess like the Virgin Mary, but unlike Jesus.
According to one version of the story Dionysus put wine in Agdistis water and made him sleep by attaching a rope to Agdistis genitals. When he awakens, he takes fruit from a pomegranate tree. According to Attis stories Cybele, Attis’ mother was the mother of gods and a rival for Mary.
Dionysus' mother
Dionysus, a Greek god, is the god fertility, ritual dancing, and mysticism. He is mysterious, contradictory but also gentle and terrifying. Euripedes, the ancient poet, called him "the gentlest yet fiercest". Euripides plays the role of the god in relation to the JudeoChristian tradition.
Dionysus is described in the Odyssey as having a mother named 'Woman. After Dionysus was born, his mother gave birth. Semele, his mother, was his father. Her husband found out about her pregnancy and threw her child into a sea. Ino in Brasiae later discovered her dead and raised Dionysus. Later, the plain at Brasiae became the garden of Dionysus.
Dionysus' resurrection
Dionysus' and Jesus' resurrection stories are very similar. Both deities were buried and killed. They both rose again three days later. Although the legend of Dionysus’s death and burial was probably corrupted some aspects of it were shared by both gods. Dionysus’ resurrection story is more likely based in an older myth. It involves Attis, a god that was born of Nana. He was reborn in the exact same body three days later. This is similar in concept to Christian beliefs.
While the stories of Jesus' resurrection may seem very similar, they are quite different. The resurrection story of Dionysus was based on a myth written in the first century AD, more than two thousand years before Jesus was born. The story of Prometheus, the mythological god of fire and light, also had a similar story.