What's the connection between Greek mythology and Christianity?
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The fable of Adam and Eve and the apple comes from Pandora's Box.  The virgin birth comes from Zeus' amorous adventures such as impregnating someone when he turned himself into a shower of gold.  Those are just a couple of them.  Read some of the myths and you will start to recognize them.
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Type "Greek Mythology" or "Roman Mythology" in the Yahoo search bar. It gives you a lot of choices to choose from.
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Christianity is a religion.
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Christians don't believe in Greek and Roman gods...\n\nI don't believe in Greek and Roman gods and I also don't believe in the Christian god.\n\nI contend that we are both atheists, the Christians and I.  I am simply without belief in one more god.  Once they take the time to realize why they reject all other gods, they'll hopefully understand why I reject theirs.
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I've never thought of it that way. I'm in between religious beliefs at the moment, but yours has given me an entirely new perspective on Christianity. Thanks for putting it out there!
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That stuff about the Great Mother is bull... it's not possible that every goddess originates from the Great Mother, which is what every scholar wants to argue.\n\nAnyway, the reason the virgin is connected to childbirth is that, according to the legend, she helped her mother give birth to her twin, Apollo.
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Try these:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology\n\nhttp://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/\n\nhttp://www.greekmythology.com/\n\nhttp://www.mythweb.com/\n\nhttp://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/
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The fish was also a way of communicating to another Christian. And all of the greek letters mean: Jesus Christ, of God, the Son, the Saviour.
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Well, the Greek and Roman mythology that we still have around today is about archetypes.  Carl Jung was the most famous philosopher/scientist on this subject.  He made the point that the gods and goddesses of the pagan pantheon represent eternal truths about the human condition, but that it is necessary to do some interpreting.  \n\nBut you can't count on them too much for morals and values; they were pretty bloodthirsty, some of them, and definitely had flaws.  Jealousy and dishonesty are well represented, for example.  We use them now mostly for a vocabulary; a way of expressing what we mean that we would not have if it weren't for Venus and Mars, for example.
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I would go with Greek and/or Roman mythology.  There are so many websites and information to help you on this.
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Hi, there! My name is Diana as well. Diana was a Goddess of the ancient Greek and it was mentioned in the bible as Simon was a priest in her temple at the time of St Paul. Simon after that became Christian.
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zaphira is WAY off base.  Constantine mixed a lot of pagan rituals into Christianity.  The day of worship became 'Sun'day.  There are some other changes but the main problem is that he allowed paganism to be mixed in.  This led to Easter (an ancient fertility celebration for the 'goddess' Isis) being celebrated as resurrection sunday.  Christmas was also supposed to be some other 'god's' birthday.  When persecution ended, Christians let their guard down to let pagan worship get mixed in.  It's not popular, but it's the truth.
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Christianity is paganism and has no relation with the original Hebrew religion.\n\nConstantine attempted to invent a universal religion by incorporating Hebrew myths into his pagan religion, but it appears Hebrews would have nothing to do with it.
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I recommend that you look into the folklore literature which will demonstrate how similar the bible and its themes are to other mythologies. Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung are excellent authors to start with. Christians basically believe what every other faith believes. Their way is the only TRUE path to God. In my opinion (as a Christian) that's incredibly narrow-minded. If you've read the Chronicles of Narnia (and if you haven't you should) the last chapter of book 7 "The last Battle" has a scene where Aslan (Christ) allows a young man who was a follower of Tash (another god/demon) into the real Narnia (Heaven) because his actions were congruent with the Aslan's teachings even though the young man didn't realize it. Basically I believe that those who are following Christ's spirit or philosophy even if they're not doing so in name have as much if not more truth than most christians.
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It's entirely possible. The bible (both OT and NT) borrow liberally from other religions and mythology.
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Because of same name usuage or the greater delusion that all religions are leading to the same place, etc. etc - but the truth is Christianity is about a relationship with Jesus Christ and has nothing to do with religion.
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Greek Reconstructionism\nhttp://www.hellenion.org/\nhttp://www.sponde.com/\nhttp://www.elaion.org/\n\nThey attempt to honor Greek Gods in a way that reflects the ancient Greek cultures as accurately as possible in our modern world.  Like any other Pagan Reconstructionist, they are an excellent source for accurate information concerning the culture of the peoples who once worshiped their deities.