RNGesus to Atheist [email protected] • 1 year agoWhich one?lemmy.worldmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1681
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoBut unlike Yahweh and Allah, Zeus and Jupiter were originally similar but separate deities before the Romans identified their gods with the ancient Greek ones.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoOh yeah for sure, that was a classic Roman move!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoTo their credit, the “Greek myths” we learn today are usually the Roman versions. Guess they were just better at making the stories interesting!
But unlike Yahweh and Allah, Zeus and Jupiter were originally similar but separate deities before the Romans identified their gods with the ancient Greek ones.
Oh yeah for sure, that was a classic Roman move!
To their credit, the “Greek myths” we learn today are usually the Roman versions. Guess they were just better at making the stories interesting!