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Fertility Cults of Canaan
Fertility Cults of CanaanOnly recently have scholars begun to unravel the complex religious rituals of Israel's Canaanite neighbors. Much of our knowledge of the origins and character of these fertility cults remains tentative and widely debated. ...
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Gods of this World
People in the ancient world worshipped a multitude of different gods. Each had its own story, its own myth, of the origin, the character, the blessings and curses they offered, and the worship each demanded. These myths often recalled ancient even...
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Aphrodite Definition
Greek god of love and beauty. Daughter of Zeus and Dione (or did she spring from foam in the sea?)
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Apollo Definition
Greek god of light, music, and poetry. He is often pictured with bow and arrow; Son of Zeus and Leto.
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Artemis Definition
Greek god of marriage, chastity, hunting, and moonlight. Twin sister of Apollo, daughter of Zeus and Leto.
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Bacchus Definition
Roman god of wine, fertility, and vegetation, god of the theater. Son of Zeus and Semele, the Theban princess.
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Diana Definition
Roman god of marriage, chastity, hunting, and moonlight. Twin sister of Apollo, daughter of Zeus and Leto.
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Dionysus Definition
Greek god of wine, fertility, and vegetation, god of the theater. Son of Zeus and Semele, the Theban princess.
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Hades Definition
1) The place of the dead (Matt. 16:13%u201420).2) Greek god of the underworld. Brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
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