The Island of Erytheia (Greek Myth)
Mines in Greek Mythology
Mountain in Greek Mythology
However, the Greek style and vocabulary (e.g., use of "alētheia" for truth) remain consistent with the rest of the prologue (John 1:1-18), suggesting continuity.
In ancient Greek Gnosticism, an Archon was considered a deity.
Monotheism emerged through Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, while polytheism arose from Roman civilization—through its republic and empire—and Greek philosophy.
Monotheism emerged through Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, while polytheism arose from Roman civilization—through its republic and empire—and Greek philosophy.
Looeamong uses Persians and Greeks (~539–490 BCE) to defeat Baal and other false gods, consolidating his power (Book of Eskra, Chapter XLV).
Eskra’s cycle coincides with significant cultural advancements, including the consolidation of Judaic traditions, the spread of Greek philosophy, and the foundations of Christian and Islamic thought, though distorted by false gods (Book of Eskra, Chapter III).
Comparison to Apollo (Greek Mythology):
Similarities: Apollo, the Greek god of order, prophecy, and enlightenment, is a strong parallel to Fragapatti due to his role in promoting harmony and intellectual progress.
Fragapatti’s creation of Haraiti and guidance of early monarchies mirror Apollo’s patronage of Greek city-states and cultural advancements.
Fragapatti’s focus on heavenly administration and soul resurrection is broader than Apollo’s earthly patronage, and Oahspe’s universalist redemption narrative contrasts with Greek mythology’s cyclical view.
Similarities: Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, earthquakes and storms, is linked with floods and with reshaping the earth.
Many of us, including my father, ascribe to the teachings of Zoroaster, in addition to the writings within the Torah and other mystical oral traditions passed down from Moses, the Egyptian alchemists and the Greek philosophers.
It proposes reevaluating the etymology, mythology, and symbolism from a broader cultural and historical perspective, including ancient Greek and precolonial African sources.
Greek myths feature Prometheus
Source: Orphic Hymns, Greek religious texts (circa 3rd century BCE–2nd century CE, translated).
An old English proverb states, “Fire and water have no mercy.” Myths and legends worldwide describe periodic global destructions by flood (cataclysmos in Greek) and fire (ekpyrosis, from pyro meaning fire).
The phrase "Son of Man" appears numerous times in the Bible, primarily in the Old Testament (Hebrew: בֶּן־אָדָם, ben-adam) and the New Testament (Greek: υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, huios tou anthrōpou).
For a translation that stays as close as possible to the original Hebrew and Greek texts with a precise, literal approach, the New American Standard Bible (NASB) is widely regarded as one of the most accurate and formal equivalence translations available.
Below, I’ll provide the verses where "Son of Man" appears, replacing it with the Hebrew (ben-adam, or bar-enash in Daniel 7:13 Aramaic) or Greek (huios tou anthrōpou), using the NASB as the base text.
New Testament (Greek: huios tou anthrōpou)
Greek (huios tou anthrōpou): Literally "son of the human," a Semitic idiom carried into Greek.
Source: Berossus, a 3rd-century BCE Babylonian priest, in his Babyloniaca (preserved via later Greek fragments, e.g., Syncellus), retells the Sumerian flood myth akin to Ziusudra (Eridu Genesis) or Utnapishtim (Gilgamesh).
Narrative: Xisuthros (Ziusudra’s Greek name) is warned by the god Enki of a flood to punish humanity.
While these legends do not explicitly reference “Atlantis”—a concept rooted in Greek philosophy—they contain motifs of lost lands, floods, and advanced primordial societies that resonate with the Atlantis archetype.
Greek Mythology: The heroes who rebelled against Zeus and were cast into Tartarus are associated with exiled Capellans, while demigods resulted from the union between these beings and human women.
Delphi Oracle: It often announced the spiritual ascension of Greek heroes, revealing ancient knowledge about reincarnation and spiritual evolution.
Her lightning and storms put her next to Perun of the Slavs, Zeus of the Greeks and Thor of the Norse.
Some theories suggest connections to the Greek Lamia, a child-eating demon, but Basque Lamiak are more benevolent.
Though rare, some legends portray Lamiak as kidnappers, hypnotizers, or predators, similar to the sirens of Greek mythology.
Related to Greek Naiads and Nereids, but with their unique animal feet feature.
There are more parallels with the Greek Cyclopes.
Question: Did the ancient Greeks view Hera as a goddess, and were women respected in Greek culture?
The Phaeacians live out the Greek value of xenia (hospitality).
The passage is Odyssey 8.555 to 563 in the Greek.
The tripods are Iliad 18.373 to 377 in the Greek.
The Greek word Homer uses for "of their own selves" is automatoi.
On my page on The Phaeacians and Phoenicians I write that "Plato positions Atlantis as a powerful civilization that rivaled these 'ancient Greeks.'"