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"Gods" born on December 25th, who were they?

I already know Mithra, Jesus, Krishna, and Horus, but who else is there?

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    Here is a list of Deities said to have been born on Christmas:

    Horus (c. 3000 BCE)

    Osiris (c. 3000 BCE)

    Attis of Phrygia (c.1400 BCE)

    Krishna (c. 1400 BCE)

    Zoroaster/Zarathustra (c. 1000 BCE)

    Mithra of Persia (c. 600 BCE)

    Heracles (c. 800 BCE)

    Dionysus (c. 186 BCE)

    Tammuz (c. 400 BCE)

    Adonis (c. 200 BCE)

    Hermes

    Bacchus

    Prometheus

  • 7 years ago

    Actually I read that Krishna's birthday is thought to have been on July 27, 3112 BCE.

    Quotes from the links:

    "Many Christians are well aware that there is no Biblical basis for setting the date of the birth of Jesus on December 25th. History shows that this date was introduced as significant to Christ later by the post-apostolic church, no doubt influenced by the multiplicity of sacred festivals occurring at this time."

    "Horus' birthday was on the 5th day of the Epagomenal Days, which takes place in late August or sometimes in late July. We also discussed in the Birth subsection, in the Jesus section, some more information about December 25th, which is widely know to have been purposely put on a popular Roman pagan holiday, in order to convert more Romans."

  • 7 years ago

    Horus is debated. Sol Invictus is another Roman God born on Dec 25th.

    When the Empire came under Christian rule, Sol Invictus day was replaced by Christmas by the Christianized Romans in order to wipe out all traces of Paganism. However, we do not know who did it and when. Some think it was Constantine. Others think it was Theodosius, the worst Roman Emperor.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    none of these are proven it has even been suggested that Jesus may have been born sometime in Spring. I really am not sure because its not mentioned in the Bible

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