Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 8 months agoThe Real Jesus!midwest.socialimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1392arrow-down114 cross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1378arrow-down1imageThe Real Jesus!midwest.socialLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheist Memes@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square50fedilink cross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.world
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoSatan was goated as a callback to Pan, one of the chthonic Hellenic gods (not to be confused with the Cthonian Hellenic gods. Ia! 🐙🌊🌠). Late stage Jesus was Apollonian rather than Dionysian so Satan, now a proper antagonist, inherited all the chthonic stuff. It’s also why (Paulonian) Jesus is about asceticism where Satan is about indulgence.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoLeast. Creative religion. Ever.
Satan was goated as a callback to Pan, one of the chthonic Hellenic gods (not to be confused with the Cthonian Hellenic gods. Ia! 🐙🌊🌠).
Late stage Jesus was Apollonian rather than Dionysian so Satan, now a proper antagonist, inherited all the chthonic stuff.
It’s also why (Paulonian) Jesus is about asceticism where Satan is about indulgence.
Least. Creative religion. Ever.