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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons
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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magaz...ears_old_.html Posted on Mon, Jan. 26, 2009 New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. Partying like it's 999 B.C. It's not hard to see why Zeus was such a popular god with the ancient Greeks. He not only wielded a thunderbolt, but he also got into all sorts of trouble, including liaisons with humans and goddesses - much to the annoyance of his wife, Hera. Greek gods were figures people could relate to, said archaeologist David Romano of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. And worshiping Zeus apparently involved some serious partying. Working at the remote Mount Lykaion in Greece, Romano has found "evidence of a drinking party and possibly feasting" around a famous altar built on the 4,500-foot peak. These relics go back 3,200 years, about the time the earliest stone tablets started to refer to Zeus as the godfather of the gods. "What's new is this mountaintop altar had cult activity that's continuous from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods," Romano said, meaning between the 14th and second centuries B.C. At various depths, he and colleagues have unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons, including a tiny bronze hand with a silver lightning bolt. Romano will speak on his latest finds tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Mount Lykaion is mentioned in myth as the birthplace of Zeus, Romano said, and it appears no one lived on the desolate peak, though the view is spectacular. For hundreds of years, people apparently hiked there for religious ceremonies and feasts. Last year, Romano announced that the site contained primitive pottery shards that go back to the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age period, more than 5,000 years ago, before the first Greek-speaking people arrived. He suspects this material stems from some sort of religious or cult activity. But no one knows if the deity before Zeus was a party animal, too. - Faye Flam ... |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthedsilver coins and other Zeus icons
Arizona Coin Collector wrote:
FROM: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magaz...ears_old_.html Posted on Mon, Jan. 26, 2009 New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. Partying like it's 999 B.C. It's not hard to see why Zeus was such a popular god with the ancient Greeks. He not only wielded a thunderbolt, but he also got into all sorts of trouble, including liaisons with humans and goddesses - much to the annoyance of his wife, Hera. Greek gods were figures people could relate to, said archaeologist David Romano of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. And worshiping Zeus apparently involved some serious partying. Working at the remote Mount Lykaion in Greece, Romano has found "evidence of a drinking party and possibly feasting" around a famous altar built on the 4,500-foot peak. These relics go back 3,200 years, about the time the earliest stone tablets started to refer to Zeus as the godfather of the gods. "What's new is this mountaintop altar had cult activity that's continuous from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods," Romano said, meaning between the 14th and second centuries B.C. At various depths, he and colleagues have unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons, including a tiny bronze hand with a silver lightning bolt. Romano will speak on his latest finds tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Mount Lykaion is mentioned in myth as the birthplace of Zeus, Romano said, and it appears no one lived on the desolate peak, though the view is spectacular. For hundreds of years, people apparently hiked there for religious ceremonies and feasts. Last year, Romano announced that the site contained primitive pottery shards that go back to the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age period, more than 5,000 years ago, before the first Greek-speaking people arrived. He suspects this material stems from some sort of religious or cult activity. But no one knows if the deity before Zeus was a party animal, too. - Faye Flam .. Pagan religions are much more interesting than the christian and muslim death cults we have today. JAM |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons
In article , Leo Marx
writes Pagan religions are much more interesting than the christian and muslim death cults we have today. Indeed, and untainted by materialism or politics. -- Roger Hunt |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthedsilver coins and other Zeus icons
In article , Leo Marx wrote:
Arizona Coin Collector wrote: FROM: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magaz..._the_cult_of_Z eus_is_3_200_years_old_.html Posted on Mon, Jan. 26, 2009 New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. Partying like it's 999 B.C. It's not hard to see why Zeus was such a popular god with the ancient Greeks. He not only wielded a thunderbolt, but he also got into all sorts of trouble, including liaisons with humans and goddesses - much to the annoyance of his wife, Hera. Greek gods were figures people could relate to, said archaeologist David Romano of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. And worshiping Zeus apparently involved some serious partying. Working at the remote Mount Lykaion in Greece, Romano has found "evidence of a drinking party and possibly feasting" around a famous altar built on the 4,500-foot peak. These relics go back 3,200 years, about the time the earliest stone tablets started to refer to Zeus as the godfather of the gods. "What's new is this mountaintop altar had cult activity that's continuous from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods," Romano said, meaning between the 14th and second centuries B.C. At various depths, he and colleagues have unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons, including a tiny bronze hand with a silver lightning bolt. Romano will speak on his latest finds tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Mount Lykaion is mentioned in myth as the birthplace of Zeus, Romano said, and it appears no one lived on the desolate peak, though the view is spectacular. For hundreds of years, people apparently hiked there for religious ceremonies and feasts. Last year, Romano announced that the site contained primitive pottery shards that go back to the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age period, more than 5,000 years ago, before the first Greek-speaking people arrived. He suspects this material stems from some sort of religious or cult activity. But no one knows if the deity before Zeus was a party animal, too. - Faye Flam .. Pagan religions are much more interesting than the christian and muslim death cults we have today. JAM better morality, too. |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons
"Leo Marx" wrote in message
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons
"Leo Marx" wrote in message
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons
"Jim Higgins" wrote in message
computertechnology... Male and female temple prostitutes and occasional human sacrifice constitute better morality? The Greeks and Romans did not practice ritualistic human sacrifice in their temples. Prostitutes in the temples might bring more people back to church though! |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. -- unearthedsilver coins and other Zeus icons
On Jan 26, 4:16�pm, "RWF" wrote:
"Leo Marx" wrote in message ... JAM What does "JAM" stand for? His initials |
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New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. --unearthedsilver coins and other Zeus icons
Jim Higgins wrote:
in wrote: In article , Leo Marx wrote: Arizona Coin Collector wrote: FROM: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magaz..._the_cult_of_Z eus_is_3_200_years_old_.html Posted on Mon, Jan. 26, 2009 New evidence of the cult of Zeus is 3,200 years old. Partying like it's 999 B.C. It's not hard to see why Zeus was such a popular god with the ancient Greeks. He not only wielded a thunderbolt, but he also got into all sorts of trouble, including liaisons with humans and goddesses - much to the annoyance of his wife, Hera. Greek gods were figures people could relate to, said archaeologist David Romano of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. And worshiping Zeus apparently involved some serious partying. Working at the remote Mount Lykaion in Greece, Romano has found "evidence of a drinking party and possibly feasting" around a famous altar built on the 4,500-foot peak. These relics go back 3,200 years, about the time the earliest stone tablets started to refer to Zeus as the godfather of the gods. "What's new is this mountaintop altar had cult activity that's continuous from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods," Romano said, meaning between the 14th and second centuries B.C. At various depths, he and colleagues have unearthed silver coins and other Zeus icons, including a tiny bronze hand with a silver lightning bolt. Romano will speak on his latest finds tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum. Mount Lykaion is mentioned in myth as the birthplace of Zeus, Romano said, and it appears no one lived on the desolate peak, though the view is spectacular. For hundreds of years, people apparently hiked there for religious ceremonies and feasts. Last year, Romano announced that the site contained primitive pottery shards that go back to the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age period, more than 5,000 years ago, before the first Greek-speaking people arrived. He suspects this material stems from some sort of religious or cult activity. But no one knows if the deity before Zeus was a party animal, too. - Faye Flam .. Pagan religions are much more interesting than the christian and muslim death cults we have today. JAM better morality, too. Male and female temple prostitutes and occasional human sacrifice constitute better morality? -- Civis Romanus Sum Yes, much better. Better than the moral hypocrites and the never ending human sacrifices we have today. JAM |
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