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Hercules was a Son of Zeus. Ragnar Lothbrok a Son of Odin. Odin also had a perfect Son of radiant beauty and awesomeness, Baldr, but he was sacrificed by Loki, because he was too perfect.
There are many religions with Sons of Gods on earth.
(Ragnar Lothbrok was a man, and Hercules/Heracles may have been)
There are many religions with Sons of Gods on earth.
(Ragnar Lothbrok was a man, and Hercules/Heracles may have been)
major religious affiliations:
- Christianity: yes
- Islam not sure
- Atheism/Secularism no
- Hinduism yes, avatars abound in Hinduism
- Buddhism not important--not addressed--"question to be set aside"
Shadow Wolf
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What do you mean by four major? I assume Judaism, Christianity and Islam, but what is the fourth?
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I got to wondering, we know Troy was real and the Trojan War may have actually happened.
Why can't the heroes of the story also have been real? Of course Achilles would have been a regular man of normal fleshy vulnerability, but we know many of the Medieval chronicals ham up and glorify and romanticize real people and make them out to be heroes who themselves slew hordes amd herds and legions of enemies and were attributed with all manner of literary endowment. Why can't shouldn't it be the same with much older stories told through the lenses of poets amd authors like Homer? Afterall, we have realized Atlantis basically isn't an if but a where, and it's why we still debate if King Arthur was a real person or not.
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
I thought this was going to be about the American Big Four (thrash metal bands); Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Or the German Big Four; Kreator, Destruction, Sodom and Tankard. I'm kinda disappointed.
Viker
Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
I'm not sure. Either Hinduism or Buddhism.
Zeus had sons and daughters all over the place. Asklepios founder of medicine was the son of Apollo and a human princess.
According to the Romans, Aeneas, prince of Troy and founder of the Roman state, was the son of Anchises and Aphrodite (to the Romans, Venus).
Julius Caesar claimed descent from Aeneas ie included Venus in his family tree.
And so on and so on and so on and so on and ...
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
With Hinduism clearly being the oldest of all the religions in recorded history along with the possibility of Zoroastrianism being a viable contender with Hinduism.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Christianity isn't even a major religion.
The only reason why it's regarded as major is the religion pretty much hijacks all other religions out there that are far older than the Christian religion, giving it a broader appeal.
As far as a major religion goes , it's not even relevant in terms of all its borrowed doctrines and beliefs with the only thing going for it is its size as the world's largest group, but not as the world's major religion with it's percentile only being in the 30s being which is actually a pretty small number given the vast majority of the world's population is definitely not Christian.
I guess major is what is in the eyes of the beholder.
rocala
Well-Known Member
Oh come on Twilight, I think you are being a little unfair here. It is as you say the largest. It has had an enormous impact on world history, both politically and culturally as well as spiritually.
Is age that important? And as for "hijacking", well how many major faiths are totally clean when it comes down to it. I hardly think that being inspired by somebodies ideas amounts to highjacking.
By the way, I am not a Christian.
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flowerpower
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I don't know how anyone could make the argument that Christianity isn't a major religion today and hasn't been for at least 1500 years.
For what that's worth.
Like Louis CK said - he tells his kids that there are many religions out there, but Christianity is the MAIN ONE.
Then he goes on to ask anyone who disagrees with him on that: "what YEAR is it??"
When did atheism become a religion or a religious affiliation?
I think the Mesopotamians and Egyptians have a bone to pick with that. The Vedas are about 3,000 years old, the same age as the Hebrew Bible. "Hinduism" isn't even the oldest Indian religion; it was apparently a mother goddess cult that stretches back into prehistory.
The four largest religions in the world are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Judaism is just inside the top 10.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
It would be kind of interesting to see a link on that cult.
It is currently 1945 Mahāsakaraj.
The current year is 5784 for your Jewish friend here, @mangalavara
I had to Google the Saka Year 1945 and the Indian National Calendar, and I learned something new today!
Saka Year 1946 – the Indian National Calendar 2024 - Hindu Calendar followed by Government of India
Hindu Blog is a 18-year-old Spiritual and Devotional Daily Website Dedicated to Hindus Hinduism and Truth about Hindu Religion.
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