However there is no evidence that Herod began practicing it. So even if the point is true, it is moot.
There is also no Evidence that King Herod Killed Children - But there is an Explanation
The Birth of Jesus is based upon the Birth of Zeus.
What is remarkable is that the Place name are Near Identical, For Example Jesus was Born in a ?Cave? in Judea
Zeus was born in a Cave in Ida --- Ida/Iudea > Yda > Yudah > Judah/Judea
The Mother(Ma-Rhea) of Zeus Excaped to the Caves of Mount Iudea(Crete) because Chronos was Afraid that his Newborn Sons would Kill him, as his father did.
Mary Excaped to Judea to escape King Herod whom was afraid a Newborn would replace him, as king of Judea Province - Infaact, First Born Sons are Hiers to the Throne, it would be logical that King Herod was the Father of Jesus.
In other words, Chronos = KingHerod (Chronical De-Location/Adaptation)
Some Interesting Parallels with "Mount Ida" and "Judah"
The Goddess of Mount Ida(turkey) was "Cybele" whos Symbol was the Lion(Lion of Judah-Ida), She was also a Fertility-Grain Goddess, "lady of Bread" which in hebrew translates as "Bethleham" - Cybele a form of Rhea, whom both were equated, also symbolized by Lions
Magna Mater deorum Idaea (title of Rhea-Cybele)
"Idaea" profokes "Judea"
The Important biblical Characters was born from the "House of Judea" - Symbolized by a Lion.
Infact Zeus was also Born from the "House of Idaea" - Symbolized by Lions
indeed "King David" "King Jesus" are in reality "Zeus Clones"
Zeus was the 6th Child of Rhea / Judea was one of 6th Children of Leah
sometimes the L is interchangable with R ... Leah>Reah>Rhea
Jacob-leah
--Cyb-elah
King David was the Youngest Child ||| Zeus was the Youngest Child
King David Born in Bethleham(Lady of Bread) title thats a Synonym with Cybele and Rhea
King David Born in Judea (Synonym with Iudaea)
The Name "David" is a form of Zeus
Word Study
Proto-Indo-European word for God and Sky = "Deiwos"
1.Deiw-os > Djeus > Zeus
2.Deiw-os > Theos
3.Deiw-os > Deva
4.Deiw-os > Divvs > Divine (Divus Iulius)
5.Deiw-os > Tiwaz > Tyr (Tuesday)
6.Deiw-os > Dei-ty (Deity)
7.Deiw-os > Dies > Day
8.Deiw-os > Dyeus > Yeus > Jupiter(Notice D obsorbs Y)
9.Deiw-so > DY---E---U---S > Y----H---W--H (Yahweh)
10.Deiw-os > Deiw-id > David (David is actually a form of Zeus)
Zeus married his Sister Hera or "Juno"
The only sister of Judaea is "Dinah"
Dinah > Djanah > Janah > Junah/Juno
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Zeus was Sucled at Birth by Goats - This could astrologicly place the Birth of Zeus upon the Start of Capricorn(Mount-Goat) which is December 25th
capricorn
The sun's position starts at lowest point in horizon and ascends upward as the days get longer. Goats are known to habitat
rocky mountains which stand higher than the sun on the horizon at this time of the year. Rocks symbolize barrenness and goats can be associated with dark places
like mangers, where they are kept----Jesus Born in a barn(Animal House)
It's a new sun(as of Dec 25) in its virgin stage. This is similar to the term, new moon, which survived from the days of ancient moon worshipers.
In Rome, The Ides of Each Month was Sacred to Jupiter - Where a Lamb would be Sacrificed, but before the Julian calender reform, The Moon calender was used, and the Ides was the Day of the Full Moon - So in reality, Lambs were sacrifced on the Ides of Nisan
to both Yahweh and Jupiter - Most likely done by King Herod, who seems to have Worshiped both Jupiter and Yahweh at the same and time and building.
The Temple Built by "King Herod" was a Jupiter Temple - Indeed no Evidence for the Temple of Solomon, In reality Mount Moriah and the Wailing Wall are Jupiter Temples - Jupiter was also thr main God of Jerusalem around KingHerod/hadrian Time, so its seems in Reality yahweh and Jove were synonym with each other.