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When was the birthday of the Roman god Mithras celebrated?
AnswerMithras was a sun god, so his birthday was celebrated on December 25th, the day, shortly after the solstice, when the sun appeared to begin to rise earlier.
Why was mercury named after the greek god hermes?
Many religions use the technique of encapsulating another religion to convert people to follow their religion.For instance Christians celebrate December the 25th as the birthday of Jesus Christ, when in factit'shighly unlikely to be that date. The 25th was chosen specifically tocoincidewith a pagan tribal winter festival. The entrails of animals strewn in the trees for the Gods to eat, became the tinsel you put on a christmas tree.So it was with the Romans. They saw the pantheon of Gods that the Greeks had and renamed them with Roman names. They even changed some of the stories associated with those Gods to make them more palatable to Roman citizens.
What is considered a Roman holiday?
The Romans were Pagans who celebrated many holidays and festivals. These included Compitalia, a moveable feast, Agonalia, a festival to Janus, God of gates and doorways. Carmentalia, festival to the goddess of childbirth, Carmentis, Ides, a festival to Jupiter, Parentalia, a day of remembrance of the dead and Saturnalia, the celebration of the winter solstice.
Who founded Egypt's 25th dynasty?
Most references point to Piyenas [pianki] as being the first ruler of the 25th Dynasty. Piyenas was the successor of Kashta. Some references refer to Kashta as the founder of the 25th Dynasty, but it was Piyenas who ruled both Nubia[Northern Sudan] and Egypt. hope this answers your question
What year was Cleopatra died?
Depending on your sources, Cleopatra died on August 10, 12, or 25th, 30 B.C.
