Osiris-Dionysus
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Osiris-Dionysus is a collective name for dying and rising "godmen" whose worship, according to the authors, was manifested in the mystery religions of Osiris, Dionysus, Attis, and Mithras. The authors of the book "The Jesus Mysteries" argue that early Christianity originated as a Greco-Roman mystery cult and that Jesus was invented by early Christians based on Osiris-Dionysus.
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When
- Attested period
- 1999 – 1999
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Serapis
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Osiris-Dionysus”
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“Freke and Gandy base The Jesus Mysteries thesis partly on a series of parallels between their suggested biography of Osiris-Dionysus and the biography of Jesus drawn from the four canonical gospels. Their suggested reconstruction of the myth of Osiris-Dionysus, compiled from the myths of ancient dying and resurrected”
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