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Post  AgathonZante Fri May 01, 2015 8:05 pm

Does history show that the Greeks had a Shrine to the Unknown God, or is it just a Christian myth or metaphor?
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Post  Erodius Fri May 01, 2015 10:13 pm

AgathonZante wrote:Does history show that the Greeks had a Shrine to the Unknown God, or is it just a Christian myth or metaphor?

It is not a Christian invention – however, the apostle Paul's interpretation of the Unknown God is a bit off. Altars dedicated to the Unknown God would not be unusual. However, they were not dedicated to the 'Unknown God' in the sense of an as-yet-unknown deity, but rather to make sure that no potential local deity went overlooked – i.e. to avoid accidentally ignoring some unnamed local divinity, or unintentionally upsetting some local spirit and risking retribution – considering that things like crop failures or floods or droughts or plagues caused by offended daemones were a very real concern for many people.
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