"Thank you God for leading me to these people. Although it was not in my plans to come here; it was in Yours and You have not steered me wrong thus far. Please give me the words to say so that these people can see You through me. That is all I ask. Please help me."
"Ready?"
"Ready!!"
"Good. This is the moment that you all have been waiting for!! We've suffered in this darkness long enough but the Lord has brought down a messenger to restore our faith. You have all seen the spirit that lives in her so I ask you why we should stand on the sidelines afraid for our own lives if we present ourselves to the surface; but not have that overly protected spirit that is willing to sacrifice her life to save everybody made in God's image? Tell me; which God do you serve?"
Thank you Rhea for introducing me."
"No. Thank you for saving me and restoring our hope."
"I have done nothing but put the fear of God in you."
"If you read through the Bible that is how most of the people turned to God. More people turned to God out of fear and utmost respect then did when they saw Him perform a miracle."
"That's a lot of pressure but I will try my best to restore all of your faith and hope in the God of the universe."
"The stage is yours."
"Thank you Rhea. You're a kind soul. Now today I want to talk about all of these false gods and deities out there even though God is the only one out of all of them that has not only died but rose again. Let us begin. These lists will be long and may not be pinpoint accurate but I stayed up all night writing these down so if you can please bear with me. We'll be looking at two big mythologys out there that are and were prominent against Jesus at the time of His rise. Although labeled as mythologies they were considered religions in every sense of the word.
The first we will be looking at is the biggest one that spawned at and before Jesus walked on this earth. It is called Greek Mythology. I will be talking of all the gods, goddesses, and deityies and then compare them to the living Christ. Composed of one hundred fourty three gods and goddessed give or take let's get into it. Starting with all of the A's we have Aceso; goddess of healing wounds and curing illness. Achelois is the minor goddess of the moon and healing. Achelous is the god of the Achelous river which is the largest river in Greece. He was also the chief of all the individual river deities and river spirits. Achlys is the god of misery and Acis is the god of the Acis river in easter sicily near mount Etna. Sadly Acis is no longer with us since he died by being crushed under a rock by Polyphemus the cyclop who was the son of Poseidon.Aegaeon is the god of violent storms and one of the Titans' allies. Aeacus is one of the three demi-god judges of the dead residing in Hades. Oddly enough he used to be the king of Aegina.Aeolus is the god and keeper of the winds/lord of the winds. He is also the king of the rocky floating island of Aeolia. Aether is the god of light and the upper air/atmosphere. Aetna is a nymph goddess of the volcano mount Etna. Aglaia is the goddess of beauty, splendor, glory and adornment. Daughter of Zeus and Oceandid Eurynome, she is known as one of the three Charities of Graces. Alastor is the god of vengeance and family feuds. None worldwise as an avenger of evil deeds he is not one to be triffled with. Alycyone is one of the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the Oceanin Pleione. She has six sisters named Electra, Taygete, Celeano, Sterope, Maia, and Merope. Together they are known as the Pleiades. Oceandid Pleione is the protectress of sailors while Amphitrite is a sea goddess/queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon.Anake is the goddess of necessity, compulsion, and inevitability. Angelos is a deity of the underworld who is the ship farer/ the one who is offered messages, tidings, and proclamations. He is more commonly known as the messenger of the underworld and it is said that maybe the word angel came from him. If that is the case then our Angels are way more powerful and devious then we make them out to be. Anteros is the god of requited love and a punisher of those who scorn love. His twin brother is Eros. Antheia is the goddess of flowers, gardens, flowery wreaths, swamps and marshes. Apate is the goddess of deceit but sadly turned into an evil spirit. Aphai is a goddess woshipped only at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina which is close to Athens. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, sex, and beauty. Apollo is the god of the sun, arts, music, and healing. Ares is the god of war but more specifically violent war. Ariadne is the immortal wife of Dionysos who is the god of wine. Aristaeus is the god of bee-keeping, dairy farming, and fruit trees. Artemis is the virginal goddess of the hunt and moon. His divine twn brother is Apollo. Asclepius is the god of health and medicine; and also the son of Apollo. Asteria is the titan goddess of the stars, mainly falling stars. Yep, you guessed it. The word asteroid comes from her. Astraea is the goddes of innocence, purity and justice. She was the daughter of Astraeus and Eos. Eos is the titan goddess of the dawn and Astraeus is the titan god of astrology and dusk. Ate is the goddess of mischief, delusion, rash action, infatuation, evil, ruin, and folly. Athena is the goddess of wisdom and strategic war while Atlas is the Titan god who carried the weight of the sky on his shoulders. Atropos is the oldest of the three Moirai/fates who are the goddess of death. He was the one who chose the way a person is to die. The last of the A's is Aura who is the goddes of the gentle cool breeze.
Now we get to page two onto the B's. The first is Bia who is the goddess of mighty force. Her sister was Nike; god of victory. Her brothers were Kratos, god of strength; and Zelos, god of power.Her brothers were the winged enforcers of Zeus.While Bia seems all good and innocent like; that is not the case. She helped bring Prometheus to his rock enslaved punishment. Boreas is the purple winged god of the North wind and winter. Together the wing gods make up the four seasonal Anemoi. Britomartis is the goddess of the mountain ranges and hunting. Last but not least we arive at Brizo. He is the Greek goddess who protected mariners, sailors, and fishermen. Although a vast protector; she was primarily worshipped by the women on the isle of Delos.
Onto the C's we have Caerus, the god of luck and favourable opportunity. Calliope is the muse of epic poetry while Calypso is the immortal beautiful nymph goddess. Castor is the son of Leda and Zeus and has a twin brother named Pollux. Together they make up the constellation of Gemini. Celeano is one of the Pleiades/seven sisters and Cerus is a wild bull tamed by Persephone who then turned him into the Tauras constellation. Ceto is the goddess of sea-monsters while Chaos is the nothingness in which all else sprang from. Charon is the true ferryman of Hades in and out while Chione is the goddess of snow and daughter of Boreas. Chronos is the god of time and Circe is the beautiful goddess/enchantress of magic and sorcery. Cleo is the muse of history and Clotho is one of the Three Fates. Her role was to be the spinner of the thread of life. Clymene is the titan goddess of renown fame, and infamy. Crios is the giant crab who protected the sea nymphs but later was turned into the Cancer constellation. Crius is the Titan god of the cancellations while last but not least Cronus is the father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.
Onto the D's we have Deimos, the god of fear, dread and terror then Delphin, the god of dolphins. Demeter is the goddes of the harvest and Despoina is the goddess of the Arcadian mysteries.Dike is the goddess of justice and moral order. His sisters are Eirene, goddess of peace; and Eunomia, goddess of law and order.Dinlas is the guardian god of the ancient city of Lanmark where wounded heroes could go to heal after battle. Dione is the titan goddess of the oracle of Dodona in Thesprotia. Dionysus is the god of wine and mad pleasure while last but not least Doris is the wife of Nerius and mother of the fifty Nereids.
As with the E's we have another long list. Eileithyia is the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery while Eirene is the goddess of peace. She is one of the goddesses of the seasons known as the Horae. The other three are Eunomia, Dike, and Eirene. Eireis one is the sacred ceremonial branch that resembles her. Electra is one of the seven Pleiaded while Electryone is the goddess of the sunrise; the morning and waking up. She is the only daughter of the sun titan god Helios and goddess/nymph Rhodos. Her brothers were called the Heliadaes or the seven sons of Helios. Elpis is the spirit of hope and Enyo is the war goddess closely associated with Ares and Eris. Eos is the titan goddess of the dawn and Epimethus is the titan brother of Prometheus, Atlas, and Menoetius. Eratio is the muse of love poetry and Erebus is the god of darkness. Eris is the goddess of strife and has a close relationship with Enyo. Eros is the god of love, desire, and attraction also known as Cupid. Eunomia is the goddess of lawfulness and good order. Her sisters are Dike, and Eirene and together are known as the Horai/goddesses of the seasons and keepers of the gates of heaven.Eurus is the Greek god of the East wind while Eury..nome is the Titaness and mother of the three Charities fathered by Zeus. Last but not least we arrive at Euterpe who is the muse of lyric poetry
Onto G's we have Gaia the goddess of the earth/mother earth. She is also mother of all the titans. Ganymede is the immortal cup bearer of the gods while Glaucus was the mortal fishermen who transformed into a prophetic sea-god after eating a magical herb. He became the patron god of fishermen. Onto H's we have Hades, god of the dead and king of the underworld. Harmonia is the goddess of harmony and concord who is the opposite of Eris. Hebe is the goddess of youth and wife of Heracles.