Re: Was their a god at Ephesus, male counterpart to the Goddess



cormac wrote:
No. She was a goddess of virginity.





The Christians hi-jacked the site and it became the home of the Virgin
Mary after the death of Jesus. Early myths about her included her
burial there. This was superseded when the Vatican ruled infallibly
that her body had been raised into Heaven.

Cormac.

The Turkish guides still talk about her house. Most tourists believe it. Imagine how that makes us Westerners appear.
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