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Mythological Creatures

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Tammuz

In Ezekiel 8:14 a women is weeping for Tammuz. If you are just skimming through the bible and don't know much about it's history you, as many others will think she is just seeping for some man named Tammuz. That man however is actually a mythological pagan god, a Sumerian shepherd-god to be more exact.

Like all other monotheistic religions Christianity has its roots in earlier polytheistic pagan religions. Even without a basic understanding of where the religion came from one can still clearly see its origins simply by reading the scriptures found among the Bible. Various verses and stories contain ancient folklore and mythological creatures that were once believed in by the early writers of the Hebrew scriptures.

This of course brings up a problem for those at the head of Christianity. How do you keep your followers believing your self-proclaimed holy books in an age that no longer believes in the creatures it's pages contains? Over the years the Church has tried to hide cover up the Bible's mythological past through various methods, most commonly by the changing of their "holy texts" in newer English translations. Thankfully earlier copies of the Hebrew texts have been discovered so we can see where and when the cover-ups have been made. Despite all attempts mythological creatures still have a home on the pages of modern versions of the Bible.

Cockatrice

A cockatrice is a mythological creature that is a serpent hatched from a cock's egg having the power to kill by its glance. When God, according to the Bible in Jeremiah 8:17, is talking about the cockatrice he says, "I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed." Not only does the Bible claim such creatures to be true but also the real author of the Bible believes the legend that you can normally use magical charm spells to protect yourself against cockatrices.

Witches

In Exodus God tells a set of laws to Moses so he can tell them to the children of Israel. One of these laws is to kill witches but why would we need such a law of witches were not real? Well according to the Bible the mythological witches are real so you must believe in them if you believe in the Bible.

Exodus 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live"

Cherubim

Our modern image of a Cherub is a chubby young angel but this is not what the scriptures originally refer to. When the Bible mentions Cherub or Cherubim it is referring to a mythological winged guarding such as the Shedu (right) from ancient Mesopotamian culture. The Hebrew word for cherub means "divine messenger" which translated to Greek is "angelos." This is why Cherubim are commonly and falsely depicted as angels, that is another mythological creature of its own.
[Cherubim are in the KJV Bible 69 times]

Satyrs

In Greek mythology the satyrs are deities of the woods and mountains. They are half human and half beast; usually having a goat's tail, flanks and hooves. While the upper part of the body is that of a human, they also have the horns of a goat. They are the companions of Dionysus, the god of wine, and spend their time drinking, dancing, and chasing nymphs. The Italian version of the satyr is the faun, while the Slavic version is the Ljeschi. The Bible clearly talks about the existence of actual satyrs.

Isaiah 13:21 "But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there."

Isaiah 34:14 "The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest."

Dagon

Dagon the fish god can be found in Judges 16:23 when Samson Dies with the Philistines, and an idol of him is worshiped in 1 Samuel 5:2-5.

Judges 16:23 "Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand."

1 Samuel 5:2-5 "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day."

Dragons

Dragons have made it into the stories and mythology of every culture. These fictional creatures that have captured the imagination of millions can be found over 25 times throughout the Bible and they are not just in Revelation.

Psalm 91:13 "...and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet."

Isaiah 27:1 "...and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea."

Isaiah 43:20 "The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls..."

Ezekiel 29:3 "...the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers..."

Here is a list of all the pages in the Bible where you can read about dragons.
Deuteronomy 32:33, Nehemiah 2:13, Job 30:29, Psalm 44:19, Psalm 74:13, Psalm 91:13, Psalm 148:7, Isaiah 13:22, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 51:9, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 14:6, Jeremiah 49:33, Jeremiah 51:34, Jeremiah 51:37, Ezekiel 29:3, Micah 1:8, Malachi 1:3, Revelation 12:3, Revelation 12:4, Revelation 12:7

Talking Animals

Speaking animals are a common feature of folklore and the Bible has two of its own. In Genesis there is the talking snake and in Numbers 22:21-39 there is Balaam's talking donkey.

Unicorns

The unicorn is mentioned in Job 39:9-10, Deuteronomy 33:17, Numbers 23:22 & 24:8, Psalm 22:21, 29:6 & 92:10 and Isaiah 34:7. Nowhere in these passages is there any suggestion that anything other than a real animal is being described. Some will say "unicorn" is a mistranslation and that coincidentally no one knows the real translation of this word. If that sounds a little too convenient true it's because it is not true. Later versions of the Bible try to translate unicorn to bull making the book more believable. One problem is that the Hebrew already had a word for bull and if they meant bull they would have said bull. One must keep in mind that man believed in such mythological creatures long before they wrote the Bible. If you accept that man was the sole author of the Bible then it is quite obvious why unicorns would appear in it.

More attempts to say the Bible really meant bull instead of unicorn is the use of plurals. Several times the Bible mentions the horns as being plural, and since unicorns only have one horn it must be talking about something with two horns. But if you actually pay closer attention you will notice whenever the horns are plural so are the unicorns. You can't say the heads of a dog (since dogs have one head) but you can say the heads of dogs just as the Bible says the horns of unicorns. Furthermore whenever only one unicorn is mentioned the word horn is also singular in the Bible. If "unicorn" really was suppose to be "bull" then Psalm 92:10 would have said "horns" instead of "horn."

To debunk this attempt to cover up unicorns with bulls a little more, take a look at Isaiah 34:7 where it says "And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls." This is clearly separating unicorns from bulls in the same sentence. The bullocks went with the bulls and the others went with the unicorns. Some also argue that "strength of an unicorn" must really mean bull because unicorns are delicate and weak creatures. Though the popular image of the unicorn today is that of a cute little white horse with a horn, this is not how unicorns were portrayed originally nor during the time of the Bible. The traditional unicorn has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves, which distinguish him from a horse. In even the earliest references they were fierce and strong yet good and always mysteriously beautiful.

For those who think God is the author of the Bible must also think God believes mythological creatures are true.
Do you know who did believe in such mythological creatures during the time the Bible was written? Man.
Again the Bible clearly demonstrates that is not based on real life, but rather just mythological legends.