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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 4505611, member: 92212"]And then, just 10 verses later, while still dealing with the narrative of Paul (and Barnabas) in the region of Lycaonia, comes Acts 14:11-15...</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the <b>Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" 12 Barnabas they called <u><span style="color: #b30000">Zeus</span></u></b>, and <b>Paul they called <u><span style="color: #b30000">Hermes</span></u></b> because he was the chief speaker. 13 <b>The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city</b>, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, and human like you..."</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Per Wikipedia: “<b><u>Hermes</u></b> aided <b><u>Perseus</u></b> in killing the gorgon (<b>Medusa</b>) by giving Perseus his winged sandals and telling him to find the Gray Sisters (the <i>Graeae</i>) so they could direct him to the nymphs of the North. When he reached the nymphs, they would give him <b><u>Zeus'</u></b> sword, Hades' helmet, and Athena's shield.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, please see the coin below which is from the city of Iconium in <u>Lycaonia;</u> and note that it portrays <u>Zeus</u> (obverse), <u>Perseus</u> (standing on the reverse), and the head of <i>Medusa</i> (in the left hand of Perseus).</p><p> [ATTACH=full]1116984[/ATTACH]</p><p> Lycaonia, Iconium</p><p> Late 1st century B.C.</p><p> Bronze. Diam.: 16 mm. Weight: 3.96 gr.</p><p> SNG von Aulock, Lykaonien, #5385 var.</p><p> SNG France (aka: SNG Paris; SNG BnF), #2276 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, this coin was produced approximately 75-100 years prior to the events described in Acts 14, so it was not <i>likely</i> to have still been in circulation at the time. (Although some bronze coins are known to have remained in circulation for that length of time.) Yet be that as it may, the mythological personages and story the coin portrays were clearly and certainly still in the psyche and belief system of the Lycaonians when Paul and Barnabas were there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 4505611, member: 92212"]And then, just 10 verses later, while still dealing with the narrative of Paul (and Barnabas) in the region of Lycaonia, comes Acts 14:11-15... [I]"11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the [B]Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" 12 Barnabas they called [U][COLOR=#b30000]Zeus[/COLOR][/U][/B], and [B]Paul they called [U][COLOR=#b30000]Hermes[/COLOR][/U][/B] because he was the chief speaker. 13 [B]The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city[/B], brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them. 14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, and human like you..."[/I] Per Wikipedia: “[B][U]Hermes[/U][/B] aided [B][U]Perseus[/U][/B] in killing the gorgon ([B]Medusa[/B]) by giving Perseus his winged sandals and telling him to find the Gray Sisters (the [I]Graeae[/I]) so they could direct him to the nymphs of the North. When he reached the nymphs, they would give him [B][U]Zeus'[/U][/B] sword, Hades' helmet, and Athena's shield.” Now, please see the coin below which is from the city of Iconium in [U]Lycaonia;[/U] and note that it portrays [U]Zeus[/U] (obverse), [U]Perseus[/U] (standing on the reverse), and the head of [I]Medusa[/I] (in the left hand of Perseus). [ATTACH=full]1116984[/ATTACH] Lycaonia, Iconium Late 1st century B.C. Bronze. Diam.: 16 mm. Weight: 3.96 gr. SNG von Aulock, Lykaonien, #5385 var. SNG France (aka: SNG Paris; SNG BnF), #2276 var. Granted, this coin was produced approximately 75-100 years prior to the events described in Acts 14, so it was not [I]likely[/I] to have still been in circulation at the time. (Although some bronze coins are known to have remained in circulation for that length of time.) Yet be that as it may, the mythological personages and story the coin portrays were clearly and certainly still in the psyche and belief system of the Lycaonians when Paul and Barnabas were there.[/QUOTE]
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