Euhemeros

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Are we, with the Greek Euhemeros, to find⟳ it in certain human beings of bygone days who were wiser and stronger than their contemporaries, and on this account, and in consequence of the benefits which they conferred upon the race⟳, were exalted into the position of gods, and woshipped as such by succeeding generations?”

“Whereas Euhemeros was content to claim⟳ that the gods had once been great men, it now seems to be generally held that such a thing as a purely mythical character has never existed.”

“He has fallen into a common misconception of Euhemerism; for Euhemeros did not say⟳ that the first gods were dead kings: he said that they were living kings.”

“The Church Father Athenagoras, in the manner of Euhemeros, conceives many demons as the postmortal souls of important deceased men, like⟳ heroes and kings.”

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