guy Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) About 2000 municipal seals have been found in Southern Turkey. These stamped clay pieces were used to secure and verify documents. Many of the well-preserved seal images were of Jupiter Dolichenus, an important mystery cult popular in the Roman military in the second and third centuries AD. Below are a few threads on Jupiter Dolichenus: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/11/archaeologists-uncover-over-2000-seal-impressions-in-ancient-doliche/149262 In the mystery cult, Jupiter Dolichenus was recognized as a god of the heavens and determined military success and safety. Jupiter Dolichenus was usually represented standing on a bull and carrying his double ax and thunderbolt. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Dolichenus#:~:text=Jupiter Dolichenus was a Roman,to mid-3rd centuries AD. Edited June 5 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Here are videos on the find: Edited December 3, 2023 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 "...And sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." --Groucho Marx There was Jupiter Optimus Maximus, J. Victor, J. Stator, etc etc....By analogy, in the Judeo-Christian tradition we have God the Almighty, G. the Father, G. the Merciful, etc etc. It's all one guy, not separate gods. Certainly different groups emphasized one aspect of Jupiter over another for various reasons, and the one statue depicted in the articles of the god standing on a bull suggests a blending of Jupiter- worship with the Cult of Mithras-- itself awfully similar to Christianity....It's all a figment of human imagination, so how rigid can the rules be? "If you talk to God, you're praying...If He talks to you, you're schizophrenic."-- Lily Tomlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 BTW-- was the town Doliche named after the god, or the god after the town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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