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Attis was worshipped as a deity in what is known today as modern Turkey, with his cult later spreading
throughout the Roman Empire. Most of the alleged similarities between Attis and Jesus appear to either be
manipulated or completely fabricated. After reading this section, I am sure you will agree that the Jesus-Attis
allegations are the most absurd of all.
DECEMBER 25TH We've already shown the insignificance of this argument as it relates to Christianity.
Furthermore, there is no mention of this date having any relation to Attis- he is associated with the annual return
of spring.
VIRGIN BIRTH According to the legend, Agdistis, a hermaphroditic monster, arises from the earth as a
descendant of Zeus. Agdistis gives birth to the Sangarius river which brings forth the nymph, Nana, who either
holds an almond to her breast and becomes impregnated by the almond or sits beneath a tree where an almond
falls into her lap and impregnates her. Nana later abandons the child who is raised by a goat. We are left to
assume Attis was conceived from an almond seed which fell from a tree as a result of Zeus' spilled semen.
CRUCIFIXION This similarity is completely false. Attis castrates himself beneath a pine tree after he is made to
go insane before his wedding by Agdistis when the he-she becomes enamoured with him. His blood flows onto
the ground from his severed organ and brings forth a patch of violets. Critics try to associate Attis' death
beneath a tree with Jesus' death on a "tree." They also try to connect Jesus' blood pouring from his wounds with
Attis' blood flow caused by his auto-castration.
RESURRECTION In one version, Agdistis is overcome with remorse for her actions and requests Zeus to
preserve the beautiful corpse of Attis so it never decomposes. No resurrection occurs for Attis. In another
account, Agdistis and The Great Mother (or Cybele) carry the pine tree back to a cave where they both mourn
the death of Attis. Again, no resurrection. The resurrection story doesn't surface until much later when Attis is
transformed into a pine tree.
ATONING FOR SIN Critics claim Attis was slain for the salvation of mankind but there is no evidence of this. We
are told Attis was originally a tree spirit representing a god of vegetation. His death and transformation into a
pine tree represented plant life which dies in the winter only to bloom again in the spring. The first mention of
Attis in relation to being a savior doesn't appear until 6th century A.D.- way too late to be considered an
inspiration to Christianity.
TOMB BURIAL The only reference regarding a tomb burial is when Attis (as a pine tree) is carried to the cave of
The Great Mother. But the cave is her home- not a burial tomb.
FATHER-SON UNITY Again, no such relationship exists. The only far-fetched connection we can make is the
belief Attis was the grandson of Zeus. We can conclude from what we already know about Attis that this is a
stretch. Never was it believed that Zeus and Attis were believed to be one and the same, nevertheless on an
equal level.
EUCHARIST Critics claim the followers of Attis celebrated the god with a wine-bread communion. The only
mention of such an activity is when they would eat a sanctified meal out of sacred tambourines and cymbals,
though it is never mentioned what they eat. Critics speculate it was bread and wine but this is unlikely
considering wine was restricted during the Attis festivals.
CONCLUSION The only things we really see going on with poor Attis is a whole lot of genitalia-mutilation, pine
tree resurrections, and river descendants bearing children from nuts... Nuts certainly comes to mind regarding
whoever put these two figures together.
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