(March 18, 2018 at 1:48 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I've never heard anyone argue that the idea of creatures with wings that don't normally have them, are original to christianity. I mean, I'm pretty sure pegasus from greek myth is older than christianity or judaism, and everyone knows pegasus.
Not the point.
The point is every religion argues originality, and there is no such thing. Humans were making up shit long before the first written language.
I was just watching a travel show about Venice Italy, and the narrator mentioned a church with a winged lion on it denoting St Mark. Point is that anthropomorphism isn't unique to Christianity or any monotheism.
Humans came up with winged hero mythology even independently worldwide. Humans saw birds flying and desired to have that same ability.
Flying in antiquity was s symbol of freedom, and the lion a symbol of power. Winged aggressive animals depicted in mythology(which is what all religions are) also exist in Asia. How many winged dragons do you see in their religious artwork?
