Jesus Would Role Over In His Grave

[Confused Ape]

http://www.englatheod.org/eostre.htm

Easter eggs seem to go fairly far back in both English and continental celebrations, and of course symbolize the beginning of new life. The hare also known for its fertility appears fairly early in Easter celebrations. Bonfires and vigils also seemed to play a role in many Easter rites.

This is true but it still doesn't meant that Hislop was right about Easter being named after Ishtar.

I found an article about the so called truth of Easter on Babylon Forsaken Ministries

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The Truth About Easter article includes Hislop's story of Semiramis and Nimrod.

Semiramis

For ancient Greeks[1] Semiramis (Greek: Σεμίραμις, Armenian: Շամիրամ Shamiram) was the legendary queen of king Ninus, succeeding him to the throne of Assyria.

The legends narrated by Diodorus Siculus, Justin and others from Ctesias of Cnidus describe her and her relationship to King Ninus, himself a mythical king of Assyria, not attested in the Assyrian King List.

The legends about her are nothing like Hislop's ideas. I fell around laughing at this bit at the end.

Author and conspiracy theorist David Icke also incorporates Hislop's claims about Semiramis into his book The Biggest Secret, claiming that Semiramis also had a key role in the Reptilian alien conspiracy that he asserts is secretly controlling humanity.[18]

Ninus

The figures of King Ninus and Queen Semiramis first appear in the history of Persia written by Ctesias of Cnidus (c. 400 BC), who claimed, as court physician to Artaxerxes II, to have access to the royal historical records.[1] Ctesias' account was later expanded on by Diodorus Siculus. Ninus continued to be mentioned by European historians (e.g. Alfred the Great), even up until knowledge of cuneiform enabled a more precise reconstruction of Assyrian and Babylonian history from the mid 19th century onwards.

Ninus was first identified in the Recognitions (part of Clementine literature) with the biblical Nimrod, who, the author says, taught the Persians to worship fire.

From what I can gather the Ishtar pic appeared on the Richard Dawkins Foundation Facebook page and was then removed because the information was incorrect. This was too late to stop people sharing it, though. (I'm only going by comments made on this FB page).