Theandrios Explained

In Greek religion and mythology, Theandrios (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θεάνδριος, "God-Man") or Theandrates (Θεανδράτης) is a deity that was worshipped in towns and villages around Mount Hermon by North Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia.^[1] Theandrios is evidenced by a dedication to a male god found at Beit Rime, Syria and it is supposed that the Greek name was imposed on a previous god of the region.^[2] He has been considered the Arabian version of similar "God-man" deities such as Dionysus, Heracles, Mithras, Krishna and Jesus.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Temples of Mount Hermon
• Theanthropos, a Christian title for Jesus pertaining to the hypostatic union.

Notes and References

1. Book: Jason Moralee. Jason Moralee. For Salvation's Sake: Provincial Loyalty, Personal Religion, and Epigraphic Production in the Roman and Late Antique Near East. 18 September 2012. 18 May 2004. Psychology Press. 978-0-415-96778-5. 34–.
2. Book: Ted Kaizer. The Variety of Local Religious Life in the Near East In the Hellenistic and Roman Periods. 18 September 2012. 2008. BRILL. 978-90-04-16735-3. 87–.
3. Book: John M. Robertson. A Short History of Christianity. 18 September 2012. 1 April 2004. Kessinger Publishing. 978-0-7661-8909-6. 24–.
4. Book: Sarah Klitenic Wear. John M. Dillon. Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition: Despoiling the Hellenes. 18 September 2012. 30 September 2007. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-0-7546-0385-6. 6–.