Bronze mask of orgiastic wild god Pan unearthed in Israel
Aroundthe time of Jesus Christ in the countryside outside the ancient
Galilean city of Hippos-Sussita, adherents of the Greek goat-legged god
Pan may have gathered at times to worship. Followers of Pan and other
wild gods sometimes practiced their orgiastic rites outside cities
because they included drinking alcohol, nudity and having sex.
Researchers said they unearthed a large bronze mask of the Greek god
of forests and shepherds outside the ancient Israeli city of
Hippos-Sussita. The archaeologists said they were unaware of any other
bronze masks of a Greek god, and contacts with museums around the world
confirmed this. It may be the only mask of its kind.
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