Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking in Mythology & Religion.
- Egyptian Mythology:
- Shezmu is the demonic god of execution, slaughter, blood, oil, wine, and...perfume.
- Seth is the god of the desert, storms, chaos, violence, and...foreigners. Some scholars believe that he only gained the negative connotation after Egypt was occupied by foreign invaders for a few dynasties.
- Classical Mythology: The Greek Goddess Athena is Goddess of Knowledge, Defensive War...and handicrafts.
- The Bible:
- The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector from The Four Gospels has the Pharisee say "I am not like other men- robbers, evildoers, adulterers- even this tax collector." It must be noted that, during the Roman occupation of Palestine when, tax collectors were despised for being Les Collaborateurs.
- Several of the things that the Old Testament law said not to do were because other peoples, particularly foreign priesthoods, did them. These included men dressing in women's clothing and tattoos.
- Similarly, without the context of "raisin cakes" being a ritual offering, Hosea 3:1 appears to condemn idolatry and baked goods in the same sentence.
