I know my readers are far too intelligent to think Jesus was the first deity not born on December 25. Regardless, here’s a list of some other deities that have claimed Dec. 25 as their own. It includes:
- Horus (c. 3000 BCE)
- Osiris (c. 3000 BCE)
- Attis of Phrygia (c.1400 BCE)
- Krishna (c. 1400 BCE)
- Zoroaster/Zarathustra (c. 1000 BCE)
- Mithra of Persia (c. 600 BCE)
- Heracles (c. 800 BCE)
- Dionysus (c. 186 BCE)
- Tammuz (c. 400 BCE)
- Adonis (c. 200 BCE)
- Hermes
- Bacchus
- Prometheus
A busy day in the life of the gods!
[Update: Removed Buddha, which is on the list but doesn’t appear to be correct.]