r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Dexter_Naman • 20h ago

Rare Devil Sunrise appears in multiple countries across earth

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u/OurGardenIsHaunted 19h ago

Imagine seeing this 5,000 years ago?

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u/jakaedahsnakae 19h ago

This is why people believe in religion.

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u/CancerSpidey 7h ago

No ppl believe in religion for actual reasons lol

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u/ShinhiTheSecond 18h ago

My first thought. Pretty sure many people were killed because of this.

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u/DaedricCabbage 17h ago

Old gods didn't fk around

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u/ImThatVigga 17h ago

Did people associate horns with demons back then?

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u/laowildin 16h ago

I think just the shock of it doing anything unpredictable

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u/Outrageous_Reach_695 16h ago

There are some more positive associations; see for instance the horns on the altar, and the use of animal horns as musical instruments. On the other hand, Daniel 7 uses apocalyptic imagery that John later draws upon, including that of a beast with ten horns.

There's also a translation quirk in which Moses was portrayed in the Latin Vulgate as having horns after descending from the mountain. Later translations arrived at 'shining' or 'emitting rays', but not before inspiring some odd artwork.

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u/JeeceRones 14h ago

Alexander the Great was depicted with rams horns in coins found around Egypt and the outlying areas, as he embraced superstitions that he was an avatar of Zeus-Amun which was an amalgamation of Hellenistic and Egyptian dieties.

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u/ImThatVigga 8h ago

Alexander the Great was only 2000 years ago

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u/Jonny7421 17h ago

"omg it's devil horns"

"Bro it's the moon"

"Oh yeah"

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u/ItsSpaghettiLee2112 15h ago

"Also, bro, it's 3000BC. We haven't invented the devil yet"

"I'm sorry. 3000 what?"