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The Snake God Glycon and the Man Who Exposed It
Original: the snake with a mans face: glycon, alexander and the man who tried to kill a god with a book Somewhere around the 150s
Around 150 AD, in the town of Abonoteichus on the Black Sea coast of Paphlagonia, in what is now northern Turkey, a snake god named Glycon appeared, complete with a human-like face. The story is being retold alongside that of the satirist Lucian, who wrote a book trying to expose the god and its prophet Alexander as a fraud, making it a striking ancient tale of religion, showmanship and debunking.
Why now: The colourful story of an ancient fake god and the writer who tried to destroy it with a book is circulating as engaging historical trivia.
GlyconAlexander of AbonoteichusLucianAbonoteichusPaphlagonia
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