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Glycon: the snake god with a man's face

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 the 150s AD, the town of Abonoteichus on the Black Sea coast of Paphlagonia, in what is now northern Turkey, acquired a new deity: Glycon, a snake said to have a human face. The god was promoted by Alexander, a local figure who built a following around the serpent's oracle. Commenters are revisiting the story, including the writer who satirically tried to kill the god with a book.

Why now: The colorful ancient story of a fake god and a skeptical author's attempt to debunk it is being retold and shared online.

Glycon Alexander of Abonoteichus Abonoteichus Paphlagonia

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the snake with a mans face: glycon, alexander and the man who tried to kill a god with a book Somewhere around the 150s AD, on the Black Sea coast of Paphlagonia (north Turkey now), a little town called Abonoteichus got a god. Not one that evolved over centuries like everybody · KamiOKingPaimon · 10

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