What I find interesting about Hislop’s theory is that he claims that all religious tales are just retellings of Semiramis (the virgin mother and goddess) and Gilgamesh/Tammuz (the child of the virgin birth/Immaculate Conception). The mother-virgin birth-son relationships are found in Mary & Jesus Christ (Christian), Isis & Osiris (Egyptian), and Damgalnuna & Marduk (Sumerian), effectively making all of these faiths a link to this Semiramis-Tammuz theory. This link is what David Icke uses to describe the hijacking of religious worship energies in churches such as the Roman Catholics, who are unknowingly worshipping Semiramis and Tammuz.
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The holiday known as Easter is typically a time spent by Christians to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, there is an occult meaning attached to it that needs explored. It revolves around the Goddess Ostara (aka Babylonian goddess Ishtar, aka Eostre, aka the moon goddess, aka Semiramis, aka Egyptian goddess Isis, aka Greek Aphrodite, aka Roman Venus). Ostara/Eostre is the old English spelling and origin for the name of Easter. In Pagan history, human sacrifices occur on the first Sunday after the first new moon, after Ostara/Eostre. It celebrates the return of Semiramis in her reincarnated form of Spring Goddess, Eostre. This is part of the revolving phases of the Triple Goddess of the female deity, mentioned earlier.

Easter Eggs

The Easter egg is a Babylonian legend that claims the goddess Ishtar (aka Semiramis) fell from heaven in an egg. The Easter (Eostre) egg hunt is based from the tradition of looking for Ishtar and finding her. This would allow her to be reborn and bestow blessings on the person. Semiramis/Ishtar is the goddess of fertility because of this rebirth/egg legend.

Easter Bunny

The rabbit symbol comes about because of the speed of procreation, which just went along with the fertility legend.