_Bacchus_, the offspring of Jupiter and Semele,[193:5] was called the "_Saviour_."[193:6] He was called the "_Only Begotten Son_,"[193:7] the "Slain One,"[193:8] the "Sin Bearer,"[193:9] the "Redeemer,"[193:10] &c. Evil having spread itself over the earth, through the inquisitiveness of Pandora, the Lord of the gods is begged to come to the relief of mankind. Jupiter lends a willing ear to the entreaties, "and wishes that his _son_ should be the _redeemer_ of the misfortunes of the world; _The Bacchus Saviour_. He promises to the earth a _Liberator_ . . The universe shall worship him, and shall praise in songs his blessings." In order to execute his purpose, Jupiter overshadows the beautiful young maiden--the virgin Semele--who becomes the mother of the _Redeemer_.[193:11] "It is I (says the lord Bacchus to mankind), who guides you; it is I who protects you, and who saves you; I who am Alpha and Omega."[193:12] _Hercules_, the son of Zeus, was called "The Saviour."[193:13] The words "Hercules the Saviour" were engraven on ancient coins and monuments.[193:14] He was also called "The Only Begotten," and the "Universal Word." He was re-absorbed into God. He was said by Ovid to be the "Self-produced," the Generator and Ruler of all things, and the Father of time.[193:15] _Æsculapius_ was distinguished by the epithet "The Saviour."[194:1] The temple erected to his memory in the city of Athens was called: "_The Temple of the Saviour_."[194:2] _Apollo_ was distinguished by the epithet "_The Saviour_."[194:3] In a hymn to _Apollo_ he is called: "The willing _Saviour_ of distressed mankind."[194:4] _Serapis_ was called "The Saviour."[194:5] He was considered by Hadrian, the Roman emperor (117-138 A. D.), and the Gentiles, to be the peculiar god of the Christians.[194:6] A _cross_ was found under the ruins of his temple in Alexandria in Egypt.[194:7] Fig. No. 11 is a representation of this Egyptian Saviour, taken from Murray's "Manual of Mythology." It certainly resembles the pictures of "the peculiar God of the Christians." It is very evident that the pictures of Christ Jesus, as we know them to-day, are simply the pictures of some of the Pagan gods, who were, for certain reasons which we shall speak of in a subsequent chapter, always represented with _long yellow or red hair, and a florid complexion_. If such a person as Jesus of Nazareth ever lived in the flesh, he was undoubtedly a _Jew_, and would therefore have _Jewish features_; this his pictures do not betray.[194:8] [Illustration: Fig. No. 11] _Mithras_, who was "Mediator between God and man,"[194:9] was called "The Saviour." He was the peculiar god of the Persians, who believed that he had, by his sufferings, worked their salvation, and on this account he was called their _Saviour_.[194:10] He was also called "_The Logos_."[194:11]