_Bacchus_, the Saviour, son of the virgin Semele, after being put to death, also _arose from the dead_. During the commemoration of the ceremonies of this event the dead body of a young man was exhibited with great lamentations, in the same manner as the cases cited above, and at dawn on the 25th of March his resurrection from the dead was celebrated with great rejoicings.[224:3] After having brought solace to the misfortunes of mankind, he, after his resurrection, _ascended into heaven_.[224:4] _Hercules_, the Saviour, the son of Zeus by a mortal mother, was put to death, but arose from the funeral pile, _and ascended into heaven_ in a _cloud_, 'mid peals of thunder. His followers manifested gratitude to his memory by erecting an altar on the spot from whence be ascended.[224:5] _Memnon_ is put to death, but rises again to life and immortality. His mother Eos weeps tears at the death of her son--as Mary does for Christ Jesus--but her prayers avail to bring him back, like Adonis or Tammuz, and Jesus, from the shadowy region, to dwell always in Olympus.[224:6] The ancient Greeks also believed that _Amphiaraus_--one of their most celebrated prophets and demi-gods--_rose from the dead_. They even pointed to the place of his resurrection.[224:7] _Baldur_, the Scandinavian Lord and Saviour, is put to death, but does not rest in his grave. He too rises again to life and immortality.[224:8] When "Baldur the Good," the beneficent god, descended into hell, Hela (Death) said to Hermod (who mourned for Baldur): "If all things in the world, both living and lifeless, weep for him, then shall he return to the Æsir (the gods)." Upon hearing this, messengers were dispatched throughout the world to beg everything to weep in order that Baldur might be delivered from hell. All things everywhere willingly complied with this request, both men and every other living being, so that _wailing_ was heard in all quarters.[225:1] Thus we see the same myth among the northern nations. As Bunsen says: "The tragedy of the _murdered and risen god_ is familiar to us from the days of ancient Egypt: must it not be of equally primeval origin here?" [In Teutonic tradition.] The ancient Scandinavians also worshiped a god called _Frey_, who was put to death, _and rose again from the dead_.[225:2] The ancient _Druids_ celebrated, in the British Isles, in heathen times, the rites of the resurrected Bacchus, and other ceremonies, similar to the Greeks and Romans.[225:3] _Quetzalcoatle_, the Mexican crucified Saviour, after being put to death, _rose from the dead_. His resurrection was represented in Mexican _hieroglyphics_, and may be seen in the _Codex Borgianus_.[225:4] The Jews in Palestine celebrated their _Passover_ on the same day that the Pagans celebrated the resurrection of their gods.