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The Concept of A Pig in Different Cultures

Published on May 08, 2016

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The Concept of A Pig in Different Cultures

By Chase Stenberg

In ancient Egypt, pigs were associated with Set, the rival to the sun god Horus.

The ancient Romans practiced a sacrifice called the Suovetaurilia, in which a pig, a ram, and a bull were sacrificed.

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In Buddhism the goddess Marici is often depicted riding in a carriage hauled by several pigs.

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In Hinduism the god Vishnu took the form of a four-armed humanoid with the head of a boar named Varaha in order to save the Earth from a demon who had dragged it to the bottom of the sea.

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In Islam the eating of pork is sinful.

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In the Jewish religion, you are not allowed to eat any pork.

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The Celts had a god of swine called Moccus, who under Roman occupation was identified with Mercury. In Celtic mythology, a cauldron overflowing with cooked pork was one of the attributes of The Dagda.

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In the Chinese zodiac, the Pig is one of the 12-year cycle of animals.

In Christianity the book of Mark, in an event referred to as the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac Jesus casts the demons Legion possessing a swine herder from Gerasene; into 2000 of the swine herders pigs.