I have found something quite interesting. It is said that the mother of Zeus, Rhea, along with Hermes were instructed by Zeus to take the baby Dionysus and hide him in a cave in Nysa while they raised him just as Zeus was hidden in a cave on Crete. Some believe that Nysa was in Turkey, yet others indicate it may have been in ancient Israel. Per Wikipedia:
Beit She’an’s location has often been strategically significant, as it sits at the junction of the Jordan River Valley and the Jezreel Valley, essentially controlling access from the interior to the coast, as well as from Jerusalem to the Galilee.During the Hellenistic period, “Nysa” was personified as Dionysus’ nursemaid, and she was said to be buried at the town of Scythopolis (Beit She’an) in Israel, which claimed Dionysus as its founder.
Was Dionysus-Osiris hidden and raised in ancient Israel in the same area that Jesus Christ was said to come from? Look at the map.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_She%27an
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nysa_%28mythology%29
