Religious Head Figures Of Religion: Krishna Vs. Devaki

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Krishna and Jesus are well known figures of the religion they are originated from. The similarities of the stories are very uncanny and show possible evidence that one myth was borrowed from the other. Many believe that the Christians borrowed/stole elements from older myths and reworked them into their beliefs. The similarities far outweigh the differences of these religious head figures.
Their births were very similar for they were both born to “virgin” women, Krishna from Devaki and Jesus from Mary, and in a cave. However, many reference say Devaki was not a virgin for she had seven children before Krishna making him the eighth child born. The difference in their birth is that Mary is the biological mother of Jesus while Devaki is the biological

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