Caesarea Philippi

Caesarea Philippi is noted as the city where Jesus asked Peter, “Who do men say that I am?”  The area is now called Banias, but it was once also known by the Greco-Roman name Panaes, named after the Greek god, Pan.  Pan was believed to be a god whose lower half looked like a goat while his upper half looked like an ugly man with horns on his head. The myth says that Pan liked to frighten women by sneaking up on them as they were bathing in the springs. This is where we get our word, “Panic.” Continue reading “Caesarea Philippi”