Deisidaimonia in Kavousi
Why did I say, “Sort of”? I’ll split the answer off into another post, since this has gotten long. But here’s the teaser: In the town of Kavousi, Crete, with a population of 539 souls, there are no fewer than 14 churches, each dedicated to a saint, a particular aspect of a saint, a divine being, a theological concept, or a theologically significant event. So while Christianity very much took over Greek culture in the centuries following Paul, it is possible that the Greeks simply transferred their deisidaimonia.
