▁era . ▁The ▁Greek ▁Ele us in ian ▁Myst eries ▁and ▁D ion ys ian ▁Myst eries ▁mixed ▁with ▁such ▁influ ences ▁as ▁the ▁Cult ▁of ▁Is is , ▁M ith ra ism ▁and ▁H indu ism , ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁Pers ian ▁influ ences . ▁Such ▁cross - c ult ural ▁exchange ▁was ▁not ▁new ▁to ▁the ▁Gree ks ; ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁god ▁Os ir is ▁and ▁the ▁Greek ▁god ▁D ion ys us ▁had ▁been ▁equ ated ▁as ▁Os ir is - D ion ys us ▁by ▁the ▁historian ▁Her odot us ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁BC ▁( see ▁Inter pre tat io ▁gra eca ). ▁ ▁Roman ▁world : ▁Phil o ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁Phil o ▁of ▁Alexand ria ▁( c . 2 5 ▁B CE ▁– ▁c . 5 0 ▁CE ) ▁attempted ▁to ▁recon cile ▁Greek ▁R ational ism ▁with ▁the ▁Tor ah , ▁which ▁helped ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁Christian ity ▁with ▁Ne o - Pl aton ism , ▁and ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁with ▁Christian ity , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁G nost ic ▁Mar cion ▁roots ▁of ▁Christian ity . ▁Phil o ▁translated ▁J uda ism ▁into ▁terms ▁of ▁Sto ic , ▁Plat onic ▁and ▁Ne op yth ag ore an ▁elements , ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁God ▁is ▁" sup ra ▁rational " ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁only ▁through ▁" ec st asy ." ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁or acles ▁of ▁God ▁supply ▁the ▁material ▁of