Life: November 8, 1846 - March 31, 1894
Birthday: November 8
Death: March 31
But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanction and no binding force on the worshippers.
source: William Robertson Smith (1907). “Religion of the Semites (Ppr)”, p.17, Transaction Publishers
topic: Sacred, Essentials, Ancient, Worshippers, Binding