Endnote 15 – Eight Questions Most Frequently Asked About the Book of Esther

Lewy maintained that Bougaios, the Greek rendering of Heb. h’ggy in Esther 3:1 (= “the Agagite”), means “Bagaian” (i.e. “worshipper of Mithra”), and that Haman is to be associated with hoama, the sacred drink of Mithra worship.