"The original image of Diana was supposed to have descended from heaven so long ago that no one knew its maker or the time it was made. It was to the interests of the priests of Diana to persuade the people that it fell from heaven. Several sacred things are supposed to have fallen from heaven, Euripides stated that the image of Diana of Tauri fell from heaven, Numa claimed that the sacred shields were from heaven. Italian papists claimed that the shrine of our lady of Loretto was a divine gift from above. The image of Minerva of Troy is supposed to have come from Jupiter. St. Isidore said that the heathen priests killed or banished the makers of these things so they could induce the people to believe that these things came from heaven. -Dakes Annotated Reference Bible.
Some things never change..just change the names and claim the "miracle"/
How awesome and great is our God, that He would choose to reveal to us the wonders He has wrought.
How mysterious are His ways, and how fortunate that we may know them.
How interesting that Mary should reside with John in the city of Ephesus and that it was there that God would reveal the true Queen Mother of Heaven.
If I believed in coincidences, I would be surprised by this.
But, as I know that God has made all things for Himself and makes good of all things for those who love Him, this comes as no surprise.