According to Greek mythology, Atlantis is described as a naval empire that ruled all Western parts of the known world from an island somewhere in the Atlantic. Mentioned in Plato’s works Timaeus and Critias, the Atlantean story was passed down to the Greeks via the ancient Egyptians. The lost island allegedly existed during the late Pleistocene, or Ice Age, diffusing its culture before succumbing to war and cataclysm. Here’s more from Robert Sepehr, author and anthropologist.
Rober Sepehr, author and anthropologist, introduces us to the legend of the Phoenix, early mystics and the land of Phoenicia. These places, seers and symbols have a connection to Christianity, as they serve to embody the Resurrection. But they also bear a relationship to the palm tree, and to various ancient gods, including Adonis in Greek mythology and older gods from Sumeria. The red-plumed Phoenix was revered as well in ancient China and Korea.
This tale takes us to the founding of Carthage, which later battled with Rome. Ancient DNA studies show, though, that the Phoenicians from Carthage shared a European heritage with the Romans. Phoenician symbols turned up in Viking lore, and also appeared across present-day Great Britain. These symbols even surfaced in early North America, notably at Mystery Hill in New Hampshire. Native tribesmen across North America have tales and legends of giants that once traversed the New World. How might the Phoenicians figure into these stories and legends?
In Greek mythology, the Nine Muses were the daughters of Zeus, goddesses of poetic inspiration and the creative arts. Presided over by Apollo, the Muses were usually depicted in paintings as young, ethereal women with divine beauty, often with wings, on whose mercy the creativity, wisdom and insight of all artists, musicians and philosophers depended.
In literature, ancient writers would invoke Muses near the beginning of their work when writing poetry, hymns or epic history, asking for help or inviting the Muse to sing directly through the author. More from Robert Sepehr, author and anthropologist.
The word chimera is no longer associated with science fiction, whereas in Greek mythology it was defined as a fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail. It has become a scientific reality in today’s world with such monstrosities as hybrid viruses spliced together in a bio lab, such as COVID-19, and even human-animal hybrids, where stem cells are inserted into animal eggs to fertilize a mutant embryo.
These covert experiments have been carried out for decades, so who knows what kind of monsters have been spawned behind closed doors. Brian Wilson discusses the creation of chimeras, specifically human-animal hybrids, and reveals how the U.S. Senate voted on a proposed ban of this type of scientific experimentation.
