massey gerald - ancient egypt the light of the world vol 2

8/12/2019 Massey Gerald - Ancient Egypt the Light of the World Vol 2

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ANCIENT EGYPTTHE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

A Work of Reclamation andRestit tion in T!el"e #ooks

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GERALD &A''EY

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, T-.ed and edited /- 0 an 'c1oc1% It !as $it"an2s !is1 to re.rint t1e com.lete !orks of Gerald &asse- 3i%e% see The Problem of Goodand Evil 4% Al"in #o-d 5 1n in The Lost Meaning of Death sa-s of &asse- t1at 1e !as 6t1e sole E7-.tolo7ist in t1e ranks of sc1olars !1omeas ra/l- nderstood !1at t1e sa7es of E7-.t !ere talkin7 a/o t89 sa-in7 in .assin79 6t1at t1e reno!ned E7-.tolo7ists 1a"e missed t1eim.ort of t1at /od- of s /lime material tterl-% &asse- came nearer t1e inner sanct ar- of nderstandin7 t1an an- ot1er%8 T1is disclaimeris not to /e remo"ed% An- donations9 s ..ort9 comments are not onl- !anted / t !elcome% I can /e contacted at .c):;.1lo%net % Iincl de t1is messa7e in t1e case t1at it /e -o r !ill to contri/ te somet1in79 i%e% for contin ance of t1e !ork9 i%e%9 for easier access to moreinformation9 seekin7 o t and . rc1asin7 of /ooks9 donatin7 of te


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IB% THE AR59 THE DEL GE9 AND THE WORLD2' GREAT YEAR % % % % % %

B% THE EBOD ' FRO& EGYPT AND THE DE'ERT OF A&ENTA % % % % % % T1e 'eed of Ysiraal % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

T1e Title of P1arao1 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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BI% EGYPTIAN WI'DO& IN THE RE$ELATION OF 0OHN THE DI$INE % % % % )*

BII% THE 0E' ' LEGEND TRACED IN EGYPT FOR TEN THO 'AND YEAR' % % %C1ild Hor s % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %T1e 0es s Le7end in Rome % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %T1e E7-.to Gnostic 0es s % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %Do /le Hor s9 or 0es s and t1e C1rist % % % % % % % % % % % %T1e &-steries and &iracles % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %0es s in t1e &o nt % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %' t and Hor s as Historic C1aracters in t1e Canonical Gos.els % % % % % %T1e Gro . in #et1an- % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %

T1e Fo nders of t1e 5in7dom % % % % % % % % % % % % % %T1e Last ' ..er= t1e Cr cifi


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AT first si71t t1e 7eneral effect of t1e inn mera/le del 7e le7ends is to s 77est t1ee


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festi"al as a mode of memorialisin7 t1e dies non or no time. It !as a condition of t1ela!lessness of misr le9 of .romisc o s interco rse9 of dr nkenness9 t1at c1aracteriMed t1esat rnalia /- !1ic1 it !as cele/rated%

T1ere is a 5amite .rotot-.e in 6t1e destr ction of mankind8 for t1e !oman !1o ist1e re. ted ca se of a del 7e in t1e E7-.tian m-t1os% T1is is 'ek1et t1e a"en7er% '1e isthe very great one of the li !id domain. No one is master of t1e !ater of 'ek1et9 !1ic1s1e lets loose as an element of deat1 and destr ction% '1e !as t1e 7reat mistress of terrorin fire and flood% In 6t1e destr ction of mankind8 it is said9 6T1ere !as 'ek1et9 d rin7se"eral ni71ts9 tram.lin7 t1e /lood nder 1er feet as far as Heracleo.olis%8 Ra9 t1e solar7od9 6ordered t1e 7oddess to slay the evil race in t1ree da-s of na"i7ation%8 6And t1efields !ere entirel- co"ered !it1 !ater t1ro 71 t1e !ill of t1e ma est- of t1e 7od andt1ere came t1e 7oddess 3Hat1or4 in t1e mornin79 and s1e fo nd t1e fields co"ered !it1!ater9 and s1e !as .leased !it1 it9 and s1e !ent a!a- satisfied and sa! no men8 3 i.e., none of t1e e


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We 1a"e to learn t1e si7n lan7 a7e /efore !e can nderstand t1e nat re ofm-t1olo7-% W1en it is said t1at Hor s in ndates t1e !orld like t1e s n eac1 mornin79 t1atis !it1 t1e li71t as t1e del 7e of da-% T1ere is a !1ite !ater and a /lack9 eK i"alent to t1e!1ite /ird of li71t and t1e /lack /ird of ni71t9 as o..osite fi7 res of ' t and Hor s for t1edark and t1e da-% T1e e"il A.a.9 !1o drinks t1e !ater c /it /- c /it at eac1 7 l. as t1es n 7oes do!n9 is slain /- Hor s at da-/reak9 !1en 1e once more sets free t1e !aters ofli71t !1ic1 are desi7nated t1e !aters of da!n% In like manner9 t1e !aters of da- r s1 fort1!1en Indra sla-s t1e ser.ent of darkness9 !1o !as t1o 71t of as t1e s!allo!er of t1eli71t !ater of 1ea"en% Osiris is called t1e 6o"erflo!er98 t1e 67reat e


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se"ent1 da-9 like t1e #a/-lonian% As it is said of L 9 6He !as not man- da-s afloat9 somesa- si


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E7-.tian !ords9 denotes t1e land di"ided /- t1e !aters9 or canals of !ater% No! t1eearliest n!it or nomes of E7-.t !ere se"en in n m/er9 and t1ese !ere se"en territoriesmarked o t9 limited9 and /o nded /- t1e atl 3atr 4 as ri"er9 canal9 cond it9 or !ater

/o ndaries% In t1e "alle- of t1e Nile9 t1e land !as /o nded first /- !ater as t1e nat ral /o ndar-9 and se"en nomes !o ld /e enclosed /- se"en atl 9 lon7 /efore t1e land limit!as marked o t /- t1e /o ndar- stones or stel % And atl ant 9 !e s 77est9 is t1e ori7inalfor t1e names of Atlantis and t1e Atlantic Ocean% It is noticea/le t1at in t1e Na1 atl"oca/ lar- atl is also t1e !ater name9 and t1at atlan denotes t1e /order or /o ndar- of t1e!ater 3#ald!in9 )ncient )merica, .% (+)4% Atlan t1 s /ecomes a name for t1e mo nd9island9 or tes1 t1at !as .laced as a limit to t1e !ater in E7-.t% T1is !o ld /e t1e land ofAtlan9 as !e find it /ot1 in Africa and America% T1ere !ere se"en s c1 !ater limits to t1eland in E7-.t !1en it !as

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di"ided into se"en nomes% And se"en astronomes named after t1ese /ecome t1e se"enislands of t1e lost Atlantis9 !1ic1 sank in t1e celestial !aters9 t1e 1e.tanomis of t1e se"enlands /elo! 1a"in7 /een re.eated in t1e ma..in7 o t of 1ea"en in se"en astronomes% T1e1e.tanomis a/o"e9 like t1e one /elo!9 !as formed of se"en lands t1at !ere di"ided /- t1ese"en !aters9 canals9 or atl 3atr 49 and /ot1 to7et1er constit ted t1e Atlantis of

rano7ra.1-9 t1e onl- one t1at co ld e"er /e lost /- t1e celestial !aters o"erflo!in7 t1ecelestial lands% T1e se"en r lers of t1e astronomes attained t1e stat s of di"ine .rinces int1e celestial 1e.tanomis% And amon7 t1e nomes of Lo!er E7-.t !e find t1e nome of t1ePrince of Ann t1e nome of t1e .rince of Lo!er E7-.t t1e nome of ' .ti 3' t4 t1enome of 'am1 tit 3Hor s4 t1e nome of 'e/ek t1e nome of '1 t1e nome of Ha.i% Heret1en9 if an-!1ere on eart19 !e find a 7eo7ra.1ical .rotot-.e for t1e Atlantis t1at !as lostin se"en islands9 accordin7 to t1e records ke.t /- t1e astronomers9 !1ic1 are .reser"ed int1e m-t1o7ra.1-% Amon7 t1e man- t-.es of t1e 1e.tanomis and its se.tenar- of .o!ers

and stations of t1e .ole ma- /e en merated=QA mo nt !it1 se"en ca"es se"en islands int1e sea t1e se"en 1eaded ser.ent !1elmed /eneat1 t1e !aters a tree !it1 se"en /ranc1esa fis1 !it1 se"en fins a .ole !it1 se"en 1orns a cross !it1 se"en arms t1e se"ens ..ortin7 7iants t1e ark of se"en c /its t1e /oat !it1 se"en 5a/iri on /oard t1e 7ro .of se"en cities%

It is not necessar- to s ..ose t1at t1e E7-.tians !ere t1e 1el.less "ictims of t1eiro!n s-m/olism9 !1o li"ed in mortal dread of t1e celestial !aters fallin7 do!n ando"er!1elmin7 t1em in a del 7e once for all% # t t1ere can /e no do /t t1at t1e !aterflood on eart1 a7ainst !1ic1 t1e earl- race !as .o!erless .rod ced a .rofo nd and

.ermanent im.ression9 so t1at t1e del 7e idea /ecame associated !it1 t1e firmamental!ater% T1is can /e .ro"ed /- t1e m-t1ical del 7e dramaticall- re.resented in t1e Rit al% 6Iam t1e Fat1er of t1e In ndation98 sa-s An . at t1e nort1ern .ole9 !1ence t1e !atersiss ed in t1e del 7e of t1e &ilk- Wa-9 or W1ite Nile of t1e N n% T1e E7-.tian Rit alaffords a st d- of t1e del 7e m-t1os in t1e .1ase of esc1atolo7-% T1e .assa7e for t1e so lin deat1 1as lon7 and ni"ersall- /een likened to a ri"er or some dark !ater flo!in7

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dot1 Ra%8 T1at is /- means of t1e /oat !1ic1 kee.s t1e s n or t1e so l of t1e deceasedafloat .on t1e dro!nin7 element 3c1% :4% In t1e c1a.ter for tra"ellin7 on t1e road !1ic1 isa/o"e t1e eart1 3c1% 49 t1e s.eaker sa-s9 6It is I !1o "o-a7e on t1e stream !1ic1 di"idet1t1e di"ine .air%8 T1ese are t1e t!o sisters Isis and Ne.1t1-s9 !1ose stations in t1e Osiriansolar m-t1os !ere at t1e !estern and eastern sides of t1e ri"er !1ic1 ran nort1 and so t1in 1ea"en as in E7-.t% 'ome .ro.1etic ta/lea < s1o! t1e deceased in 1is f neral /ark9s.eedin7

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fort1 of t1e floods in Amenta9 descri/ed in t1e Rit al as a "ast and o"er!1elmin7in ndation% T1is

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.assa7e of t1e !aters s1o!s t1e del 7e le7end in t1e 5amite esc1atolo7-% T1e Osiris calls.on t1e lord of t1e flood9 6t1e 7reat one !1o is s1oreless98 to sa"e 1im% 6Do t1o sa"e

meS8 6I !1o kno! t1e dee. !aters8 is m- name% # t 6I am not one !1o dro!net1%#lessed are t1e- !1o see t1e /o rne% #ea tif l is t1e 7od of t1e motionless 1eart !1oca set1 t1e sta- of t1e o"erflo!in7Qor t1e flood% #e1oldS t1ere comet1 fort1 t1e lord oflife9 Osiris t1- s ..ort9 !1o a/idet1 da- /- da-%8 6T1e t nnels of t1e eart1 1a"e 7i"en me

/irt1%8 T1is o"erflo! of t1e 7reat !aters called t1e flood also occ rs in '1eol amon7st t1eot1er trials and tri/ lations of t1e s fferer re.resented in t1e He/re! /ook of Psalms%6T1e c1annels of !aters a..eared9 and t1e fo ndations of t1e !orld !ere laid /are8 3c1%( 4% 6He dre! me o t of 7reat !aters%8 As one means of sal"ation from t1e o"er!1elmin7!aters t1e manes clin7s to t1e s-camore tree !1ic1 standet1 in t1e lake of Ake/% Hee


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in ndation did for E7-.t in !as1in7 a!a- t1e res lt of dro 71t9 in cleansin7 fromcorr .tion and restorin7 a 1ealt1- ne! life to t1e land% Hence t1e deceased desires to 1a"et1e same command o"er t1e !aters in Amenta t1at ' t 1ad !1en t1e- / rst fort1 in adro!nin7 flood% T1 s9 9*** -ears a7o t1e so called 6del 7e le7end8 !as ancient inE7-.t9 and it /elon7ed to t1e time !1en ' t9 in command of t1e !aters9 1ad not lost 1is

.lace in 7lor- and 1is del 7e !as em.lo-ed to destro- t1e 'e/a 9 t1e 'ami9 t1e A.a.dra7on9 t1e lon7 armed ones9 and ot1er e"il enemies of God and man !1o !ere not1 man /ein7s% In t1e same c1a.ter Osiris 1as s .erseded ' t as lord of t1e flood% F rt1er9t1e t!o di"ine sisters Isis and Ne.1t1-s !ere ima7ed as t!o /irds% T1e ark of Nndescri/ed in t1e Rit al is cond cted o"er t1e N n /- t!o /irds !1ic1 re.resent t1e t!osister 7oddesses Isis and Ne.1t1-s% It is said to t1ese in relation to t1e in ndation9 6Yet!o di"ine 1a!ks .on -o r 7a/les9 !1o are 7i"in7 attenti"e 1eed to t1e matter9 -e !1ocond!ct the ship of Ra, ad"ancin7 on!ards from t1e 1i71est .lace of t1e ark in 1ea"en%8 Itis also said to Osiris9 6T1- t!o sisters Isis and Ne.1t1-s come to t1ee9 and t1e- con"e- tot1ee t1e 7reat e


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It is de.icted in c1a.ter crossin7 t1e !ater of P trata9 t1e lake of darkness9 and c ttin7its !a- t1ro 71 t1e coils of t1e A.a. dra7on% T1e s.eaker is one of t1e manes in Amentaa/o t to em/ark on /oard t1e /oat of so ls% He sa-s9 6O t1o !1o sailest t1e s1i. of Nnacross t1at 7 lf !1ic1 is "oid9 let me sail t1e s1i. let me fasten t1e tackle in .eace9 in

.eace% Let me fasten m- tackle and come fort1%8 6T1e .lace is em.t- into !1ic1 t1e starr-ones fall do!n 1eadlon7 .on t1eir faces and find not1in7 /- !1ic1 t1e- can raiset1emsel"es .%8 T1e s1i. of Nn is facin7 t1e !est9 !1ere it 1as to cross t1e lake ofdarkness9 or t1e 7reat 7 lf of t1e !aters9 /- ni71t9 t1e l rkin7 .lace of t1e de"o rin7dra7on9 into !1ic1 t1e settin7 stars 7o do!n9 also t1e 1 man so ls t1at 1a"e not attainedsal"ation on /oard t1e ark% We learn .re"io sl- t1at t1e del 7e is imminent% In ot1er!ords9 t1e !aters of t1e N n are tra"ersed /- t1e ark at ni71t !it1 t1e resc ed so ls on

/oard% T1e s1rine at t1e centre of t1e eart1 is one !it1 t1e s1rine in t1e ark of eart19 andt1e ark of eart1 in one c1aracter is t1e s1i. of Nn in t1e ot1er it is t1e ark of Osiris orPta1 in Amenta9 and t1e ark of Ra in 1ea"en9 !1en 6it comes fort1 in t1e east%8 # t!1et1er in t1e de.t1 or 1ei71t9 t1e /ark of inert Osiris or t1e li"in7 Ra !o ld still /e t1e

/ark of Nn 9 t1e ark t1at s!am t1e del 7e of t1e celestial !ater% It is said t1at t1e /ark ofRa is in dan7er of t1e !1irl!ind and storm9 !1ic1 affords a 7lim.se of t1e tem.estcommonl- associated !it1 t1e del 7e in t1e le7ends and traditions of t1e 7reat disaster%# t t1e Osiris N 9 or Nn as 7od of t1e in ndation9 t!rneth bac* the water+flood, t1edel 7e t1at 1as nearl- o"er!1elmed t1e 6le7 of N t8 3or t1e .ole4 !1ic1 s ..orts t1efirmament and 1e kee.s t1e com.anions safe !1o are on /oard t1e /ark ntil t1e restin7

.lace is finall- attained .on t1e s mmit of t1e mo nt% T1e land t1at is reac1ed at last /-t1e mariners in t1e ark of Nn is called t1e 6ti. of 1ea"en98 at t1e .lace of 6comin7 fort1from t1e s!at1in7s in t1e 7arden of Aarr 98 and t1e 6comin7 fort1 in e< ltation%8 T1eseare t1e names of t1at celestial co ntr- for !1ic1 t1e /ark or ark of Nn !as sailed 3c1%))4% It is also called t1e s1i. of t1e 7arden of Aarr 3c1% (* 4% T1e s.eaker in c1a.ter )sa-s9 6I stand erect in t1e /ark !1ic1 t1e 7od is .ilotin7 % % % at t1e 1ead of Aarr %8 T1is ist1e Aarr of s.irits .erfected in t1e esc1atolo7-9 t1e s mmit of !1ic1 is in t1e re7ion of

t1e ne"er settin7 stars at t1e 1i71est .oint of 1ea"en% In t1e "ario s del 7e le7ends t1e ark!as stranded on t1e to. of t1e mo nt9 as it !as on Ararat and NiMir9 &an and &alata%Here t1e ark of Nn /ecomes t1e /ark of t1e /lessed9 !1ose landin7 .lace in 1ea"en iscalled &o nt Hete.9 at t1e s mmit of t1e .ole% T1e .ole is t1e moorin7 .ost to !1ic1 t1eca/le of t1e "essel !as made fast% T1e "o-a7e comet1 to an end9 and .raise is ttered tot1e 7ods !1o are in t1e 7arden of e"erlastin7 .eace and

.lent-% W1en t1e .assen7ers a..roac1 t1e landin7 sta7e9 Hea"en o.ens its em/racin7arms t1e lam.s of 1ea"en are li71ted9 t1e 51a/s 7ods rise . to offer acclamations% T1e6old ones8 and t1ose !1o 1a"e 7one /efore are said to !elcome t1e "o-a7ers at t1eirarri"al on t1e mo nt of assem/l- and re nion% T1ese are t1e t!o classes of s.irits9s .er1 man and 1 man9 elemental and ancestral9 ot1er!ise called 6t1e 7ods and t1e7lorified%8 T1ere !as no need for an altar to /e raised at t1is landin7 sta7e .on t1es mmit at t1e moment of de/arkation to com.lete t1e .arallel !it1 t1e landin7 on &o ntArarat or NiMir in t1e 'emitic "ersions%

T1e Rit al .reser"es t1e astral m-t1os in t1e form of drama% T1e "o-a7ers !1oland .on &o nt Hete. are so ls of t1e de.arted9 and not 1 man /ein7s% T1e renderin7 int1e Rit al is not 1istorical9 not merel- m-t1ical9 not sim.l- astronomical% 'acrificial


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ceremonies are .erformed .on t1e altar and offerin7s made at t1e moment ofde/arkation% T1ese are in t!o cate7ories% In one Noa19 Nn 9 or t1e Osiris N .resents t1eo/lation in .ro.itiation to t1e 7ods .on t1e mo nt% In t1e second9 t1ose !1o 1a"e 7one

/efore as t1e ancestral s.irits make offerin7s of t1e sacred cakes and ot1er forms of foodto t1e ne! comers !1om t1e- !elcome as t1eir fello! citiMens to t1e eternal cit- 3c1% ) 9Reno f4 on t1eir landin7 from t1e ark of Nn % Th!s far we trace the del!ge+legend andthe ar* of %n! in the phase of eschatology by means of the Rit!al.

We no! t rn to re.resentations of t1e s / ect in t1e astronomical m-t1olo7-!1ic1 in earlier a7es .receded t1ose of t1e esc1atolo7-%

In se"eral c1a.ters of t1e Rit al a /reakin7 fort1 of t1e celestial !aters in a t-.icaldel 7e is all ded to or descri/ed% In c1a.ter (: A it is said of t1e 7od !1o 1as t1e master-o"er t1e in ndation9 6He t rnet1 /ack t1e !ater flood !1ic1 is o"er t1e t1i71 of t1e7oddess N t at t1e staircase of 'e/%8 T1e o"er!1elmin7 !ater 1as 1ere ascended to t1es mmit of t1e mo nt or staircase9 !1ic19 like t1e le7 of N t9 !as a fi7 re of t1e .ole%T1 s t1e del 7e is .ortra-ed as s /mer7in7 t1e .ole !1en t1is !as fi7 red as t1e le7 of

N t9 and t1e !ater flood !as t1en t rned /ack /- Nn 9 t1e lord of t1e celestial !ater9!1ose ark of sal"ation from t1e del 7e is t1e s1i. of 1ea"en /- name% Ho!soe"erconstellated9 t1e /ark of Nn !as t1e ark of 1ea"en on t1e celestial !ater% No! !1en t1ec1an7e !as made from a 1ea"en of se"en di"isions to one of ei71t9 as descri/ed in t1e"er- ancient .a.-r s containin7 t1e 1-mn to t1e 7od '1 9 it is .ortra-ed as s .ersedin7t1e ark of se"en c /its !it1 an ark of ei71t c /its9 or t1e 1e.tanomis /- t1e octonar-% T1isalso indicates a c1an7e of .ole9 t1e .ole t1at !as ima7ed /- t1e staff of '1 t1e 7iant% T1e1-mn to '1 incl des t1e le7end of a del 7e% It is called 6a c1a.ter of t1e e


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/een .ainted and a 1ea"en !it1 its stars .ortra-ed% # t in t1e Pa.-r s of Ani t1e /oat isordered to /e made se"en c /its in len7t1% T1is9 t1en9 is a fi7 re of t1e ark of se"en c /its!1ic1 .receded t1e ark of ei71t c /its and t1e 1ea"en of fo r K arters t1at !as ima7ed /-t1e /oat of fo r c /its% T1e 1e.tanomis 1ad /een fi7 red as an ark of se"en meas res int1e !aters of 1ea"en9 and t1is !as follo!ed /- t1e ark of ei71t meas res as t1e s1rine oft1e kaf a.e9 a Moot-.e of Ta1t t1e l nar 7od9 after t1ere 1ad /een 6a s /sidence of t1eco ntr-8 and t1e 6secret a/-sses of t1e N n8 and t1e fo ndations of t1e dee. 1ad /eenlaid o.en at t1e time of t1e del 7e%

T1ere 1ad /een no moon esta/lis1ed in t1e stellar m-t1os% Ot1er!ise stated9 time!as not -et com. ted /- t1e l nar reckonin79 or /- Ta1t9 t1e reckoner of time% In t1issense t1e moon !as not created ntil after t1e del 7e% T1 s9 in some of t1e le7ends t1emoon /ecomes a restin7 .lace or ark of safet- ridin7 on t1e !aters% At Ha!aii t1e t-.icaldel 7e !as called 6t1e flood of t1e moon%8 &er is like!ise s1o!n to /e a form of t1em-t1ical mo nt t1at reac1ed . to t1e moon% Also it is related in one of t1e He/re!le7ends t1at .aradise !as e


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.lace !1ere I stand98 or to t1e s mmit of t1e mo nt on !1ic1 t1e le7endar- ark at last!as safel- landed% T1e ark or sanct ar- 1ere indicated is t1e fi7 re of a ne!l- fo nded1ea"en !1ic1 follo!s t1e del 7e /- !1ic1 a .re"io s !orld !as !recked% T1e inscri.tionis "er- dila.idated9 ne"ert1eless it o/"io sl- contains a creation of the men," as in t1eAss-rian re"olt in 1ea"en in t1e .lace of t1e creat res t1 s destro-ed% W1en 61is ma est-arri"ed in t1e sanct ar-98 the men" !ere 7oin7 fort1 and /earin7 t1eir /o!s ands1ootin7 t1eir arro!s a7ainst 1is enemies% T1ese !ere not t1e enemies / t t1e defendersof Ra% Hence it !as said to Ra /- 6t1e men98 6Let s smite t1e enemies9 t1e re/els%8

T1e celestial !ater !as .rimaril- assi7ned to t1e female N or N t% Her 1ea"en!as ima7ed as t1e co!% At first it !as t1e !ater co!9 and after!ards t1e milc1 co!% Andt1ere !as N t 3!it14 t1e 6ma est- of Ra on 1er /ack8 s1e !as carr-in7 t1e 7od in 1erform of t1e co!% T1is mode of locomotion on t1e co!2s /ack or /et!een t1e co!2s 1orns3see t1e .ict res4 is no! to /e s .erseded /- t1e / ildin7 of t1e solar /ark% 6'aid /- t1ema est- of t1e 7od9 I 1a"e resol"ed to /e lifted .%8 6W1o is it t1at N t !ill tr st !it1 it 8i.e., !it1 t1e ne! ark or sanct ar- of t1e 7od% 6Carr- me9 t1at I ma- see%8 'aid /- t1ema est- of t1e 7od9 6Let a field of rest e


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!aters of t1e N n% '1e carried 1er -o n7 ones in t1e ca/in t1at !as terine% C1ild Hor son 1is .a.-r s reed !as in t1e ark t1at sa"ed 1im from t1e !aters9 as t1e si7n !asconstellated in t1e .lanis.1ere of Dendera1% T1e Pleiades formed an ark as constellationfor t1e 51 ti t1e Lesser #ear for An . and t1e se"en "o-a7ers ro nd a/o t t1e .ole%Orion !as t1e ark of t1e 1ol- sa1 s9 !it1 Hor s at t1e look o t% T1e ark of Ta1t !as int1e crescent moon t1at sailed t1e aM re dee. /- ni71t% T1en Ra9 t1e solar deit-9 resol"edon /ein7 lifted . as 7od alone9 t1e onl- one9 !1o s .erseded all t1e elder .o!ers% A ne!1ea"en !as to /e 1is ta/ernacle% T1is !as t1e ark of Nn % T1e c1an7e from one 1ea"en tot1e ot1er im.lied a 7reat destr ction of t1e re/els% A del 7e !as t1e mod!s operandi, andt1e ark t1e means of safet- for t1e fe! st men and tr e9 to7et1er !it1 t1eir consorts, !1o !ere sa"ed from t1e catastro.1e% As a s-m/ol in si7n lan7 a7e t1e ark !as / ilt /-

Nn 9 t1e master of t1e firmamental !ater9 for t1e means of safet- in t1e !orld all !atera7ainst t1e comin7 flood and t1e s /sidence of land9 !1ic1 !as t1e land of Nn %

In s.ace it !as t1e ark of t1e fo r K arters t1at !as .ro.elled /- t1e fo r .addlesof Ha.i9 T am tef9 5a/1sen f9 and Amsta% Hence 'e/ 3or t1e eart14 6a/idet1 sta/l-8 /-means of t1e fo r r dders or oars 3Rit%9 c1% ))4% Hence also t1e fo r sK are /o< t1atima7ed t1e ark of No on t1e !ell kno!n A.amean coin% In Akar9 or Amenta9 it !as t1eark of Osiris in eart1 t1e ark of 'e/ in 1ea"en t1e ark of Ra% Its mainmast !as t1e .ole%T1e ni71tli71t on t1e mast1ead !as t1e .ole star% In t1e m-t1 it !as t1e ark of Ra9 6t1e

/ark of millions of -ears8 in t1e esc1atolo7- it is t1e ark of sal"ation9 t1e ref 7e foreternit-%

T1e sinkin7 ones 1ad looked for t1eir deli"erance from t1e !aters to t1e /ark ofAn .9 "o-a7in7 ro nd t1e .ole also to t1e crescent s1a.ed arc of Ta1t seen in t1e ne!moon t1en to t1e ark of Hor s and t1e 61ol- sa1 s8 constellated in Orion and finall- t1e-so 71t sal"ation in t1e ark !1ic1 Nn and 1is t1ree sons9 '1 9 Ta1t9 and 'e/9 !ere no! to

/ ild for Ra9 t1e solar 7od%T1e E7-.tian ark or s1i. of Nn is t1e ark of 1ea"en9 or9 con"ersel- stated9 t1e arkof 1ea"en is t1e s1i. of Nn and t1e ark of 1ea"en !as t1e re"ol"in7 s.1ere confi7 ratedas a sailin7 "essel !it1 t!o masts as !e 1a"e fo nd it fi7 red /- t1e m-ster- teac1ers int1eir rano7ra.1ic ima7er- of t1e celestial del 7e% T1e ark is .ortra-ed in t1e act of sailin7o"er a "ast9 nfat1oma/le9 1ollo! "oid of formless s.ace as it is said9 6t1e .lace isem.t-%8 Into t1is t1e 1el.less ones fall 1eadlon7 nless t1e- are sa"ed on /oard t1e ark% Ina "i7nette to t1e Pa.-r s of An1ai9 it is Nn t1at is seen .liftin7 t1e /oat of t1e 7ods !it1se"en .ersons on /oard9 /esides t1e /eetle and t1e solar disk% T1e fi7 re of Nn in t1isdra!in7 is /ot1 male and female9 Nn and N t in one fi7 re 3# d7e9 Papyr!s of )nhai, .l%

4% Amon7 t1e Ass-rian fra7ments t1ere is reference to a le7end !1ic1 1as not come do!nto s% In t1is it is said t1at Is1tar co nselled t1e destr ction of mankind9 !1ereas in t1ee


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t1e Lord8 3Gen% $I% 4% T1e C1aldean and Hind le7ends kno! not1in7 ofh!man sin asa ca se of t1e del 7e% T1e sin a7ainst t1e 7ods9 1o!e"er9 is descri/ed as t1e ca se of adel 7e in t1e so called 6destr ction of men%8 Ra sa-s to N n and ot1ers of t1e elder .resolar 7ods9 6#e1old t1e /ein7s !1o are /orn of m-self t1e- tter !ords a7ainst me%8 T1atis9 t1e- are in re/ellion a7ainst t1e one tr e 7od% # t t1ese /ein7s in t1is case !ereelemental9 not mortal9 and t1e sin !as not 1 man% W1en t1e del 7e or destr ction is o"erand .ast9 Ra s!ears t1at 1e !ill not a7ain destro- men% 6'aid /- Ra= I no! raise m- 1andt1at I s1all no more destro- men%8 6I

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s1all no! .rotect men on acco nt of t1is%8 'o t1e He/re! deit- .romises t1at 1e 6!ill nota7ain c rse t1e 7ro nd an- more for t1e sake of men= neit1er !ill I a7ain smite an- morean- li"in7 t1in798 as in t1e 6del 7e of destr ction%8

T1is is t1e same t1in79 onl- !ritten o t lar7e and told as if it !ere a 1 man 1istor-9!1ereas t1e ori7inal is m-t1olo7ical% It relates to t1e s .ersedin7 of t1e earlier 7ods9 Nn 9'e/9 '1 9 and Ta1t9 /- Ra as t1e s .reme /ein79 or rat1er t1ese old 7ods and elemental

.o!ers are to /ecome t1e ser"ants of 1is ma est- Ra in t1e ne! 1ea"en no! esta/lis1edfor t1e kee.in7 of .erfect time9 !it1 Ra as t1e 1ead o"er all%

Ra 1ad resol"ed to /e lifted . in an ark or sanct ar-% Nn and 1is small n m/er ofcom.anions !1o enter t1e ark or sanct ar- are ei71t in n m/er9 fo r male9 Nn 9 'e/9 '1 9and Ta1t9 and fo r female9 'ek1et9 N t9 Hat1or9 and Tefn t9 !1o can /e .aired t1 s=Q3(4

Nn !it1 'ek1et9 3 4 '1 !it1 Tefn t9 3:4 'e/ !it1 N t 3 4 Ta1t !it1 Hat1or% Nn !ast1e deit- of t1e 1ea"enl- !ater9 and 'ek1et is in .ossession of t1e !ater on t1e ni71t oft1e 7reat disaster or t1e del 7e 3Rit%9 +9 (9 4 'ek1et is also called t1e 6"er- 7reat one oft1e liK id domain8 3( )4% T1ese are certainl- a .re 'emitic form of t1e ei71t in t1e ark9and as Nn !as the first+born of t1ese 7ods9 1e ma- /e called t1e fat1er of t1e ot1er t1reein t1e ark as re.resented in t1e /i/lical "ersion% T1e !1ole !orld9 1o!e"er9 t1at !as

di"ided /et!een t1e t1ree sons of Nn 9 '1 9 'e/9 and Ta1t9 !as not on o r eart1 !as notin Africa9 Asia9 or E ro.e% '1 !as to /e t1e 7 ardian of t1e m ltit des in t1e noct rnalsk-9 'e/ of t1e ser.ents in t1e c-cles of time9 and to Ta1t !ere assi7ned t1e nations of t1enort1%Taht had a do!ble portion. Ra sa-s9 6I s1all 7i"e t1ee to raise t1- 1and in t1e

.resence of t1e 7ods% I s1all 7i"e t1ee to em/race t1e two parts of t1e sk-% I s1all 7i"e t1eeto t rn t1-self to!ard t1e nort1ern nations%8 T1is looks as if Ta1t !ere t1e .rotot-.e of0a.1et1% '1 9 !1ose name si7nifies s1ade9 and !1o !as to /e t1e 7 ardian of t1ose !1oare in t1e sk- of ni71t9 a7rees !it1 Ham9 t1e dark of colo r or /lack% It !as '1 !1omi71t 1a"e seen 1is fat1er Nn /- ni71t !it1 1is .erson e


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Tefn t9 Ta1t and Hat1or% T1ese are ei71t .ersons in fo r .airs of consorts9 e


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t1e s n 7od in t1e .lace !1ere s1e fo nd 1im% T1e res lt of t1is is t1at t1e t!ins ' t andHor s9 t1e .o!ers of darkness and li71t9 t1at !ere .re"io sl- /orn of t1e mot1er alone9are no! attri/ ted to t1e s n 7od H or Ra as 1is c1ildren% Hat1or 1ad /een t1e l narlad-9 t1e sla-er of t1e e"il .o!ers of darkness9 and no! t1e male 7od Ta1t is eK i..ed int1e 1o se or ark of t1e moon as t1e teller of time for Ra% He is desi7nated t1e 6teller ofdecrees !1ic1 Ra 1at1 s.oken in 1ea"en8 for Hor s to e


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7od An9 anot1er name of Osiris 3 Records, "ol% II9 .% (()4% T1e ark of t1e ne! moon !as ameans of res rrection for Osiris on t1e t1ird ni71t after 1is deat19 if !e co nt t1e (+t1At1-r as one% T1e .riests /ro 71t o t t1e sacred coffer containin7 a little 7olden ark% T1e-also modelled a little ima7e of t1e crescent moon%

T1e l nar m-t1os follo!ed t1e stellar and .receded t1e solar9 and in t1is t1e l narcrescent !as an ark% In relation to !1ic19 t1e t!in /irds of li71t and darkness meet as it!ee in one !1en t1e /lack and !1ite i/is is t1e t-.ical /ird of t1e d al l nation9 /eca se9as Pl tarc1 sa-s9 its feat1ers resem/led t1e 1al"es of t1e moon as t1e /ird of li71t in one1alf and in t1e ot1er 1alf t1e /ird of darkness% No! t1e i/is or 1e/i in E7-.tian is t1emessen7er /- name9 and t1e crescent moon !as t1e ark of t1e lord of li71t .on t1e!aters of ni71t% In t1e 6Destr ction of &ankind8 Ra sa-s to t1e moon 7od9 6T1o art m-a/ode 31is l nar ark49 t1e 7od of m- a/ode /e1old9 t1o art called Ta1t9 t1e a/ode of Ra%And t1ere arose t1e i/is% I s1all 7i"e t1ee to raise t1- 1and 3Ta1t is also t1e 1and of t1e7ods4 in .resence of t1e 7ods% And t1ere arose t1e t!o !in7s of t1e i/is of Ta1t% I s1all7i"e t1ee to em/race t1e t!o .arts of t1e sk-%8 T1e one !1ite and /lack /ird9 asre.resentati"e of t1e moon in t1e E7-.tian renderin79 !as t1e !1ite /ird of t1e ne! moonand t1e /lack /ird of t1e old moon9 eK i"alent to t1e do"e of li71t and t1e ra"en ofdarkness in t1e ot1er le7end% T1e moon !as t1e ark on t1e !aters as t1e a/ode of Ra /-ni71t or d rin7 t1e del 7e of t1e dark% T1e /ird t1at !as 7i"en /- Ra for Ta1t to sendfort1 from t1e ark !as t1e /ird of li71t and t1e /ird of darkness% In t1e latter 1alf of t1el nation9 !1en t1e moon !as rene!ed in its crescent s1a.e9 o t fle! t1e /ird asmessen7er of li71t across t1e !aters of t1e N n9 and in t1e dark 1alf of t1e disk9 t1e /ird!as of ra"en 1 e% ' c19 !e s 77est9 !as t1e 7enesis of t1e t!o /irds9 or t1e do /lefeat1ered one9 t1at iss ed from t1e l nar ark in t1e ori7inal m-t1os9 !1ic1 .reser"ed t1ere.resentation of t1e del 7e and t1e ark and t1e t!o /irds of da- and ni71t in t1e c lt ofOsiris or of At m Ra and Nn % In t1e C1aldean acco nt of t1e del 7e t1e s!allo! is sentfort1 from t1e ark in addition to t1e ra"en and t1e do"e% T1is also is a /ird of t1e t!osisters% In c1% t1e manes makes 1is transformation into t1e s!allo!9 !1en Hor s is in

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command of t1e /ark 3line 4% # t in t1e $i7nette 3Pa.% Of Ani4 t1e /ird called a s!allo!is a martin, anot1er t-.e of t1e !1ite and /lack /ird in one9 like t1e i/is of t1e l nar ark%T1ere is a c1a.ter of t1e Rit al to /e recited 6!1en t1e moon rene!s itself on t1e first da-of t1e mont198 t1e da-9 t1erefore9 on !1ic1 t1e l nar ark !as la nc1ed .on t1e !aters oft1e N n and 1ad to face t1e del 7e% As it is said9 6Osiris is en"elo.ed in storm and rain 1eis en"elo.ed% # t t1e /ea tif l Hor s lendet1 s cco r dail-% He dri"et1 off t1e storm fromt1e face of Osiris in t1e moon% #e1old 1im comin7% He is Ra on 1is o rne-% He is t1e fo r7ods !1o are o"er t1e ..er re7ion%8 T1e Osiris arri"et1 at 1is o!n time9 and /- means of1is ro.es is /ro 71t to t1e li71t of da- 3Reno f9 c1% (: 4% T1e ark of Osiris on t1e !atersis descri/ed as a kind of 1o se /oat !it1 7a/le ends9 and t1e 7a/le ends s 77est t1at fromt1is .artic lar form of t1e 1o se and /oat in one ma- 1a"e descended t1e !ell kno!nc1ildren2s to- of Noa12s ark9 as t1e ark of Noa1 in !1ic1 ei71t so ls9 fo r males and fo rfemales9 !ere sa"ed from t1e del 7e9 and t1e ark of Nn in t1e 5amite astronom-%

T1e ne! 1ea"en !as esta/lis1ed on t1e fo r K arters t1at !ere fo nded .on t1esolstices and eK ino


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or is said to /e carried on t1e /ack of t1e co! 3N t4% T1e ei71t on /oard !ere not 1 man /ein7s9 / t fo r 7ods and fo r 7oddesses9 or ei71t 1ea"enl- /odies% It is not t1e He/re! Noa19 as s c19 !1o !ill acco nt for se"eral ot1er Noa1s in different co ntries9 / t t1e5amite Nn 9 t1e 6lord of t1e .rimordial !ater8QNn !1o is desi7nated t1e fat1er of t1e7ods% #- aid of t1e 5amite Nn !e can more f ll- identif- t1e Hottentot No19 !1o9 ast1e- told 5ol/en 3in (+(:49 61ad entered t1e !orld /- a sort of !indo!%8 T1e 7od Nn oft1e E7-.tian m-t1os !ill e


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del 7e and t1e ark 1ad /een contin ed in t1e c1aracter of %!m as t1e lord of t1ein ndation of t1e Nile9 !it1 1is ark or te/a re.resented /- t1e cit- of T1e/es9 t1at 61ea"enon eart198 as it !as desi7nated /- t1e een Hats1e.s % From t1ese inscri.tions !e learnt1at Ta1tmes re/ ilt t1e sanct ar- of Nn 9 or rat1er t1at 1e / ilt t1e tem.le of Amen Raat T1e/es on t1e site of t1e ancient s1rine% T1is9 !e are told9 1ad a circ it !all of /rick9and a canal !1ic1 cond cted t1e !ater of t1e in ndation 6to t1e s1rine of t1e 7od N n3Nn 4 on t1e arri"al of 1is season98 !1ic1 s1o!s t1at Nn !as one !it1 N m as t1e elder

.re solar 7od9 and t1at N n 3Nn 4 .assed into t1e 7od N m as a solar 7od associated !it1t1e in ndation% T1e tem.le / ilt /- Ta1tmes !as a s1rine of Nn and Amen9 as in 6NoAmen98 t1e name of T1e/es% In la-in7 t1e fo ndation stone of t1e ne! tem.le Ta1tmesrecords t1e fact t1at 1e 1ad to remo"e t1e older s1rine of t1e 7od N n 3or Nn 49 anddi"ert t1e co rse of t1e !ater t1at flo!ed to t1e s1rine of t1e 7od Nn 9 /eca se

it !as in t1e !a- 3inscri.tion cited /- #r 7sc19 Egypt !nder the Pharaohs, .% (+ 9 En7%tr%4% #r 7sc1 calls t1is s1rine of Nn t1e tem.le of t1e 7od ot1er E7-.tolo7ists tell s t1atno tem.le !as e"er raised to Nn or N m% # t !1et1er termed a tem.le or not9 t1isancient sanct ar- !as an ark s1rine and a t-.e of .rotection from t1e !aters% T1e ark of

N m is called 1is lordl- /ark% It is said t1at !it1 t1e in ndation 61e /rin7s once more 1islordl- /ark8 3"erse 4% Also9 6T1o art t1e a 7 st ornament of t1e eart19 lettin7 t1- /arkad"ance /efore men and liftin7 . t1e 1eart of !omen in la/o r8 6All is c1an7ed /- t1ein ndation it is a /alm of 1ealin7 for mankind8 3"erses ) and ((4% T1 s Nn as deit- oft1e 1ea"enl- !ater !as re.resented /- t1e Nile as ri"er and /- N m as di"init- !1en t1es n 7od !as nited !it1 t1e !ater 7od in N m or in Amen Ra at T1e/es% # t t1e main

.oint 1ere is t1e ark of Nn t1at comes a7ain !it1 t1e in ndation once a -ear to E7-.t%And if no tem.le of Nn is kno!n9 1e !as e


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form of t1e ark9 or rat1er to t1e ark of eart1 and 1ea"en in se"eral of its s ccessi"e formst1at !ere ltimatel- com/ined in one cons mmate fi7 re of t1e 1ea"ens and eart1 as ast .endo s mon ment and im.eris1a/le re7ister of t1e astronomical m-t1olo7-% And9 ifso9 it /ecomes a..arent t1at t1e sarco.1a7 s at t1e centre !as a co t-.e !it1 t1e coffin9s1rine or ark of Osiris in t1e midst of Amenta% T1is ma- 1el. to s1o! 1o! fra7ments oft1e astronomical m-t1olo7- 1a"e /een

. t to7et1er in t1e /ook of Genesis !it1o t ke- or cl e9 and t1e old dark sa-in7s of t1eancient !isdom re.eated min s t1e necessar- kno!led7e for enli71tenin7 t1e !orld%

Earlier del 7es t1an t1is of Noa1 are all ded to in one of t1e 0e!is1 Ha77adot19!1ic1 relates t1at in t1e time of Enos9 as in t1at of Cain9 a 7reat tract of land !as flooded

/- t1e sea% W1ic1 is / t t1e end of a .atriarc1ate descri/ed in terms of t1e del 7e%3 Encyclop/dia iblica, col% ( )+%4 Items from se"eral del 7es are incl ded in t1e He/re!"ersions% For instance9 t1e animals are said to enter t1e ark se"en /- se"en9 and also t!o

/- t!o% Here t1e n m/ers /elon7 to t!o entirel- different del 7es9 t1e one from !1ic1 t1ese"en 3or ei71t49 t1e ot1er from !1ic1 t1e .air9 !ere sa"ed% T1ere is no s c1 incon7r o smi


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tetramenes of ( * da-s eac1% It ma- also /e noted t1at o tside of E7-.t rain took t1e .lace of t1e in ndation9 and t1e del 7e of Noa1 consists of fort- da-s and ni71ts of rain%Fifteen c /its of fres1 !ater constit ted a 7ood if not a .erfect Nile9 and t1is is t1emeas re a..lied to t1e flood of rain !ater in t1e /ook of Genesis% Fifteen c /its .!arddid t1e !aters .re"ail9 and t1e mo ntains !ere co"ered 3c1% $II9 *4% Fifteen c /its of!ater9 1o!e"er9 co ld /e no meas re for a flood t1at co"ered all 6t1e 1i71 mo ntains t1at!ere nder t1e !1ole 1ea"en8 3c1% $II9 ()4% T1e !aters t1at .re"ailed on t1e eart1 for( * da-s are also eK al to an a/ ndant in ndation of t1e Nile9 / t t1ese 1a"e /een mi


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fr its of t1e eart1 !ere t1e t!o .rimiti"e forms of t1e offerin79 and t1ese are /lendedto7et1er in a del 7e of into


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1istorical in E7-.t t1e del 7e in m-t1olo7- is t-.ical9 and t1e t-.e !as "ario sl- a..liedto a nat ral .1enomenon as a mode of meas rin7 time% Nn or N 1ad /ecome anE7-.tian .ersonal name% T1ere is a .a.-r s of N in t1e #ritis1 & se m containin7"ario s c1a.ters of t1e Rit al% In t1ese t1e s.eaker calls 1imself t1e Osiris N 9 and9 as t1es / ect matter s1o!s9 t1e manes 1ere com/ines t1e t!o c1aracters of Osiris and Nn %&oreo"er9 1e is Nn in t1e ark or /ark9 as lord of t1e in ndation and "ictor o"er t1edel 7e 3Rit%9 c1% :A4% T1e Osiris Nn is t1e s.eaker not merel- Nn of t1e .a.-r s9 / t

Nn of t1e celestial !ater9 or Nn as THE Osiris% He sa-s t1e Osiris Nn is stron7 to directt1e s1i. of t1e 7ods9 1ere called t1e /oat of t1e s n9 in !1ic1 1e comes fort1 from Amentainto 1ea"en% Nn sailet1 ro nd a/o t t1e 1ea"en and 6"o-a7es alon7 !it1 Ra%8 T1 s t1em-t1os mer7es into t1e esc1atolo7- of t1e Rit al%

T1e !ater of t1e del 7e in t1e Ass-rian le7end !as not terrestrial% It is said in t1eo.enin7 lines=

T1en arose the water of dawn at daylight1It arose like a /lack clo d from t1e 1oriMon of 1ea"en%

It !as a del 7e feared /- t1e 7ods t1emsel"es /eca se t1e !aters !ere celestial% Hencet1e- so 71t ref 7e in t1e 1i71est 1ea"en% 6T1e- ascended to t1e 1ea"en of An 98 t1eenclos re at t1e Pole% T1is !as t1e 1ea"en of t1e stars t1at ne"er set t1e 1ea"en9 t1eenclos re or ark of ref 7e9 !1ic1 is said to 1a"e rested on t1e mo nt !1en t1e floods /sided% It !as #el9 t1e !ise one9 t1e co nsellor of t1e 7ods9 !1o ca sed t1e del 7e9 and1e is a .ole star 7od9 eK i"alent to ' t or An . t1e d7e9 !1ose seat !as a/o"e t1es mmit at t1e nort1 celestial .ole% T1e del 7e 1ere !as e"identl- t1e res lt of a c1an7e int1e .ole stars 1ence t1e tree re .lanted in a circle /- t1e 7ods% If #el made t1e del 7e!1en 1e re.resented t1e .ole star a c1an7e in t1e .ole star !o ld /e as t1e lettin7 in of!aters9 ot1er!ise called t1e flood% T1e ark !as / ilt a7ainst t1is contem.lated c1an7e%T1e Greek tradition incl ded t!o le7ends of t1e 7reat del 7e or catacl-sm /- !1ic1 t1erace !as destro-ed% One of t1ese !as t1e flood from !1ic1 O7-7es esca.ed !it1 a fe!com.anions in a "essel% T1e ot1er is kno!n as t1e del 7e of De calion9 from !1ic1 1eesca.ed !it1 P-rr1a 1is !ife% O7-7es !it1 1is fe! com.anions are eK i"alent to Hor s!it1 t1e se"en 7reat s.irits !1o !ere sa"ed from t1e del 7e in t1e ark of Orion%De calion and P-rr1a are eK i"alent to At m and 1is consort Hat1or I s as% Amon7 t1eCalifornian Indians t1e- tell of a 7reat flood 3 i.e., 1ea"en all !ater4 from !1ic1 onl- aco-ote s r"i"ed and a feat1er t1at !as seen floatin7 on t1e "ast e


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/ein7 !arned of an a..roac1in7 flood9 resol"ed to / ild a .lace of ref 7e% 6T1e- took soilfrom t1e fo r corner mo ntains 3K arters4 of t1e !orld9 and .laced it on t1e to. of t1emo ntain t1at stood in t1e nort1 and t1it1er t1e- all !ent9 incl din7 t1e .eo.le of t1emo ntains9 t1e salt !oman and s c1 animals as t1en li"ed in t1e third !orld% W1en t1esoil !as laid on t1e mo ntain t1e latter 7re! 1i71er and 1i71er9 / t t1e !aters /e7an torise and t1e .eo.le clim/ed .!ards to esca.e from t1e flood% At len7t1 t1e mo ntainceased to 7ro!9 and t1e- .lanted on t1e s mmit a 7reat Reed9 into t1e 1ollo! of !1ic1t1e- all entered% % % % At t1e end of t1e fo rt1 ni71t from t1e time it !as .lanted t1e reed1ad 7ro!n . to t1e floor of t1e fo rt1 !orld9 and 1ere t1e- fo nd a 1ole t1ro 71 !1ic1t1e- .assed to t1e s rface8 and !ere sa"ed% T1e 7reat reed e"identl- ima7ed t1e celestial

.ole% It 7re! /- ni71t and did not 7ro! in t1e da-time% T1e t rke- !as t1e last to entert1e reed9 and t1e del 7e rose and rose ntil t1e !ater !etted t1e ti. of 1is tail 3W%&att1e!s9 )merican )nti !arian, ( :9 .% * 4% T1e tree 1ad /een an act al ref 7e fort1e 1 man race% Hence it /ecame a t-.ical ref 7e t1at !as fi7 red in t1e astronom- andesc1atolo7-% 'al"ation from t1e del 7e /- means of /ot1 t1e reed and t1e tree is a modeof esca.e from t1e !aters in t1e Rit al% T1e deceased is one !1o kno!s t1e dee. !aters%# t 1e is not to /e dro!ned% He e


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t1e mo nt% T1e Indian tri/es of G iana sa- t1at !1en t1e 7reat !aters !ere a/o t to /esent fort1 t1e c1ief &arJre!Zna !as informed of t1e comin7 flood9 and 1e sa"ed 1imselfand 1is famil- in a lar7e canoe% In order t1at 1e mi71t not drift o"er t1e ocean far from t1eancestral 1ome 1e .re.ared a lon7 ca/le of 6/ s1 ro.e8 and made 1is "essel fast to t1etr nk of an enormo s tree9 so t1at !1en t1e !aters s /sided 1e fo nd 1imself at no 7reatdistance from 1is former a/ode% His canoe 1ad /een tied . to t1e .ole9 1ere re.resented

/- a tree% T1e reed t-.e also takes t1e form of t1e canoe as !ell as t1e tree% It is related ina &e


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meas red /- t1e moon 7od Ta1t9 s1e9 t1e mot1er of time and t1e mistress of t1e !aters9!as acc sed of /ein7 nfait1f l to 1er tr st9 of lettin7 in t1e del 7e and losin7 t1e

.rime"al 1ome% As !e 1a"e seen9 s1e .1ilandered !it1 t1e moon 7od Ta1t9 !1os .erseded ' t in 1er affections and in kee.in7 time% T1e t!ins as ' t and Hor s !ere re

/orn of 1er as l nar in t1e dark and li71t 1al"es of t1e moonQt1e li71t e-e of Hor s andt1e dark e-e of ' t% A.t 1ad /een t1e mistress of t1e !aters in t1e stellar m-t1os from t1efirst9 and !1en it !as fo nd o t t1at s1e !as kee.in7 time nfait1f ll- and incorrectl- s1e!as c1ar7ed !it1 /etra-in7 t1e secret to 1er lo"er9 !it1 o"ert1ro!in7 t1e / l!ark and!it1 lettin7 in t1e del 7e% T1is s ..lied t1e matter of s ndr- del 7e le7ends%

T1e E7-.tians al!a-s ke.t on / ildin7 closel- in accordance !it1 some .rimalt-.e like t1is of t1e ark% In t1e /e7innin7 t1e eart1 itself !as a mo nt or ta/le land t1atrose . o t of t1e a/-ss as a kind of ark amidst t1e !aters of s.ace9 an ark of one stor-%# t !1en Amenta 1ad /een 1ollo!ed o t /- Pta1 t1e o.ener of an nder!orld9 t1ere !asan ark of t!o stories9 fi


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!orld% In t1is t1e nat re of t1e t1ree decks as 6lo!er9 second and t1ird stories8 isdescri/ed% T1e "essel is descri/ed in c1a.ter )) as t1e s1i. in !1ic1 t1e a/-ss or "oid ofA.a. t1e de"o rer ma- /e safel- crossed% T1is is an em.t- s.ace into !1ic1 t1e starr-ones fall do!n 1eadlon7 to find not1in7 /- !1ic1 t1e- can raise t1emsel"es . a7ain% T1emanes s ..licates t1e 7od= 6O1 t1o !1o sailest t1e s1i. of Nn o"er t1e "oid9 let me sailt1e s1i.% Let me /e /ro 71t in as a distressed mariner9 and 7o to t1e .lace !1ic1 t1okno!est%8 As .re"io sl- s1o!n9 1e 1as to kno! eac1 .art of t1e /ark /- name and tore.eat t1e name of eac1 /efore 1e is admitted on /oard% From t1is e


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meas rin7 a c-cle of time9 !1ic1 mi71t /e mont1l-9 as in t1e Ass-rian Ark1 % From t1iscomes t1e arc9 as .art of a circle9 !1ic1 in E7-.tian is to encircle or to make t1e circle%And t1 s t1e enclos re and ark are /ot1 forms of t1e circle% T1e enclos re made /- Yima!as an ark circle / t not an ark9 or /ark .on t1e !aters% 'till9 t1e meanin7 is t1e same% It!as t1e t-.e of an enclos re and of safet- from t1e del 7e !1et1er fi7 red as stationar-or afloat

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and t1e 1ea"en / ilt .on fo r corners as a circ lar enclos re !as an ark in s.ace9 !emi71t sa-9 t1e ark of s.ace9 !1en s.ace !as t1e celestial !ater% An ark of se"en c /its!as a fi7 re of t1e celestial 1e.tanomis9 or 1ea"en in se"en di"isions% An ark of ei71tc /its !as a fi7 re of 1ea"en in ei71t di"isions9 eit1er as Am 51emen or t1e octonar- ofTa1t% An ark of fo r c /its !as a fi7 re of 1ea"en as t1e te/a9 or /o< of t1e fo r K arters%T1ere !as an ark of t!ent- ei71t ni71ts to t1e l nar mont1% T1is !as t1e ark of t1e moonin !1ic1 Osiris !as re/orn9 or t1e c1ild Hor s !as .reser"ed from t1e !aters% T1e c /it!as a meas re in time for a da-9 as !ell as in s.ace for a de7ree% T1ree 1 ndred and si


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of t1e entire circle of t!ent- ei71t c /its or meas res of time fo rteen /elo! andfo rteen a/o"e fo rteen from s nset to s nrise9 and fo rteen from s nrise to s nset%

T1e l nar meas rement and ark !ere earlier t1an t1e solar9 and t1ese !ereafter!ards a..lied to t1e l ni solar c-cle of time% In t1e l ni solar mont19 t1e da-s9de7rees9 meas res9 or c /its9 !o ld /e fifteen instead of fo rteen to t1e 1alf circle% T1 s9if t1e lo!er 1alf of t1e circle contains fifteen meas res called c /its9 instead of fo rteen int1e l nar reckonin79 t1ere !o ld /e fifteen meas res a/o"e t1e mo ntain s mmit on !1ic1t1e le"el of t1e eK ino< !as marked9 and t1is ma- /e t1e meanin7 of t1e He/re! andToltec statements t1at t1e !aters of t1e del 7e .re"ailed fifteen c /its a/o"e t1e 1i71estmo ntains t1e !aters /ein7 celestial9 t1e !aters of Nn or No %

We 1ear most of t1e ark as a te/a or /o


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moon and se"en stars% No!9 it is said in t1e Persian Ra Mat s 'afa t1at t1e Almi71t-fi


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THE WORLD2' GREAT YEAR %

Once e"er- si< and t!ent- t1o sand -ears 6t1e !orld2s 7reat a7e /e7ins ane!9 t1e7olden -ears ret rn8 3'1elle-49 / t in no ot1er t1an t1e astronomical sense of a re

/e7innin7 at t1e same .oint of de.art re as in t1e /e7innin7% T1is !ill re /e7in a7ain anda7ain in t1e 7reat c-cle of .recession9 / t onl- as a matter of c1ronolo7-% Not1in7 !ill /ere.eated e


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t1e station of t1e .ole9 and !as s1ifted !it1 t1e s1iftin7 .ole% On acco nt of t1is c1an7e9Ta1t comes as t1e messen7er of Ra in t1e soli l nar m-t1os to make fast t1at !1ic1 !asafloat .on t1e rnas 3Greek O ranos4 !ater to re ad st t1e reckonin7 and to 6restoret1e e-e8 3Rit%9 c1% (( 4 /- makin7 it 6firm and .ermanent8 3c1% (( 4 once more forkee.in7 time and .eriod correctl- on t1e scale of t1e 7reat -ear% T1e /ack!ard motion of

.recession is descri/ed !1en Ta1t sa-s to At m Ra98 I 1a"e resc ed t1e At from 1is /ack!ard co rse% I 1a"e done !1at t1o 1ast .rescri/ed for 1im%8 As Reno f remarks9 6Ido not t1ink an- astronomer !o ld 1esitate to sa- t1at .recession is meant98 /- t1is6/ack!ard co rse8 3Rit%9 c1% ( :% Notes4% T1e At is a m-t1ical fis1 !it1 some relation tot1e co rse of t1e solar /ark t1at is to its /ack!ard co rse9 t1e co rse of Ar7o Na"is%Ta1t 1as 6resc ed t1e At from 1is bac*ward co rse%8 He 1as allo!ed for t1is retro7rademotion in .recession9 and 1as made t1e e-e firm and fi


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A.a. 3Herodot s9 #% 9 ( 4% T1is .lace of /irt1 !as first fi7 red in t1e stellar m-t1os as afloatin7 island of t1e .ole% T1e islands of Atlantis9 !1et1er se"en or ten in n m/er9 !o ldnot 1a"e /ecome t1e s nken islands nless t1e- 1ad /een floatin7 isles at first and t1e-!ere floatin7 as formations in t1e !ater of 1ea"en% T1e earliest foot1old in t1e infinite 1ad

/een .1-sicall- attained amon7st t1e stars t1at do not set% T1is !as a .lace of ref 7e andof safet- from t1e del 7e of t1e firmamental dee. !1ene"er t1e catastro.1e occ rred%

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to 1ea"en% T1en C1a.e!ee ascended t1e tree9 and at t1e s mmit fo nd a fine lar7e .lainand a /eaten road to tra"el on%

T1e .resent !riter contends t1at t1e del 7e le7ends of t1e !orld are /ased .ont1e astronomical m-t1olo7- of E7-.t9 / t t1at in t1e isolation of t1e .rimiti"e emi7rantst1e ancient !isdom la.sed and t1e del 7e as a mode of s-m/olism in astronom- !as moreor less lost si71t of and9 from lack of kno!led7e9 t1e m-t1ical del 7e !as conf sed !it1t1e .rimiti"e conce.t of 1ea"en as t1e !ater o"er1ead% Wit1 t1e kno!ers t1e del 7e !as at-.ical fi7 re !it1 t1e i7norant it !as an act alit- t1at mi71t at an- time rec r9 as did t1e!ater flood on eart1% T1e c1ief contri/ tion made /- t1e 'emites to t1e astronomicalm-t1olo7- !as in literaliMin7 t1e le7ends !1ic1 ori7inated !it1 t1e m-t1ical mode ofre.resentation9 and in . ttin7 fort1 an e


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t-.ical fi7 re of t1e station at t1e .ole% After t1e Ass-rian del 7e t1e tree !as re.lanted int1e circle or enclos re9 and to re.lant t1e tree !as to re esta/lis1 t1e .ole in its ne!station t1e tree or !ood t1at !as said

to /e eternal% Noa1 like!ise .lanted t1e tree !1ic1 in 1is case !as t1e "ine% In t1e /ook ofEnoc1 it is said the portion of %oah 3in time4 1as ascended . to God9 and no! 6t1ean7els s1all la/o r at t1e trees8 3or tree4 and 6t1e seed of life s1all arise from it%8 T1is ma-like!ise /e taken to denote a re.lantin7 of t1e tree as s-m/ol of t1e .ole% Bis t1r s9 t1eC1aldean Noa19 is called t1e 5in7 of ' ri..ak9 t1e s1i. cit-9 t1e cit- of ref 7e t1at !asre.resented /- or as an ark .on t1e !aters% T1e / ildin7 on land !as earlier t1an t1e

/oat .on t1e !aters9 and !1en t1e 7ods decide to make a del 7e it is said9 .on t1eC1aldean ta/let9 6O man of ' ri..ak9 son of /arrat t 9 destroy the ho!se and b!ild a

ship." Here t1e s1i. or ark on t1e !aters s cceeds t1e d!ellin7 .lace on land% And /ot1t1e ark and 1o se !ere nited in ' ri..ak9 t1e ark cit-9 or 6Cit- of t1e '1i.%8 After t1e#a/-lonian del 7e9 Hasisadra sa-s9 6I / ilt an altar on t1e .eak of a mo ntain98 and t1ere1e offered a sacrifice to t1e 7ods% T1e altar mo nd9 !e re.eat9 is a fi7 re of t1e .ole% T1estr ct re o"ert1ro!n /- t1e del 7e is re/ ilt in se"eral !a-s9 t1e t-.es ran7in7 from t1emo nd to t1e metro.olis% Not onl- is t1e t-.ical altar of t1e .ole erected on t1e mo ntain

.eak9 / t t1e str ct re !as finall- re/ ilt on t1e scale of t1e eternal cit-% T1 s9 t1e ark cit-of ' ri..ak is s cceeded /- t1e cit- of Erec1 ' / ri% In raisin7 t1is9 67reat stones8 aredra77ed for a lon7 distance to !1ere t1e !all of t1e ne! enclos re is to /e erected9 on t1es mmit of t1e ascent9 in t1e midst of Erec1 ' / ri% 'e"en s c1 str ct res !ere raised int1e co rse of .recession9 at se"en sta7es of t1e .ole9 and t1e o rne- from one sta7e toanot1er is descri/ed in t1e le7end of Gil7ames 3Del 7e Ta/let9 col mn 9 Geor7e 'mit19

Records, "ol% $II9 .% (::4% In t1e Noac1ian "ersion t1e del 7e is follo!ed /- t1e / ildin7of 6an altar to t1e Lord8 3c1% 9 *4% T1ere is also a o rne- made to 6a .lain in t1e land of

'1inar !1ere t1e 7enerations of Noa1 came to d!ell% And t1e- said one to anot1er 6Go to% % % Let s / ild s a cit-9 and a to!er !1ose to. ma- reac1 to 1ea"en9 and let s make sa name lest !e /e scattered a/road .on t1e face of t1e !1ole eart1%8 In t1is acco nt !efind t1ree fi7 res of t1e .ole9 t1e altar mo nd9 t1e to!er9 and t1e cit- also t1e mi7rationof t1e s r"i"ors to anot1er station of t1e .ole !1ic1 is a common feat re in t1eastronomical m-t1os9 .artic larl- in t1e AMtec9 Per "ian9 and &e


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mo nd%8 T1e re/els are descri/ed as / ildin7 a stron71old9 / t t1e- !ere confo nded int1eir !ork% W1at t1e- did /- da- !as all ndone /- ni71t% T1e s .reme 7od 7a"e acommand to make stran7e t1eir s.eec1% 6For f t re time t1e mo ntain98 or t1e mo nd9!as o"ert1ro!n /- N nam nir9 t1e 7od of la!lessness or no r le9 and t1e destr ctionocc rred9 t1o 71 not in t1e form of a del 7e 3 Records of the Past, "ol% $II9 .% (:(4% In t1e&e


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old mot1er of /e7innin7s in t1e !aters of eart1 and 1ea"en !as also re.eated as t1edra7on 1orse in t1e C1inese "ersion of t1e astronomical rano7ra.1- as !ell as in t1e#a/-lonian remains% It is recorded in t1e sacred /ooks t1at a s .ernat ral dra7on 1orseiss ed from t1e !aters of 1ea"en and made kno!n t1e ei71t m-stical dia7rams of TaiHao9 t1e first m-t1ical or celestial r ler9 !1o corres.onds to ' t9 t1e in"entor ofastronom- in E7-.t9 and #el in #a/-lonia% T1e mot1er and son !ere t1e .air t1at

.receded t1e indi"id alisin7 of t1e fat1er1ood and t1e son !as m-t1icall- re.resented as /ot1 t1e c1ild and consort9 t1e ad lt or / ll9 of t1e mot1er%

Accordin7 to t1e Indian tri/es of G iana9 t1e .rimal .air !ere a male and female9sa"ed from t1e Del 7e in a canoe% T1is is a le7end of t1e Tamaracks% It is t1e samere.resentation in t1e ancient #ritis1 tradition% T1e Wels1 first .arents9 named D!-"an andD!-"ac19 are a male and female !1o fo nd safet- from t1e Del 7e in an ark% Also on t1eA.amean coin t1e .air as N 9 or No 9 and 1is female consort are .ortra-ed .on t1e!aters floatin7 in a /o< or te/a9 accom.anied /- a ra"en and a do"e% T1ere is also a

.rimal .air connected !it1 t1e tree in a le7end of Ne! G inea !1o are called 6t1e manand 1is mot1er%8 T1e man is so mi71t- t1at 1e t1r sts a s.ear t1ro 71 t1e eart1 ri71t intot1e 1eart of t1e rock9 !1ere t1e .air li"e in t1e condition of tro7lod-tes% T1e s.eare"identl- ima7es t1e .ole9 !1ic1 is mi


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1o!e"er9 to identif- t1e deit- !it1 t1e .ole in 7eneral% T1ere !ere se"en of t1ese 7ods9and e"er-!1ere t1e K estion is9 !1ic1 of t1e se"en stations of t1e .ole !as t1e seat at t1etime Draconis !as t1e constellation of Hor s 'e/ek9 t1e crocodile dra7on% ' t !as t1efirst /orn c1ild of t1e 7reat mot1er A.t or 51e.9 and t1ose t!o formed t1e .rimar- d adt1at is sometimes called ' t T-.1on9 t1e nearest a..roac1 to !1ic1 name in E7-.tian!o ld /e ' t Te.t9 or ' t and 1is mot1er as t1e .rimal .air% Accordin7 to one acco nt oft1e ori7ins in t1e #ook of Genesis9 'et19 'et9 or ' t !as t1e first /orn c1ild of C1a""a19as 1e 1ad /een of 5e. or 5efa in t1e 5amite m-t1os% ' t !as t1e .rimar- r ler or o"erlord9 t1e earliest re.resentati"e of .o!er in 1ea"en fi7 red in an ima7e of t1e male9 or t1elord9 !1ose name !as first called .on !1en ' t /ecame t1e /ack/one of t1e ni"erse9 asesta/lis1er of t1e .ole% He !as t1e lord as male 1i..o.otam s and consort to t1e lad- !1o!as 1is mot1er as t1e female% And 1ere !e ma- .ercei"e t1at a fra7ment of t1e tr etradition s r"i"ed in t1e /i/lical statement t1at in t1e time of 'et1 6&en began to call

.on t1e name of t1e Lord8 3Gen% I$% 4% ' t9 as male9 !as first of t1e se"en /rot1ers!1o in t1e #a/-lonian le7end 6came as /e7etters%8 T1is fact also is reco7nised in t1e te


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51onds of Orissa 1a"e a di"iniMed form of t1e .rimal .air in t1eir ancient 7oddess9 TariPenn 9 and 1er son9 # ri Penn 9 !1o ans!ers to a .ole star 7od inasm c1 as 1e !ascalled 6t1e li71t%8 T1ese can /e identified !it1 t1e .rotot-.al .air9 t1at is !it1 ' t t1eesta/lis1er of t1e .ole and 1is mot1er9 /eca se 1e is credited !it1 creatin7 a .rimal

.aradise9 and s1e is c1ar7ed !it1 1a"in7 malicio sl- ca sed its destr ction9 !1ic1 iselse!1ere rendered as a del 7e of !ater or a fall from 1ea"en%

Amon7st t1e m mmeries still reli7io sl- .erformed in Rome9 and also /- t1eEn7lis1 Rit alists9 !1ic1 are m-stical at .resent from lack of meanin79 t1ere is a ceremon-of 6t1e se"en stations of t1e cross98 !1ic1 is s ..osed to commemorate t1e se"en restin7

.laces of t1e cross on t1e !a- to Cal"ar-% # t t1e same9 or a similar .rocession9 !ascele/rated at A/-dos or &em.1is !1en t1e tat cross !as carried ro nd t1e se"en restin7

.laces t1at marked and memoriMed t1e se"en stations of t1e .ole% In one of t1e ancientC1aldean oracles t1e se"en stations of t1e .ole are s.oken of as t1e seven poles. 6T1eC1aldeans call t1e 7od 3Dion-si s or #acc1 s4 Iao in t1e P1 nician ton7 e 3instead of t1eintelli7i/le li71t49 and 1e is often called 'a/aot19 si7nif-in7 t1at 1e is a/o"e the seven

poles, t1at is t1e Demi r7 s8 3Ta-lor9 6Collection of t1e C1aldean Oracles98 &lassical 0o!rnal, No% 4% As Iam/lic1 s sa-s of t1e C1aldeans9 6t1e- not onl- .reser"ed t1ememorials of se"en and t!ent- m-riads of -ears9 as Hi..arc1 s tells s t1e- 1a"e9 / tlike!ise of t1e !1ole A.ocatastes and .eriods of the seven r!lers of the world" 3Nat%Gen%9 "ol% II9 .% : (4% It certainl- !as so !it1 t1e E7-.tians% T1ese r lers !ere t1e se"en

/orn of t1e Great &ot1er as t1e se"en .o!ers of eart1% T1e- !ere re /orn of N t9 t1emot1er 1ea"en9 as t1e se"en 7lorio s ones9 !1o

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da- of Come t1o 1it1er8 3Rit%9 c1% (+49 !1o /ecame t1e se"en lords of eternit-9 and !1o!ere looked . to as se"en di"ine ancestors of At m Ra% T1e names of se"en s .erseded!atc1ers in 1ea"en are 7i"en /- Enoc1 as= AMaM-el9 AmaMarak9 Armers9 #arka-el9Ake/eel9 Tamiel9 and Asaradel% Here also is e"idence t1at t1e se"en ris1is !1o meditatedand for7ot !ere t1e re.resentati"es of se"en .ole stars% D1r "a !as one of t1e ris1is !1o!as assi7ned a .ole star /- $is1n % He is said to 1a"e meditated 1imself into for7etf lnessof 1is identit- 3or ceased to /e a .ole star4% T1e se"en !1o sl m/ered and for7ot are alsore.resented /- t1e se"en slee.ers in t1e ca"e at E.1es s !it1 t1eir do79 !1o ans!er to t1ese"en !it1 An . and 1is ackal at t1e .ole% T1e se"en !1o sl m/ered and for7ot like!iserec r in t1e Norse m-t1olo7-% T1ese are t1e se"en sons of &imir !1o 7 ard t1e land ofOdainsakr9 t1e land of t1e e"er li"in7% T1e- are re.resented as t1e smit1s !1o for7ed t1e

.rimiti"e !ea.ons and !1o corres.ond to t1e se"en 51nemm or di"ine metall r7ists ofPta1% T1o 71 slee.in7 till t1e d sk of t1e last da-9 t1e- kee. t1e enclos re safe ntil t1efinal conflict comes /et!i


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t-.ical lifetime% T1e 1 man lifetime !as reckoned at +( -ears t1e a7e of a .atriarc1 in1 man form% 'e"en of t1ese .eriods in .recession made a .1 ni< c-cle of ** -ears9 t1ea7e9 t1erefore9 of a di"ine or m-t1ical man like Noa1 or t1e # dd1a% A le7end of t1e0a-as9 in t1e $a- P rana9 relates9 in after times9 t1at t1e astronomical r lers !ere created

/- #ra1ma as 1is di"ine assistants9 / t t1at t1e- 7ot lost in meditation and for7ot to f lfil1is ordinances% On t1is acco nt t1e- !ere doomed to /e contin all- reincarnated andre/orn in eac1 man"antara or .atriarc1ate . to t1e se"ent19 and t1 s t1e- con

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tin ed to /e re/orn in s ccessi"e series of se"ens all t1ro 71 t1e c-cle of .recession% T1ese"ent1 !as al!a-s re/orn as a man or a # dd1a in t1e P ranas9 and in t1e He/re!"ersion Noa1 is t1e man of ** -ears as a t-.ical meas rer of time9 and in t1is instance itis t1e .artic lar .eriod of time t1at is ended !it1 a del 7e 3Gen% $% : 4% No! amon7 t1eHe/re! fra7ments of t1e ancient !isdom in t1e /ook of Genesis is t1e stor- of t1ese

.atriarc1s t1at !as told accordin7 to t1e meas rin7 /- t1e lifetime% Pre"io s to t1e del 7eof Noa1 t1e lifetime of man or of t1e old9 old ones !as reckoned at somet1in7 like (9***-ears% As !e are told9 6t1ere !ere 7iants in t1e eart1 in t1ose da-s%8 # t after t1e del 7e9time9 or t1e a7e of man9 !as to /e com. ted /- s1orter len7t1s% T1is is e


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T1e 6se"en r lers of t1e !orld8 manifested one /- one at 7reat colossal scale% T1ea7e of eac19 as re.resentati"es of t1e s ccessi"e

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.ole stars9 !o ld /e from t1ree to fo r t1o sand -ears9 or one se"ent1 .art of 9-ears% T1e se"en9 /e7innin7 as t1e 5amite 51 ti9 are !ell ni71 ni"ersal% T1e 0a.anese1a"e seven gods of fort!ne and 7i"ers of 7ood 7ifts9 called t1e #hichi '!*!6in, !1o saileac1 Ne! Year2s E"e as .assen7ers on /oard t1e s1i. called The 'loating+ ridge of

$eaven, t1at carries t1e se"en ma7ical treas res9 !1ic1 incl de t1e l ck- coat9 t1e 1at t1atmakes in"isi/le9 t1e ine


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In t1e 2ision of #cipio Cicero 1as .reser"ed somet1in7 of t1e ancient doctrineconcernin7 t1e deri"ation of so ls from a/o"e% T1e s.irit of African s tells 1is son t1atso ls or s.irits !ere s ..lied to men from t1e eternal fires9 !1ic1 are constellations andstars% No! t1ere are se"en so ls9 /eca se t1e elements !ere se"en all told9 and se"en

.rimar- constellations9 !it1 se"en stars for so ls9 ot1er!ise called t1e se"en 7reat s.iritsor se"en 7lorio s ones% T1ese /ecame t1e se"en /e7etters in t1e creation le7end of C t1a

Qone to eac1 of t1e se"en re.resentati"e constellations in !1ic1 t1e elemental .o!ers1ad acK ired t1eir so ls and t1 s /ecome t1e t-.ical transmitters of so ls to 1 man

/ein7s% ' t9 t1e so l of s1ade in t1e 1i..o.otam s Hor s9 t1e so l of li71t '1 9 t1e so lof /reat1 Ha.i9 t1e so l of !aterQs c1 !ere t1e /e7etters of a so l in totemism% T1 st1e Ain are t1e /ears9 t1e Ar nta are t1e em s9 t1e X ni are t1e t rtles% T1e- 1a"e t1eirtotemic Moot-.es on eart19 !1ic1 also ima7ed t1e elemental s.irits or so ls in 1ea"en t1at!ere re.resented /- t1e constellation or t1e star for t1ose !1o 1ad .reser"ed t1e .rimiti"e!isdom% T1 s deri"ation from t1e tree and rock9 !1ic1 is mentioned /- Hesiod andHomer9 !o ld9 if astronomical9 /e deri"ation from t1e .ole !1ereas deri"ation from t1e1i..o.otam s9 /ear9 " lt re9 a.e9 !ater /ird9 ackal9 tortoise9 or ot1er of t1e rano7ra.1ict-.es !o ld denote the partic!lar station of the pole, and /e a time 7a 7e to t1e

/e7innin7s accordin7 to t1e racial reckonin7s in t1e astronomical c1ronolo7-% Forinstance9 t1e 51atties of Central India trace t1eir descent from a .ro7enitor named 51at9!1o s.ran7 from a staff t1at 1e 1ad fas1ioned from t1e /ranc1 of a tree 3Folkard4%Descendants from a 7od !1ose 1a lin7 or to!in7 force !as re.resented /- a ro.e !o ldnat rall- /e t1e ro.emen% And t1e '.artans claimed to /e t1e ro.emen9 from\]^_` b ro.e% As t1e- s.ran7 from t1e teet1 of t1e dra7on so!n /- 5admos9 it is

.ossi/le t1at t1e- dated from t1e ro.eman !1o !as r ler of t1e .ole star in t1e dra7onfrom 9***#%C% to (9*** #%C% in ro nd n m/ers% W1en Ra calls on t1ose !1o . ll t1e ro.eof t1e solar /oat in Amenta to to! 1im 6to!ards t1e d!ellin7 of sta/le t1in7s8 and freet1emsel"es .on 6t1e m-sterio s 1oriMon98 t1e- sa- to Ra9 6T1e ro.e is !it1 Ak8 t1e

.ole star% T1e ..er end of t1e ro.e !as fastened to t1e .ole9 !1ilst t1e /ark !as /ein7to!ed ro nd t1e ecli.tic% T1e ima7er- 1ere does / t in"ol"e one ro.e and one .ole star ata time / t as t1e .ole stars in t1e co rse of .recession !ere se"en9 t1ere !ere se"enro.es or /onds9 all reckoned9 and in one c1aracter t1e se"en .rimal .o!ers are called t1ese"en Tes or Tas % T1ese are t1e se"en !1o 1a led at t1e ro.e and !1o !ere t1e makersof t1e se"en ties9 /onds9 knots9 or fastenin7s of t1e ca/le to t1e .ole !1en t1e ro.e !as a

.rimiti"e link of connection t1at .receded Ne!ton2s la! of 7ra"itation t1e ro.e t1at iscarried in t1e form of a noose /- '1 An1 r9 !1o also carries t1e staff of t1e .ole !it1!1ic1 1ea"en !as .lifted% T1e se"en E7-.tian Tes are a kind of se"en ro.emen9 !1o

.assed into t1e #a/-lonian m-t1olo7- as t1e se"en /onds /- !1ic1 t1e ni"erse !as /o nd and 1eld to7et1er /- t1e se"en lords at t1e se"en stations of t1e .ole% In t1e Hindre.resentation t1e se"en .o!ers t1at 1a led ro nd t1e solar /ark /- means of t1e ro.e1a"e /een con"erted finall- into t1e later se"en 1orses !1ic1 dra! t1e c1ariot of t1e s n3&oor2s $ind!

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Pantheon 4% T1e se"en /ecame t1e first com.an- of t1e 7ods in t1e Aarr fields as t1er lers of t1e se"en .ole stars9 !1o !ere t1e formers or creators in t1e domains of s.aceand time% T1ese !ere t1e se"en 7reat in 7lor- called t1e 51 ti or s.irits9 re.resented /-


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/ea tif l !1ite !ater /irds9 t1e .rotot-.e of C-7n s t1e s!an% T1e se"en 51 ti stills r"i"e in t1e se"en s!ans of le7endar- lore9 more es.eciall- in India% T1e se"en 51 ti9 as!1ite /irds on t1e celestial !aters9 re.resented so ls or s.irits9 / t as star so ls9 not1 man so ls9 e


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not as mortals% T1e se"en !1o are c1ar7ed !it1 ca sin7 t1e del 7e in #a/-lonian le7endU #el9 Ea9 Rimmon9 Ne/o9 &ard k9 Nini/9 and NerraUma- /e com.ared !it1 t1e E7-.tianse"enQ' t9 'e/ek9 '1 9 Ha.i9 T am tef9 5a/1sen f9 and Amsta%

T1e tradition of t1e se"en fo nders of t1e 1ea"en t1at !as /ased .on t1e !ater!ent fort1 to t1e ends of t1e eart1% T1e- !ere se"en c1ildren of t1e old Great &ot1er9se"en /rot1ers or com.anions !1en t1e social stat s !as totemic and t1e fat1er1ood !asnot -et indi"id alised% In E7-.t t1e- are 6t1e se"en c1ildren of t1e t1i718Qt1e si7n /-!1ic1 !e can identif- t1e ancient Genetri< !it1 t1e /irt1.lace of /e7innin7 astronomicall-in t1e circle of t1e #ear and t1e constellation called t1e &esk1en9 or 6t1e t1i71%8 T1ese aret1e se"en /ret1ren called 6se"en kin7s98 !1o a..ear as 6/e7etters8 in t1e C t1ean le7end%T1at is as /e7etters in 7ro . marria7e9 !1o !ere t1e totemic fat1ers t1at .receded t1efat1er as a kno!n indi"id al% T1e- are t1e se"en com.anions of Art1 r in t1e ark t1ese"en Ho17ates of t1e Californian Indians9 !1o esca.ed from t1e del 7e in a /oat and!ere fi


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one in C-7n s9 one in L-ra9 and one in Herakles9 or t1e &an% It is 1ere !e 1a"e toreconstit te and fill in a constellation as a first one of the seven. $ario s le7ends lead sto t1ink t1at t1ere !as an ancient .ole star in 6Corona #orealis98 or t1e nort1ern cro!n%A cro!n is a s-m/ol of t1e 1i71est9 !1ic1 at t1e .ole !o ld /e t1e 1i71est .oint% T1en t1estar Al.1a in t1is constellation is called &lava &orona," t1e ke- of t1e cro!n and a ke-star at t1e cro!nin7 .oint is9 to sa-

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t1e least9 eK i"alent to t1e ke- stone of an arc1% &oreo"er9 6t1e cro!n of 1ea"en8 !as anAss-rian title of t1e .ole star9 !1ic1 tends to identif- t1e .ole star !it1 a constellationcalled t1e cro!n of t1e nort1ern 1ea"en% A..arentl- t1e .ole and cro!n are alsoconnected /- an Akkadian e


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re.resented ' t9 t1e son of A.t9 t1e !ater co! 3see 6Calendar of Astrl% O/ser"ations98Trans. #oc. of ib. )rch., "ol% III9 .% ** (4% It is a..arentl- .ortra-ed in a miniat redra!in7 !1ic1 !as co.ied /- Le.si s 3Le.si s9 )!swald, :4%

T1e Landin7 .lace for '.irits9 !it1 t1e Tree of t1e Pole in t1e Constellation of t1e Hi..o.otam s%

T1e 1i..o.otam s is fi7 red in t1e tree9 !1ic1 1ere9 as else!1ere9 .ro"es it to /e t1e .olet1e tree and ladder9 /ot1 of !1ic1 are t-.es of t1e ascent% T1e 1a!k t1at mo nts t1eladder is a so l ascendin7 to t1e mo nt of 7lor- in t1e co ntr- of t1e tree% &oreo"er9 t1e

1iero7l-.1ic is a si7n of land amidst t1e !aters t1e land for !1ic1 t1e 1a!k is /o nd9!1ic19 as t1e ei71t disks s1o!9 !as t1e .aradise of Am 51emen t1at !as raised on 1i71

/- '1 %As 0a.anese # dd1ist m-t19 t1e island of 0a.an mi71t /e localiMed astronomicall-

/- means of a le7end in !1ic1 it is related t1at an A.saras a..eared in t1e clo ds o"er as.ot t1at !as in1a/ited /- a dra7on% An island s ddenl- rose . from t1e sea% T1e A.sarasdescended on t1e island and !as !edded to t1e dra7on9 !1ic1 ma- /e inter.reted as afolk tale of t1e time !1en t1e island of t1e .ole !as in t1e constellation Draco%3 $andboo*, 'ato! and Ha!es%4 T1e dra7on t1at falls from 1ea"en in t1e /ook ofRe"elation and 7oet1 into .erdition is said to /e one of t1e se"en !1o are ima7ed as se"enkin7s9 se"en 1eads9 se"en 1orns9 se"en mo ntains9 se"en islands9 se"en lam. stands9 se"enstars9 se"en e-es9 or se"en r lin7 .o!ers%

T1e m-t1 of lost Atlantis is E7-.tian% T1is !as told to 'olon /- E7-.tian .riests9and after!ards retold /- Plato in Timae s% It contains t1e stor- of t!o 1ea"ens t1at !eres nken in t1e !aters of t1e del 7e% T1e first !as in se"en9 t1e latest in ten di"isions t1e1ea"en of t1e ten lost tri/es9 ten sons of 0aco/9 t1e ten .atriarc1s9 and t1e ten Ass-rian

.re dil "ian kin7s% T1ere is no del 7e le7end of t!el"e islands t1at !ere lost or s nken int1e sea9 /eca se t1e 1ea"en in t!el"e di"isions9 /ased on t1e solar Modiac of t!el"e si7ns9!as ne"er s nk nor s .erseded% T1is 1as not .assed a!a- to lea"e t1e s / ect matter fort1e m-t1os% # t t1ere is a dra7on !it1 t!el"e 1eads to /e met !it1 in folk lore !1oe"identl- ima7es t1e solar 7od in t1e final 1ea"en in ten nomes% In t1e H n7arian folk taleof Eisen LaeMi9 t1e 1ero is identical in c1aracter !it1 #ata in t1e 6Tale of t1e T!o#rot1ers98 and t1e !ife of t1e t!el"e 1eaded dra7on kin7 is one !it1 t1e false acc ser int1e E7-.tian stor-9 and !it1 Poti.1ar2s !ife in t1e He/re! "ersion% T1e onl- .oint at

.resent is to esta/lis1 t1e fact t1at t1ere is a dra7on !it1 t!el"e 1eads !1o is t1e kin7 andfat1er of t1e -o t1f l 1ero%


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As t1e tree !as .lanted ane! or re erected se"en times o"er9 it follo!s t1at t1ereis a t-.ical 7ro . of se"en trees9 as !ell as t1e one tree !it1 se"en /ranc1es9 to /e met!it1 in t1e m-t1olo7ical le7ends% Also9 as t1e la! !as 7i"en at t1e .ole or t1e tree9 t1ere!o ld /e se"en trees of t1e la! esta/lis1ed in t1e co rse of Precession% Finall- t1ecelestial trees !ere t!el"e in n m/er !1en t1e Modiac of t!el"e si7ns 1ad /eenesta/lis1ed% 3 Esdras9 II9 ( 4% T1e se"en trees t1at stood aro nd t1e mo nt of t1e .ole aremet !it1 in a C1inese le7end% Tradition sa-s t1e- 7re! .on t1e slo.es of t1e 5 n Linmo ntains and one of t1em9 !1ic1 conferred t1e fr it of immortalit-9 !as a tree of ade9t1e im.eris1a/le stone t1at !as a t-.e of t1e eternal 3 abylonian and 3riental Record, 0 ne9 ( 4% 'e"en !o ld /e t1e n m/er in .recession !1ic1 !ere after!ards nified int1e tree of se"en /ranc1es% Ot1er circles9 ot1er n m/ers% 'e"en trees !o ld form t1esacred 7ro"e or as1era1 tree !1ic1 is s rmo nted /- t1e se"en ser.ent 1oodscon"entionaliMed on t1e C1aldean c-linders as co t-.e of t1e se"en /ranc1es 3D2A"iella9

Migration of #ymbols, fi7s% :9 9 +)9 etc%4% It is .ro/a/le t1at t1e tree of t1e .ole star!as kno!n in E7-.t as t1e k1a/s tree9 or tree of t1e star9 si7nif-in7 t1e .ole% Reno fsa-s t1at k1a/s is t1e name of a tree 1eld sacred in "ario s .laces in E7-.t andaccordin7 to one readin7 3Rit%9 c1% (::49 t1e tree of .aradise t1at /reat1ed t1e refres1in7air of t1e nort1 !ere k1a/s trees% If so9 t1ese !ere se"en in n m/er9 like all ot1er t-.esof t1e 1e.tanomis9 or t1e stations of t1e .ole% T1ere is a 7ro . of t1e k1a/s 7ods !1o!ere a form of t1e se"en 7reat s.irits9 on t1e mo nt of 7lor- and !1o recei"e t1eascendin7 s.irits of t1e st made .erfect at t1e s mmit of t1e 1ill% T1e- are identified /-name as t1e 7ods of t1e lam. or t1e li71t9 !1ic1 !ere se"en in n m/er in t1e circ m.olar1ea"en9 eK i"alent to t1e se"en lam. stands or se"en /ranc1ed candlestick .on t1emo ntain in t1e /ook of Re"elation%

T1e se"en isles of t1e /lessed !ere also kno!n as se"en forms of t1e oasis% T1e

lords of T1inis and A/-dos /ore t1e title of masters of t1e oasis 3#r 7sc14% T1 s t1e r lerof t1e .ole star !o ld /e t1e lord of an oasis9 or later .aradise% T1e altar mo nd !as alsoan ima7e of t1e .ole% And .eriodicall- t1e &e


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or t1e mi71ties 3Conder9 $eth and Moab, ..% *)9 (*4% Herodot s s.eaks of t1e se"enstones !1ic1 t1e Ara/ians smeared !it1 /lood in makin7 a co"enant 3#% :9 %4 Nat rall-9t1e stone9 as t1e rock of eternit-9 remained a .ermanent fi7 re of t1e .ole9 and do /tlessse"en .recio s stones !ere amon7 t1e t-.es% Hence !e meet !it1 t1e emerald mo ntain9t1e diamond mo ntain9 t1e .earl mo ntain9 t1e mo ntain of 7old9 t1e lot s mo ntain9 !it1t1e e!el of t1e .ole star at t1e centre or 6in t1e lot s%8

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se"en times at se"en stations of t1e .ole in t1e c-cle of .recession% As a t-.e9 t1e e-emi71t /e f ll once a mont19 once a K arter9 once a -ear9 once in a t1o sand -ears9 in 9(-ears9 :9+( -ears9 or9 as t1e 7reat e-e of all9 t1e e-e of t1e Eternal9 once in 9*** -ears3Rit%9 c1s% ( * and ( 4% Hence t1e se"en e-es of t1e Lord in t1e /l e stone of t1efirmament% T1e s /mer7ence of se"en .ole stars in"ol"ed t1e same n m/er of del 7es int1e c-cle of .recession9 !1ic1 c lminated in 6t1e 7reat del 7e of all%8 A..arentl- t1is !ast1e del 7e of &an in t1e Hind "ersion9 for t1e &an 9 !1ose "essel !as made fast to ast .endo s 1orn9 i.e., t1e .ole9 !as $ai"as"ata9 t1e se"ent1 &an 9 and t1e se"ent1 &ancorres.onds to t1e 7reat del 7e of all9 as t1e latest of se"en catacl-sms in t1e !orld2s7reat -ear% T1ere !ere se"en stations to t1e .ole in meas rin7 t1e circ it of .recessionconseK entl- eac1 t-.e or s-m/ol of t1e .ole ma- /e re.eated se"en times9 or is finall- afi7 re of t1e n m/er se"en% T1 s t1e .ole9 !1en ele"ated se"en times as a tree9 !o ld /ere.resented ltimatel- /- t1e t-.ical se"en trees9 or /- a tree !it1 se"en /ranc1es if /- t1emo nd9 t1e mo nd !o ld /e erected se"en times o"er if /- t1e 1orn9 t1ere !o ld /ese"en 1ornsQ1ence t1e dra7on !it1 se"en 1orns if /- t1e fis19 t1ere !o ld /e se"en fis1or fis1 men9 finall- s-m/oliMed /- t1e fis1 !it1 se"en fins9 or /- t1e crocodile 'e/ek9!1ose name as 'e"ek1 also si7nified t1e n m/er se"en% If /- t1e star9 as 'tella Polaris9t1is !o ld /e re.eated se"en times and 7ro .ed as t1e se"en stars of a t-.icalconstellation at t1e .ole9 like t1at of rsa &inor or Corona #orealis% If t1e e-e /e a fi7 reof t1e .ole star as direct ima7e or as em/lem of t1e re.eatin7 c-cle f lfilled in :9+** -ears9t1ere !ill /e se"en e-es se"en stars or se"en li71ts in t1e circle of .recession% 'e"en e-es

/ecome t1e se"en !atc1ers9 ackals9 d7es9 rs1i9 or ris1is and se"en li71ts on one stand9or a candlestick !it1 se"en /ranc1es9 forms an ima7e of t1e se"en sin7le .ole stars in acl ster at t1e .ole% If t1e fi7 re is a ca"e9 t1ere !o ld /e se"en ca"es to t1e mo nt if it!as a 1all9 t1ere !o ld /e se"en

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1alls in t1e 7reat 1o se if a c1 rc19 t1ere !o ld /e se"en c1 rc1es if a cit-9 t1ere !o ld /e se"en cities% Ot1er t-.es mi71t /e en merated in relation to t1e m-ster- of t1e se"enstars% T1e 7reat del 7e of all !as t1at /- !1ic1 t1e total 1e.tanomis !as finall-s /mer7ed 6e"er- island fled a!a-9 and t1e 3se"en4 mo ntains !ere not fo nd8 3Re"%B$I% *9 (4% In t1is t1e 7iants9 t1e do7s9 t1e a.es9 t1e /irds9 t1e tortoises or t rtles9 andt1e 6men8 !ere dro!ned9 and lost Atlantis sank /eneat1 t1e !aters at first as t1e1e.tanomis9 and later as t1e 1ea"en in ten !1ic1 !as s cceeded /- t1e 1ea"en in t!el"edi"isions%

T1e se"en stations of t1e .ole !ere like!ise marked as se"en mo nds or se"enmo ntains9 eac1 of !1ic1 in t rn !as a t-.e of t1e /irt1.lace on 1i71 and an ima7e of t1eGreat &ot1er !1o /ro 71t fort1 1er c1ild .on t1e mo nt as t1e 1i..o.otam s9 t1ecrocodile9 t1e ser.ent9 t1e " lt re9 t1e !ater /ird9 or ot1er t-.e t1at !as astronomical in1ea"en and totemic on t1e eart1% One title of t1e Great &ot1er !as 6mistress of t1emo ntain8 !1en t1e mo ntain !as t1e .ole9 and t1is celestial mo ntain !as re.eatedse"en times in t1e circle of .recession 1ence t1ere are se"en s mmits in one form orot1er9 as mo ntains9 mo nds9 altars9 stones9 men1irs9 .illars9 or .-ramids9 ans!erin7 to t1ese"en stations of t1e .ole% T1ere is an all sion to t1e se"en stellar s mmits or mo ntains inone of t1e Ass-rian 1-mns% Is1tar e


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said to 67lo! in t1e clo ds of 1ea"en8 and to 6s!ee. a!a- 3or efface4 t1e mo ntainsalto7et1er98 as t1e flood of moonli71t mi71t . t o t t1e stars% T1ese mo ntains9 t1erefore9!ere celestial onl- as s c1 co ld mo ntains /e o/literated /- t1e 7lor- of t1e 7oddessima7in7 t1e moon%

T1e 0a.anese 1a"e t1e 7ro . of se"en mo ntains9 !1ic1 !ere t1e seats of t1e 7odsof se"en .ole stars% T1ese are &a 'aka Yama9 Odo Yama9 Ok Yama9 5 ra Yama9 HaYama9 Hara Yama9 and To Yama 3 5o6i*i, II9 +9 O2Neil9 %ight of the Gods, "ol% II9 .%

) 4% 6T1ese98 sa-s O2Neil9 6seem to /e alternati"e m-t1ical names for t1e 1ea"en2s "a ltmo ntain%8 # t as a fi7 re of t1e 1e.tanomis t1e mo nt of 1ea"en2s "a lt !as also se"enfold in se"en stations of t1e s1iftin7 .ole9 determined /- t1e se"en s ccessi"e stars9 one foreac1 of t1e se"en mo ntain s mmits% At t1e /ack of '1an lin79 a/o t si


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first% E7-.t /e7an in t1e form of se"en N i9 a most ancient E7-.tian name for t1e nomesor !ater /o ndaries% And in Pol-nesia N i or Ra.a n i is t1e nati"e name of Easter Island9!1ere t1e colossal stat es left /- some m-sterio s race of .rimiti"e / ilders 1a"e /eenfo nd% N i is also t1e name of a 7ro . of t1e N i as islands nomes9 !1ic1 are fo nd asse"en in n m/er in t1e se"en islands or islets of Onoatoa% Eac1 one of t1ese 1as its o!n

.artic lar name9 / t Onoatoa em/races t1e !1ole se"en% T1e se"en N i as islands in a7ro . called Onoatoa offer a .arallel to t1e se"en islands of A"aiki9 !it1 t1e additionalfact t1at t1e- 1a"e t1e same name as t1e most ancient nomes of E7-.t9 !1ic1 !ere se"enin n m/er%

After t1e se.tenar- of .ole stars 1ad /een identified and esta/lis1ed in t1e circle of .recession9 si< of t1ese !ere e"er mo"in7 !it1 t1e s.1ere9 and t1ere !as al!a-s oneremainin7 a fi


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memoriMes t1e /irt1 of a 7od !1o is called t1e ne!l- /orn9 as t1e lam. in Ann at t1e .ole% He is descri/ed as a 7od of t1e ro.e% It is said9 6He is /orn9 1e of t1e stron7 cord%His ca/le is com.lete8 3c1% (: 9 Reno f4% T1is !e nderstand to /e a 7od of t1e ro.e t1at!as made fast at one end to t1e solar /oat and at t1e ot1er to t1e star Ak at t1e .ole% T1el minaries in Ann are addressed% T1e- are t1e se"en 51 s% One of t1ese se"en is ne!l-

/orn9 or 1is star is st li71ted9 as 7od of t1e lam. and like!ise of t1e ro.e9 and t1e e"entis cele/rated at 6t1e festi"al of t1e si


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'tella Polaris at t1e nort1ern .ole% As t1e .lanis.1ere of Dendera1 s1o!s9 t1e do72s tail in!1ic1 t1e .ole star C-nos ra s1ines to da- !as t1e tail of t1e ackal% T!ent- si< t1o sand-ears a7o t1e .osition !as t1e same% T1e ackal of t1e m-t1os or do7 of later le7end !ast1en t1e !atc1er in t1e circ m.olar .aradise or 7arden of t1e Tree% No!9 !1ic1e"erMoot-.e re.resented t1e .ole star of t1e .eriodU1i..o.otam s9 ackal9 a.e9 /ird9 tortoise9or dra7on 3crocodile4Uit mi71t /e 1eld res.onsi/le for t1e loss of .aradise or enclos ret1ro 71 lettin7 in t1e !aters% T1is !o ld /e rendered accordin7 to t1e m-t1ical mode9 andafter!ards related in a le7end or a folk tale%

In t1e .recessional mo"ement t1e celestial .ole .assed o t of t1e ackal or do7 intot1e 7ro . of stars no! called 5e.1e s% T1ere !ere se"en stations in t1e circle of

.recession9 t1o 71 one9 as !e 1a"e said9 is omitted or nidentified in t1e dia7ram dra!n /- PiaMMi 'm-t1e9 /et!i


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Gi..sland /lacks9 !1o assert t1at t1e first lot of men !ere t rned into d cks /- t1e!icked moon% C-7n s t1e s!an !as kno!n as Ornis t1e /ird9 t1e /ird of 0 .iter9 and alsoas t1e kite% T1e kite is eK i"alent to t1e 1a!k in E7-.t9 and t1e 6kite of Osiris8 ismentioned in t1e Rit al /- t1e s.eaker9 !1o is in t1e re7ion of t1e 7lorio s ones9 t1ecirc m.olar 7ods or se"en 7reat k1 s% He is at t1e .lace of t1e /alance9 6!1ic1 is maat98t1e stellar .oint of eK i.oise9 ot1er!ise at t1e .ole% He e


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/rin7 on .art of t1e meanin7% T1e Ara/ic name for t1e 6fallin7 " lt re8 !as also t1e6fallin7 ea7le%8 And in some of t1e le7ends it is t1e ea7le t1at foretells t1e comin7 del 7e%A m-t1 of t1e Pima Indians relates t1at a .ro.1et !as !arned /- t1e ea7le of a "astcatacl-sm or del 7e t1en at 1and / t t1e .ro.1et took no 1eed9 and t1e !aters came t1ato"er!1elmed t1e !orld% T1is also !e mi71t call t1e del 7e t1at occ rred !1en t1e .ole

.assed from its station in C-7n s into t1at of t1e ea7le or " lt re% T1e le7end of t1e ea7leis also e


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of t1e tortoise or its co t-.e t1e t rtle% E"identl- t1is !as !1at did occ r !1en t1e del 7etook .lace in t1e m-t1 of &ana/oM1o% T1e del 7e !as let in /- t1e 6/lack ser.entmonster98 t1e re.resentati"e of e"il in .1-sical .1enomena% 6At t1e island of t1e t rtle ortortoise !as &ana/oM1o9 t1e 7randfat1er of men and /ein7s%8 As 1e !as /orn cree.in79 1eis 6read- to mo"e and d!ell in t rtle land%8 T1en 6t1e men and /ein7s8 all 7o fort1to7et1er 6on t1e flood of !aters9 mo"in7 afloat e"er-!1ere seekin7 t1e /ack of t1et rtle%8 6All to7et1er on t1e /ack of t1e t rtle t1en9 t1e men !ere alto7et1er% & c1fri71tened9 &ana/oM1o .ra-ed to t1e t rtle t1at 1e !o ld make all !ell a7ain% T1en t1e!aters ran off= it !as dr- on mo nt and .lain9 and t1e 7reat e"il !ent else!1ere /- t1e

.at1 of t1e ca"e%8 3 %at. Gen., "ol% II9 ..% ( *9 ( (%4 Accordin7 to t1e &e


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t1e s1a.e of a tortoise or a t rtle9 in accordance !it1 t1e m-t1ical mode of re .eo.lin7 t1e .lanis.1ere% T1 s t1e .rimal .air !o ld /e said to 1a"e /een c1an7ed into t rtles9 as t1efolk t1at dated from t1e .eriod !1en t1e .ole !as in t1e tortoise or t rtle and !1o !ereaffiliated to t1e .o!er a/o"e9 t1e 6/i7 /rot1er98 t1e tortoise or t rtle t1at ne"er died9 ast1e totemic tortoises% T1e 67reat ori7inal98 !1et1er of t1e t rtles or 1i..o.otami9crocodiles or ackals9 a.es or " lt res9 and finall- of men9 !as confi7 rated in t1e 1ea"enson one or ot1er of t1e mo ntains or islands t1at re.resented t1e se"en stations9 nomes9 orse"en 1ea"ens of t1e .ole in t1e celestial 1e.tanomis% T1e Hind dra!in7s 3&oor2s $ind!

Pantheon, .l% )4 s1o! a form of t1e .ole or central conical .eak t1at rests .on t1etortoise9 !1ic19 as 1ere inter.reted9 denotes t1e .ole star in t1e constellation L-ra9 t1at!as ot1er!ise kno!n as t1e Tortoise% T1e tortoise s ..ortin7 t1e .ole in t1e s1a.e of atree mo nt or island standin7 in t1e !ater is also a 0a.anese fi7 re of t1e s stainin7

.o!er at t1e .ole% In t1e tem.le of &eaco t1ere is a 0a.anese re.resentation of a tortoisein t1e !ater at t1e /ottom of a tank or artificial !ell9 !it1 a tree s.rin7in7 . from t1e

/ack of t1e tortoise% T1 s t1e a/-ss of t1e !aters9 t1e eart1 at t1e /ottom of t1e a/-ss9and t1e tree of t1e .ole are niK el- ima7ed in one .ict re%

T1ere !as a tortoise 1eaded 7od in E7-.t !1o 1as left 1is likeness in t1e tom/s9 / t not1in7 else is kno!n of 1im% T1e animal itself

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30 de% $I4% T1ese in t1e /ook of Enoc1 are t1e se"en stars !1ic1 trans7ressed t1ecommandment of God and came not in t1eir .ro.er season and t1erefore t1e- !ere /o ndand cast o t ntil t1e time of t1e last d7ment 3Enoc19 B$III% BBI% BBII4% It is said int1e c neiform te


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or island of man is last of t1e celestial se"en stations in t1e 1e.tanomis% No! !e can sa-t1e final !ord concernin7 6t1e destr ction of mankind8 in t1e 7reat del 7e of all9 !1ic1

. t an end to t1e 1ea"en in se"en di"isions t1at .receded t1e ei71t9 t1e nine9 t1e ten9 andt1e t!el"e% At t1e endin7 in time !1en $e7a in L-ra 3t1e " lt re and tortoise4 ceased to

/e t1e .ole star9 t1ere !as a del 7e and s /sidence of land at t1e .ole and a c1an7e ofstar% T1e races dro!ned in t1is and .re"io s del 7es !ere totemic9 t1erefore .re 1 man9t1erefore t1e .redecessors of man in t1e astronomical m-t1olo7-9 t1e mVrc1en9 andle7endar- lore% 'i< races 1ad /een destro-ed in 1alf a doMen del 7es /efore it came to t1e6destr ction of mankind8 t1at !as memoriMed and m-t1icall- rendered in t1e E7-.tiandel 7e !1en t1e .ole star !as !as1ed nder in t1e constellation of t1e &an9 t1e one ofse"en mi71ties9 no! for t1e first time in t1e 1 man form% T1is is t1e one star 7ro . in allt1e 1ea"ens t1at !as fi7 red as 6t1e man98 t1e last of t1e se"en r lers of t1e .ole9corres.ondin7 at t1is .oint to t1e attainment of t1e 1 man ima7e in t1e last of se"en socalled creations9 !1ic1 is t1at of Adam At m in t1e Modiac st !1ere t1e 'ek1et Aarror 7arden of Eden 1as /een localiMed in t1e solar9 !1ic1 follo!ed and com.leted t1e l narand stellar m-t1os% T1 s !e can ro 71l- trace t1e .oint at !1ic1 t1e last of se"en .olestars coincided !it1 t1e creation of man in 1ea"en !1ic1 !as s cceeded /- t1e creation ofAt m Adam 3or man4 at t1e .oint of a ne! /e7innin7 in t1e Modiac% ' c1 t-.es of t1e

.ole stars as t1e tortoise or " lt re 3in L-ra49 t1e s!an9 t1e lesser /ear 3or ackal and t1edra7on49 !ere fi7 res of t1ose creations !1ic1 .receded t1at of t1e man !1o !as m-t1icaland astronomical% T1e 'amoans relate t1at Tan7aloa !as t1e ori7inator of men% He is t1eir7od in t1e 1ei71t9 or t1e ei71t1 1ea"en% As a .rimiti"e !a- of sa-in7 1o! ;.l ck- 1e !asand of s1o!in7 1o! t1e ei71t .o!ers9 se"en .l s one9 !ere all com/ined in 1im9 1e iscalled 6ei71t li"ered Tan7aloa%8 A tem.le !as / ilt for 1im and termed t1e 1o se of t1e7ods9 !1ic1 !as caref ll- s1 t . all ro nd9 and t1erefore is eK i"alent to Am 51emen9

t1e E7-.tian enclos re of t1e ei71t 7reat 7ods% T1ese c1aracteristics identif- Tan7aloa asdeit- of t1e .ole and as ei71t1 to t1e se"en earlier .o!ers% No! Tan7aloa is said to 1a"ecome o"er t1e ocean !it1 a cre! of se"en ot1ers in a canoe9 and to 1a"e taken . 1isa/ode in t1e / s1 inland of t1e settlement% Here t1e mi7ration is t1e same as t1at of t1e+ ( 5ami9 t1e + ( 5a/iri9 t1e + ( Toltecs9 t1e + ( !it1 Art1 r in t1e ark% T1e mi7rationin eac1 instance is . rel- m-t1ical9 and t1e data are sim.l- astronomical% Lastl-9 descent from t1e mo nt or mo nd9 t1e tree or t1e .a.-r s reed9 t1e enclos re or .aradise of t1e

.ole9 !as follo!ed in t1e 'emitic "ersions of t1e del 7e le7ends /- a descent of t1e 1 manrace from t1e ark !1ic1 !as stranded on t1e mo ntain to. of NiMir or Ararat% T1e ark of

Nn 1ad t1en /een / ilt to float .on t1e !aters of t1e firmament and to /e fi7 red in t1eascendin7 stars of Ar7o Na"is% T1is is t1e ark !it1 ei71t on /oard9 fo r females and fo rmales9 !1ic1 !as indefinitel- later t1an t1e /oat of t1e &e


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mo ntains !it1 t1e se"en stars and t1e se"en 7reat s.irits% He like!ise 7i"es t1e reason fort1eir o"ert1ro!al% 6I /e1eld se"en stars9 like 7reat /laMin7 mo ntains9 and like s.irits 3t1e51amite k1 s are s.irits49 entreatin7 me%8

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