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Phoenician writings reveal the origins of the Gods

Written By Mister Gu on Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 7:04 AM

ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS - Who were they? The ancient Phoenicians were Canaanites who spoke a language very similar to Hebrew. Their origins lie in Canaan, present-day Lebanon. Between 1550 BC to 300 BC, the Phoenicians traveled the seas and continents, from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe and Africa.


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A group of Phoenician figurines from The Golden Book, Lebanon


They were merchants, always in search of new resources and markets. They founded the city-states like Cartago. They built excellent boats, had good navigation skills and astronomical knowledge.
 
Some say the Phoenicians were the first to discover America. They could have, because they had all the ship-building and naval techniques still used today. The Phoenicians are also the inventors of the alphabet we use today. They were much more advanced than other peoples in those days and were often looked upon with awe. The ancient Egyptians bought building materials and resin for mummification from them.

How was this possible, how could the Phoenicians know, build and do all these things more than 3,000 years ago? Unfortunately, they wrote on parchment and most of their texts have been lost to us. We do know of one ancient Phoenician writer called Sanchuniathon (or Sakkun-yathon). Parts of his works have survived, not the originals but third hand, through an early Christian bishop who referred to an ancient Greek translation of his Phoenician texts. However, the contents are still interesting enough.

Sanchuniathon wrote about the origins of the gods and civilization. He got his information from secret writings on the Ammouneis, the ‘pillars of Baal Amon’, sun pillars or secret poles in Phoenician temples. They were written with unknown letters. Sanchuniathon investigated and found out what was written. Later, priests tried to cover up these findings and return people’s attention to myths and mystery. This was mainly because the true story revealed that the ancient gods were like humans and vice versa.

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The Phoenician creation story starts with Taautus, who invented the letters and started writing records. Then come Erebus and Wind, who produce Eros. Out of this came Mud or Môt, and out of this came the germs of life. Next came intelligent beings called Zophasemin who were “creatures without sensation”, but also “observers of heaven”. These creatures interbred with humans and their offspring started to create huge structures, supposedly landing platforms.

Is all this just folklore, ancient legends? Or is there more truth in what is written here? Would such a knowledgeable and practical people like the Phoenicians believe in fairy-tales? And why would the invention of letters and recording be mentioned first, before there was anything else?

It seems like the Phoenicians knew more about the origins of the gods and man. I would say that they are describing how ancient aliens were once on Earth, created man in several stages and then taught them what they needed to know. The importance of ‘letters’ could in my opinion refer to a code, possibly the DNA that the ancient gods used to create man. Or maybe it represents knowledge that the ancients passed on to humans, after they had created them.
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