Atlas mythology. The myth of the Titan Atlanta - supporting the vault of heaven

Titan Atlas is the son of Clymene and Iapetus. His brothers were Epimetheus, Menoetius and Prometheus. According to myth ancient Greece the Titan Atlas or Atlas supported the pillars that supported the sky. This punishment was invented for him by the supreme god of Olympus, Zeus, for participating in the battle of the titans against the Olympian gods. Titan was the husband of the oceanid Pleione and the father of the seven Pleiades, turned into constellations by Zeus. His children were also the Hesperides, who guarded the garden with golden apples. These apples helped prolong life and restore youth. King Eurystheus sent Hercules for them. The garden was guarded by a serpent with several heads, and Hercules had to fight with him. But it was impossible to defeat the serpent, so instead of fighting, Hercules came up with a trick. He decided to negotiate with the Titan Atlas, the father of the Hesperides, who could freely enter the garden of his daughters.

Hercules asked Atlas to pick golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides in exchange for temporarily holding the sky on his shoulders. Atlas dreamed of getting rid of his unbearable burden and agreed. Hercules shouldered the vault of heaven on his shoulders, and Atlas picked golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides and brought them. But he didn’t want to give the apples to Hercules and carry his burden again. Atlas said that he himself would take the apples to the king. Then Hercules deceived Atlas. He asked the titan to put the apples on the ground and hold the sky for a while while he placed the lion's skin on his shoulders. Atlas took the firmament on his shoulders again. Hercules took the apples, bowed and left. The Titan Atlas had to hold the firmament until the gods and titans made peace.

Photo: Titan Atlas supports the sky.

The picture above shows Atlas in action.

In the following photos, Atlas helps Hercules get apples in the Hesperides garden.

Another version of the myth says that Atlas refused hospitality to Perseus. For this, Perseus turned him into Mount Atlas, which still bears his name. This is the Atlas range located in northern Africa. The name of the titan Atlas has become a household name (the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, and the book “Atlas Shrugged” are named after him). Atlas was different enormous power and endurance. Myths about this titan are also of interest to modern people. Tales of gods and titans have survived to this day, we see the essence in them human nature. In the myths of the ancient Greeks you can still learn a lot of wise and instructive things.

This story about the unusually ancient, mysterious civilization of the Atlanteans became possible thanks to thirty years of painstaking work carried out by researcher from Australia Shirley Andrews, for which many thanks to her. She devoted her entire life to the study and search of Atlantis. She did a titanic job and studied in detail all the available information about Atlantis, starting with Plato and the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Maya, the works of the famous mystic medium Edgar Cayce and ending with the research of modern scientists. In search of traces of Atlantis, she traveled across a vast territory and personally explored thousands of kilometers - from the jungles of Central America to the Azores. In our country in 1998, Shirley Andrews’ book “Atlantis” was published. In the footsteps of a vanished civilization." This is the only work today that gives the most comprehensive scientific answers to questions about mysterious civilization Atlanteans According to its author, in his book, using strict scientific methods, as well as the intuitive insights of individual mystics, questions are explored everyday life Atlanteans, their religion, science and art. In addition, the book contains some information about what knowledge representatives ancient world left to their descendants.

About my intentions and goals of this wonderful encyclopedic book Shirley Andrews (1915-2001) writes the following:

“For many years I read every book I could get my hands on about Atlantis. I looked for an answer to my question from ancient sages and scientists, from modern researchers, American Indians, and turned to the works of Edgar Cayce and other well-known mystics. I was extremely surprised that the material received by the mystics was very similar to more traditional sources - even if there may not have been a direct connection between them at all. I soon became convinced that in the era before about 12,000 BC. e. on Earth in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean... the Atlantean civilization really lived and flourished!

A significant portion of the information I gleaned about Atlantis is very important for today's life. After all, our distant Atlantean ancestors knew how to live in harmony with nature without destroying it. They learned to lead a life that today evokes genuine admiration among us - and the desire to return again to this state, when a person was fully aware of the hidden powers within himself, comprehended the greatness and power of the Universe and maintained a faithful relationship with it.”

What sources did S. Andrews use? First of all, this famous mystic- the clairvoyant E. Casey, whom we will talk about in more detail below, as well as the mystics W. Scott-Elliot and R. Sterner. Indirect information about the people of Atlantis for S. Andrews came from some ancient legends of England and Ireland that once upon a time thousands of representatives of a country that, as these people claimed, sank in the Atlantic Ocean, came to these parts. Source information for the author of Atlantis. “Following the Traces of a Vanished Civilization” appeared the legendary memories of the American Indians about this lost land, which they carefully passed on from century to century, from one generation to another.

It should be noted that our knowledge of Atlantis has been significantly expanded by many scientists. For example, Lewis Spence (1874–1955), a Scottish specialist in mythology and ancient history, who brought together the stories about the Atlanteans given by the wide range authors: from Herodotus - Greek historian and traveler of the 5th century BC. e. and Pepi I of Egypt (2800 BC) to the British treasure hunters of later times - such as Cu Chulainn Fioni, Leger Mac Creatian Labrad and Mannannan Osin. As for times closer to us, S. Andrews learned about the legendary Atlantis from the books of Edgarton Sykes, David Zink, Ignatius Donnelly, Nikolai Zhirov and many others. All of the above authors gave S. Andrews information about the life of the Atlanteans. In addition, she uses some objects from prehistoric life that have survived to the present day.

Firstly, this is shamanism - a type, according to S. Andrews, of spiritualism, which has dominated for 40 thousand years and is still practiced (in more or less the same form as in ancient times) in various parts of the world.

Secondly, these are amazing works of ancient art, created about 30 thousand years ago on the walls and ceilings of caves in France and Spain. This beautiful rock painting leads researchers to a number of conclusions that greatly help to understand the lifestyle of the prehistoric artists who created them.

Some important details directly related to Atlantis were kept in those amazing libraries that existed in cities long before the advent of Christianity Western world and were available to any reader or researcher of that time. One of these libraries was located in the notorious Carthage on the coast of North Africa. As you know, from time immemorial the Carthaginians were considered excellent navigators, and their book depositories were replete with maps and descriptions of those places on the Earth where they themselves or their Phoenician ancestors sailed. In 146 BC. e., when the Romans destroyed the Carthaginian library, some leaders of North African tribes managed to save some of these priceless books. They cherished them like the apple of their eye, and, thanks to the penetration of the Moors into Spain from the 8th to the 15th centuries, Western Europe became acquainted with fragments of this ancient knowledge.

Another similar library was located in northern Egypt in the city of Alexandria. This huge library, according to E. Casey, was founded... by the Atlanteans in 10,300 BC. e. Twice in 391 and 642 the library burned due to the “invasion” of ignorant fanatics. It is believed that more than one million precious ancient manuscript scrolls were lost.

In the confusion and confusion of these alarming events local residents mingled with the crowds of marauders and “quietly” carried books out of the flames. And yet, for several months in a row, the water in the Alexandrian baths was heated by burning library books and papyri in the fire. And during the period when the same Moors appeared in some Spanish regions, some of the ancient manuscripts that were once saved by the ancestors of the Egyptians found their way to Europe. In 1217, the Scotsman Michael Scot (1175–1232) visited Spain, who knew Arabic and undertook the translation of African manuscripts, which, among others, dealt with Atlantis. Undoubtedly, they were not missed by S. Andrews and found their place in her book.

And finally, another source of information about the Atlanteans for S. Andrews was ancient nautical charts preserved in North Africa and in the arid regions of the Middle East. In the 13th and 15th centuries, when the inhabitants of those times had already become accustomed to the idea that the Earth extended beyond the Strait of Gibraltar, copies of these detailed and accurate maps appeared in Western Europe: they depict Northern Europe with its lakes and ice, as well as with unknown islands in the Atlantic Ocean. In other words, the northern European lands are shown as they were around 10,000 BC. e., when the glacier melted.

Summarizing the above, we can conclude in the words of S. Andrews: “In my detailed descriptions of Atlantis, I relied on reliable data drawn from many various studies, including the messages of mystics acquired intuitively.”

To imagine how S. Andrews relates to the history of the existence and development of Atlantis, that is, how she perceives the picture of the life of our distant ancestors and how she, in particular, relates to the problem of the appearance of aliens from outer space on Earth, you need, for example, to familiarize yourself with the table which is given in her book and which is given below.

ATLANTIS CHRONOLOGY

(all dates are approximate)

65 million years ago - The extinction of the dinosaurs.

450,000 BC e. - The appearance of aliens on Earth from outside.

100,000 BC e. - The emergence of modern man - homo sapiens

55,000 BC e. - Cro-Magnons.

52,000-50,722 BC e. -52,000-50,000 BC e. - The unification of five major nations, the development of sciences and crafts among the Atlanteans.

50,000 BC e. - Pole shift. Atlantis loses part of its land mass and turns into a group of five islands.

35,000 BC e. - The appearance of rock art in caves in southwestern Europe and South America.

28,000 - 18,000 BC e. - Atlantis is changing its climate again due to a change in the Earth’s magnetic axis, and an ice age begins. Part of the land shifts and turns into a group of small islands, stretching in a chain from it to the mainland of North America.

16,000 BC e. - Peak of the Ice Age.

12,000 BC e. - Bird-Snake War.

10,000 BC e. - The final death of Atlantis. The Earth's magnetic axis is shifting again, and glaciers are beginning to retreat.

6000 BC e. - Disaster in Bimini.

3800 BC e. - The emergence of a highly developed civilization in Sumer.

So, what kind of people lived in Atlantis in the period from 100,000 to 10,000 BC? e., who managed to survive the terrible catastrophe that destroyed their civilization? What do we know about these ancestors of ours and how do we imagine their lives?.. To answer these questions, let us turn to a brief summary of some sections of the book by S. Andrews.

PEOPLE

The Atlanteans were very similar to us: no less intelligent than us, they also laughed, smiled, loved, got angry, became angry and made serious decisions. They knew how to calculate, evaluate, dream, reflect on the past, present and future. Strong in body and spirit, they strived to lead a balanced and harmonious life.

When they managed to cope with everyday worries for more short time, than expected, they devoted the rest of the day not to work, which would bring them extra earthly benefits, but to mutual communication, love and joy, understanding their purpose on Earth and their place in the Universe. These people were tall and slender, and external beauty reflected them inner strength and beauty.

Their race was distinguished by greater longevity compared to previously existing ones. For example, the Cro-Magnons, considered representatives of the Atlanteans, lived up to 60 years in the difficult climatic conditions of Western Europe, while the Neanderthals that preceded their culture died, on average, not even reaching 45 years of age.

A life devoted to the love of others and beauty inevitably led to the development of various hobbies. The remarkable examples of painting and sculpture that the Atlanteans and their descendants left on the European continent testify to their extraordinary artistic talents, fertile cultural environment and high standard of living.

The unusually highly developed spiritual and intuitive abilities of the Atlanteans made their existence very different from ours. All of them were very receptive and knew how to transmit thoughts over a distance. They managed to achieve complete mutual understanding without the help of words. They were able to transmit messages and figurative concepts over long distances, without interrupting communication even when apart. The ability to control their brains most likely allowed them to communicate on equal terms with aliens from outer space.

Let's make a small digression here... The question of possible contacts between the Atlanteans and aliens is quite complex and ambiguous. But we must note that this is, in fact, the point of view of the author of the book we are considering, S. Andrews. Many scientists note the sudden emergence of high knowledge among ancient people, which in no way, it would seem, could have been the result of their practical activities. There is reason to believe that all this knowledge was gained in ancient times from communication with representatives of other inhabited worlds. The author of the book's opinion on this will be discussed further.

Thanks extremely developed abilities to perception (much superior to ours), the Atlanteans easily comprehended mathematics and philosophy, as well as the secrets of the unknown. Along with the knowledge received from space advisers, this allowed the Atlanteans to achieve enormous success in various scientific directions, having reached an advanced level, including in aeronautics, which seems incredible to us.

The photo above shows how big the Atlanteans were compared to us, who once landed in Central America and erected these large statues. The Atlanteans were characterized by such qualities as ingenuity, self-control and perseverance, that is, properties developed by people who survived natural disasters - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and floods, which, according to S. Andrews, gradually “consumed” their country.

In Atlantis there lived two groups of people of different physical types. The first of them, the Cro-Magnons, were characterized by elongated narrow skulls that accommodated a brain with a volume significantly exceeding the volume of the brain of a modern (average) person. They had small, even teeth, rather long noses, high cheekbones and prominent chins. The men were tall - much higher than two meters, and the women were more petite. The structure of the body was so similar to ours that if a Cro-Magnon had to modern clothes walk along the streets of our cities, he would not stand out from the crowd in any way - except perhaps for his beauty.

Another race of Atlanteans, who lived in the eastern mountainous regions of Atlantis, was significantly different from the Cro-Magnon: they were dark-skinned, squat and very strong people. Their main occupation was ore mining. They were famous for their excellent sense of humor, which not least helped them survive in the harsh mountainous regions. These mighty people were excellent fighters and valuable assets for the army of Atlantis!

CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS and BELIEFS

Realizing how high moral value family and how important it is to share earthly time with another being, people of different sexes in Atlantis sought to choose a companion for life. Marriage was called a “union.” Two lovers who wanted to unite forever went to a local priest, who, with the help of his spiritual abilities, penetrated the essence of their souls and determined the compatibility of the couple. Having approved the marriage, the priest blessed the lovers and gave them a pair of bracelets, which the spouses were supposed to wear on their left forearm. The spouses had equal rights, however, it was believed that the husband should take care of his wife when she was bearing children.

Same-sex relationships were also widespread in Atlantis. The Atlanteans believed in reincarnation and that in the next life they would be reborn in the body of the opposite sex. Gays and lesbians chose not to connect with a person of that gender during their next life. They were truly revered for their loyalty because they strived to remain true to the old part of themselves.

Apparently, due to the fact that too many men fought in foreign lands, the Atlantean was allowed (especially in the pre-sunset hour of the existence of civilization) to take two wives. Harmony usually reigned in such families, since children were taught to love not only their mother, but also their father’s second wife, who in turn tried to take care of them as well as her children.

If the Atlanteans found themselves unhappy in their marriage, then they believed that they should not suffer all their lives because of a mistake made in their youth. In this case, both of them went to the priest, who tried to reconcile them so that they would continue to live with each other. However, if nothing came of this, then the religious leader took away their marriage bracelets, and both were freed from marriage.

When spouses who had children separated, and neither party wanted to take care of their offspring, strangers took responsibility for their upbringing. older in age, whose natural children have already grown up.

During the heyday of Atlantis, under the influence of the Adept Emperors, the people achieved the purest and truest understanding of the Divine idea. According to Plato's stories, the religion of the inhabitants of Atlantis was simple and pure; The Atlanteans worshiped the Sun. The offerings were only flowers and fruits. The cult of the Sun was a divine symbol of that essence of the Cosmos, which, being inexpressible, permeates everything. The solar disk was the only emblem worthy of depicting the head of the Deity. This golden disk was usually placed so that the first ray of the Sun would illuminate it during the spring or summer solstice, symbolizing the grandeur of such a moment.

N.K. Roerich. Atlant. 1921

APPEARANCE and CLOTHING

The inhabitants of Atlantis belong to the Fourth Root Race of humanity, and their origin comes from the descendants of the Lemurians. In The Secret Doctrine of H.P. Blavatsky is given information about the number and diversity of the Atlanteans. They represented several “humanities” and an almost countless number of races and nationalities. There were brown, red, yellow, white and black Atlanteans, giants and dwarfs.

Approximately one million years ago, the Third Sub-Race of the Atlanteans arose. It was called "Toltec". The height of the Atlanteans of that time was 2 - 2.5 meters. Over time it changed, getting closer to modern look. Such an Atlas is depicted above in the painting by N.K. Roerich with the same name. The descendants of the Toltecs are currently purebred representatives of the Peruvians and Aztecs, as well as the red-skinned Indians of North and South America.

Thanks to the warm climate that prevailed in most parts of the country, Atlanteans usually wore simple and comfortable clothes. The outfits of women and men, most often linen, were similar. As a rule, their clothing was a loose dress or shirt with long or short pants. People wore sandals, but sometimes walked barefoot. Atlantans preferred to wear long hair, because they believed that they retained physical and spiritual strength.

For last stage their civilization, when the Atlanteans began to give everything higher value material wealth, appearance also acquired special importance in their eyes. Men, women and children began to painstakingly adorn themselves with various necklaces, wristbands, brooches and belts made of pearls, silver, gold and multi-colored precious stones.

The attire of the priests in Atlantis emphasized their position and level of spiritual experience. The main color of their clothing, as well as belts, earrings, pendants, rings, wristbands or headbands, indicated whether the person wearing them was a healer, disciple or mentor.

Newcomers who had just entered the path of priesthood wore pale green robes. Then, having reached a higher degree of initiation, they changed into blue, and finally they were allowed to put on white clothes: this was the prerogative of the highest rank.

Let's try to imagine the inhabitants of Atlantis. Dressed in well-ventilated white dress or trousers with elegant purple trim, in addition decorated with embroidery. Our feet are protected by soft sandals woven from palm leaves. Both men and women wear long hair, secured with ivory pins and adorned with radiant rock crystal.

When the Atlanteans moved to colder climes in southwestern Europe, they needed more substantial clothing. They wore well-tailored shirts with collars and buttoned sleeves, skirts, jackets, long dresses with belts, and pants with pockets. Their feet were warmed by socks, shoes and fur boots. Women wore cotton scarves or hats on their heads, and men wore insulated hats.

FUN

As the Atlanteans paid more and more attention to material wealth, they began to establish sanctuaries in exquisitely decorated places, as well as in temples. For such structures, places were chosen where energy came from both the Earth and the Universe. The Atlanteans understood that humans are influenced by invisible forces emanating from all natural spheres.

Majestic temples everywhere adorned the landscape of Atlantis. Although the Atlanteans preferred simplicity and modesty when building their personal houses, they tried to build their favorite temples with great pomp, since they knew that these buildings would be admired by future generations.

Craftsmen lined the interior walls and ceilings of the sanctuaries with mosaic paintings made of gold and silver or inlaid them with precious stones. Men, women and children gathered to care for magnificent gardens, which revived streams and ponds.

Great place in public life The Atlanteans were occupied with religious holidays, rituals honoring the gods and rituals associated with birth and death. The formidable gods of the volcanoes thundered very often, so a lot of time was devoted to appeasing them. On certain days, all residents appeared at the appointed place, holding dishes with fresh fruits and vegetables, and then carried them to the mountain peaks or placed them in niches carved into the rocks.

One of the favorite celebrations in Atlantis was the New Year celebration, which occurred at the time of the spring equinox and lasted seven days. New Year's celebrations began at sunrise in the spacious gardens surrounding the capital's temple of Poseidon. As the first rays of light appeared, the assembled crowd turned to the east, and a large choir began to sing a melodious song. This ritual ended with all those present kneeling down, bowing their heads in silent admiration before the power of the Sun - this source of all life and strength. After the morning celebration, people indulged in friendly communication, games, arguments and conversations on religious, philosophical or scientific topics.

At noon everyone turned their face to the temple, where the priests were swinging high tower a crystal that caught the sun's rays and sent a powerful stream of light in all directions. The crowd focused on the majestic source of energy and gave thanks for its presence. In the evening, at sunset, people turned towards the west and were accompanied by string instruments They sang a farewell song to their beloved heavenly body. On the last evening, after the sunset ceremony, the temple choir sang another song corresponding to this event, and the priest made a speech about the power of the Sun, and the meaning of his words was perceived more acutely due to the deepening twilight.

In addition to the New Year holidays, the life of the Atlanteans was decorated with local celebrations of spring crops, rituals dedicated to Hephaestus - Vulcan (the god of fire, the personification of volcanoes), religious ceremonies on the day of the summer solstice, celebrations on the night of the full moon and other similar events.

In Atlantis there were many ways to have a good time free time. For example, a favorite, albeit dangerous, pastime was a walk through the mountains, which could always greet daredevils either with the stench of poisonous gases erupting from the depths, or with streams of liquid lava emanating from cracks. Moreover, along the southwestern coast of Atlantis there was a pink strip of sand, which was protected by coral reefs from the powerful onslaught of ocean waves. Atlanteans loved to bask on these beaches under the shade of palm trees or swim in quiet backwaters.

In the pre-sunset years, the Atlantean civilization became interested in other amusements. Crowds gathered all over the country to watch bloody bullfights or horse races. In the last years of the existence of Atlantis, many of its inhabitants began to become more interested in gluttony, wine and communication. Memories of those stormy days have not been completely erased from the collective human memory. The descendants of the Atlanteans, who lived in the West Indies millennia later, claimed that Atlantis was a land where they feasted, danced and sang, and Welsh legends say that under some special music Atlanteans could dance in the air like leaves in the wind.

PETS

The Atlanteans could communicate with animals and birds telepathically, which they sometimes resorted to to transmit thoughts to each other. Deer, lions, goats, pigs and other animals roamed freely, and countless flocks of songbirds fluttered among the houses and sat trustingly on people’s shoulders. Animals helped their human counterparts in every possible way and protected them from dangers.

Cats, dogs and snakes were favorites, as these animals were sensitive to earth vibrations and the increasing electromagnetic activity that occurred, heralding earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Priests involved in various sacraments, who knew how to find mutual understanding with animals like no one else, kept lions and other large cats in the temples. Almost every family had a domestic cat, as it was believed that hidden abilities This beast protects its owners from the hostile forces of the inhabitants of the other world. It is also believed that the oldest dog breed was the Chow Chow, as a result of whose skillful breeding strong animals with heavy bones and very sharp claws appeared. Sheep served as support for the Atlantean household, although they were kept a little away from the home. Their wool was used to stuff pillows, spin and weave. And the manure of these animals served as an excellent fertilizer for gardens and vegetable gardens.

Among the special favorites in Atlantis were dolphins. The Atlanteans built ponds near their houses for these creatures and treated them as equals. Having learned to recognize their fast speech, they were filled with respect for the mental abilities of these “animals” (the author of the book took it for a reason last word in quotation marks, since it is known that the brain volume of dolphins exceeds that of humans!). The dolphins that lived off the coast of Atlantis served its inhabitants as an excellent source of information about the sea, we can only dream about it.

Horses were also used in Atlantis. They worked on arable land, transported people and participated in horse races held on a huge racing field in the capital of the country - the Golden Gate City. The descendants of the Atlanteans, having settled after the destruction of Atlantis on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, that is, on the American and European continents, retained for a long time the ability to communicate with wild animals.

LANGUAGE AND WRITING

Making voyages to foreign lands, the Atlanteans communicated with other peoples everywhere, and gradually their dialect became the COMMON LANGUAGE of culture and trade. The former dialects became obsolete, while the Atlantean lexicon became the basic lexicon from which many of the world's languages ​​subsequently originated. The existence of a single language is spoken of in the Bible: it was the time of the construction of the Tower of Babel, when “there was one language and one dialect throughout the whole earth.”

At first, the Atlanteans did not have a written language. Their spiritual existence was in perfect harmony with the natural world, and the continuity of such relations did not need written support. The Atlanteans believed that writing breeds forgetfulness. In other words, to write down a thought would mean not to enrich it, but, on the contrary, to impoverish it.

Little by little, to denote abstract feelings or certain events, as well as other concepts that required several words, various symbols began to be used in Atlantis - spirals, swastikas, zigzags, which the Atlanteans used when communicating with strangers.

Moreover, with the help of pointed stones, hammers and bone chisels, prehistoric Atlantean sailors painstakingly carved distinct petroglyphs into rocks and boulders in many places.

Repeating marks along ancient river beds, carved before 10,000 BC. e., can be found today in Africa, on the Canary Islands, around Gulf of Mexico, as well as in many other areas where rivers once flowed into the Atlantic Ocean.

Gradually, in Atlantis, LETTERS themselves began to develop from pictographic symbols, more or less similar to the designations familiar to us. The oldest icons were based on the sounds of living creatures. Many references to prehistoric writing have reached us. And the Phoenicians, traveling through the countries neighboring Atlantis, “picked up” fragments of these ancient signs and symbols developed in Atlantis, and then composed a phonetic (sound) alphabet from them.

UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION

As always and everywhere, in Atlantis, children began to learn about the world around them from their parents. Considerable attention was paid to oral histories. From generation to generation, the inhabitants of the island (or islands) passed on tales about Poseidon, Cleito and Atlas, which they heard from their great-grandfathers, or stories about earthquakes, floods, solar and lunar eclipses, about the fight against wild animals - in a word, about everything that befell the Atlantean people in the past.

The children exercised their memory by memorizing many songs that the Atlanteans customarily performed during various rituals. Children talked to flowers, made friends with birds and animals, sensed hidden life in stones and rocks, and explored other hidden and complex manifestations of the earthly world.

However, all civilizations “mature”, and by 14,000 BC. e. in Atlantis the importance of science increased. In this regard, orderly education was considered necessary for the general welfare. Children went to classes in temples, where they learned reading, writing, astronomy and mathematics. The favorite way of teaching in temples was telepathy - the transmission of thoughts at a distance. For records, temple schools used flexible writing material like parchment, which was rolled into scrolls and secured with a clay ring.

On their twelfth birthday, each child was allowed to have a private conversation with the high priest of the local temple, who encouraged the young creature to choose an activity to his liking. After such a conversation, teenagers most often entered various kinds of “trade schools”, where they learned farming, fishing and other useful skills. Some of them visited scientific institutions, where the usual school curriculum was supplemented by the study of the medicinal properties of plants and herbs, as well as the development of spiritual abilities, such as healing.

In the capital of Atlantis, the City of the Golden Crowtext-align:justify t, there was a magnificent university, where access was open to all those prepared - regardless of religious and racial affiliation. The university consisted of two colleges (or faculties): the College of Sciences and the Secret College of Incal. Education at the College of Sciences was highly specialized, that is, its students immediately chose a subject of study (medical art, mineralogy, mathematics, geology or another scientific branch).

The Incal College dealt with occult phenomena. Here they studied astrology, practiced predicting the future, reading thoughts and interpreting dreams, transmitting thoughts over a distance and materializing the thoughts of individual people. Healers who studied at this faculty acquired completely different skills than those who studied the art of medicine at another faculty, that is, at the College of Sciences. Various methods of recognizing and treating both physical and mental ailments were used to benefit all Atlanteans.

FINE ARTS

The favorable climate allowed the Atlanteans to do without the grueling daily struggle for food and shelter, and therefore they had “free time” to practice art and music. To the works talented artists fellow tribesmen could admire them; they were exhibited in temples, which today are buried under sediments of volcanic lava, under the thickness of ocean waters.

However, some examples of art from that distant time were still lucky enough to survive to this day in the lands neighboring Atlantic Ocean. In southwestern Europe, a number of graceful statues of Atlanteans, unique rock paintings, as well as beautiful jewelry carved from bone and precious stones were discovered. All these products indicate a long period of existence of a certain artistic tradition in Atlantis. Found examples of painting, sculpture and jewelry are by no means the first timid attempts of artisans, but masterpieces of skilled and experienced craftsmen.

Today we are deprived of the opportunity to admire the paintings that the Atlantean settlers created in the open air and in the light of the warm rays of the sun, but wonderful paintings, carried out by them in the period from 30,000 to 10,000 BC. e., preserved in some caves in France and Spain. Near the cave entrances, the walls are decorated with hunting scenes, gatherings of people, and detailed depictions of the various seasons. However, the most magnificent paintings are hidden in almost inaccessible cave passages.

While creating their masterpieces there, ancient artists suffocated from lack of ventilation and strained their eyesight due to poor lighting. And despite such seemingly unbearable working conditions, the animal bodies they depict reveal amazing freedom, lightness, liveliness and also naturalistic verisimilitude, which rarely anyone manages to achieve in our days.

One of the strongest motives that prompted the artists of antiquity to work for hours on end in the chilly darkness of deep European caves was SHAMANISM. Far from the noise and fun, birds, animals and people painted in bright colors seemed to come to life in the tremulous and uncertain light of the trembling flame of oil lamps. It was easier for priests or shamans here in the caves to come into contact with other world spirits

Evidence of the existence of grueling rites of initiation (initiation) and hallucinatory visions captured in picturesque images that visited artists in these sacred places when they managed to “go beyond” their own bodies - all this suggests that occultism once dominated in Atlantis. At the same time, intuitive shamanic abilities allowed these artists to create unsurpassed examples of painting.

The images of the artists who migrated from Atlantis to South America are for the most part not as expressive as the works of those who sailed from Atlantis to the east. But still, both the subjects themselves and the paintings of artists in Peru, Chile and Brazil are very reminiscent of their European counterparts.

Atlanteans were depicted on the walls of caves in Europe and near the Amazon River in South America, that is, on both sides of the ocean, “cycles of the seasons.” Such a cycle was a circle divided at right angles into four parts, and each segment designated one season. And although in the Amazon region there were only two seasons, and not four, as was the case in Atlantis and Western Europe, the Atlanteans continued to depict this cycle of four as private, as before at home. In other words, the penchant of ancient South American artists for occult creations was obvious.

Another material used by the craftsmen in Atlantis was quartz, a volcanic rock quite common in Atlantis. In 1927, in the ruins of Mayan buildings in Lubaantum, the expedition of the famous archaeologist Frederick A. Mitchell-Hedgis discovered a life-size skull sculpted from crystalline quartz. The skull was found by a young American woman who was helping Anne Mitchell-Hedgis's father with his work.

This is how one of the Bulgarian magazines describes this item: “The skull is made of colorless transparent rock crystal and consists of two parts. The lower jaw is movable. The skull weighs 5.19 kilograms and is the size of a normal human skull. It is amazing that expertly made lenses and prisms are placed in the cranial cavity and at the bottom of the eye sockets, allowing the transmission of images of objects. When directed light beam into the cavity of the skull, the eye sockets begin to sparkle brightly, and when the beam is directed to the center of the nasal cavity, the skull glows completely. The structure of the find indicates that it is a female skull. Using a thin thread threaded through tiny holes, the lower jaw can be made to move..."

According to F.A. Mitchell-Hedges, perfection crystal skull and the Mayans' lack of raw materials for its manufacture (the skull was created from a giant rock crystal, which is not found in Central America) can be explained by the fact that the skull came to the Mayans... from Atlantis. Other man-made quartz skulls found, not so finely crafted, are exhibited in two places: in British Museum of Man and in the Anthropological Museum in Paris.

Since radiocarbon dating is not applicable to quartz, the age of these skulls cannot be determined. However, after a thorough examination of the Central American skull, scientists from the Hewlett-Packard Laboratory in California came to the following conclusion: it was made by people who belonged to a civilization that possessed information about crystallography no less (if not more) than modern civilization.

Scientists who examined the quartz skull under powerful microscopes found no scratches to indicate it had been carved with metal tools. It is possible that during its manufacture a certain mixture was used to dissolve the rock. Some of the researchers came to the conclusion that, even with such advanced technology as we have today, it is almost impossible to reproduce this unique skull. According to their calculations, its creation, that is, grinding from a single piece of quartz rock, would require at least... three hundred (?!) years of continuous labor of one person.

The quartz skull has some strange properties. Sometimes people who are sensitive to such things see a peculiar aura around him, others detect a sweetish-sour smell near him. At times it may seem as if the skull is making sounds like the ringing of a bell or a barely audible choir human voices. In his presence, many people have realistic visions, and he has a beneficial effect on those endowed with the gift of healing and divination. The crystal also promotes meditation: it not only serves as an amplifier of radio waves, but also perceives them, influencing the energy emitted by thought waves. Skulls and other similar objects, carefully carved from quartz crystals, helped the Atlanteans and their descendants achieve increased sensitivity and sensitivity when contemplating their own place in the Universe.

MUSIC

occupied an important place in the life of the Atlanteans, as it helped maintain their health and peace of mind. They sang, played harps, lutes, guitars, flutes and trumpets, cymbals, tambourines and drums, and the vibrations of music had a spiritual and physical effect on their minds and bodies.

In addition, the Atlanteans knew that euphonious musical tones promoted the growth of plants and had a good effect on the well-being of domestic animals.

They attached importance to pleasant things in their lives. musical sounds and the Atlanteans who settled in Europe and America. This is evidenced, in particular, by the fact that many whistles, pipes, drums and other stringed instruments were found among their personal property.

The sweet sounds of the flute, the monotonous and dull drumming, and the calm plucking of strings from harp-like instruments helped to get in the mood for meditation even during the temple service. In addition, healers used music along with medical and psychological methods treatment of the disease. For example, beating the drum and singing songs made it possible to plunge into a state of deep trance, in which bleeding stopped, the body regained strength, and physical and mental ailments were cured. The Atlanteans sang special songs to sick children, and their strong belief in the healing power of music helped bring recovery closer.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

The last civilization in Atlantis flourished for 20 thousand years - much longer than our civilization has experienced so far. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and even Arabs inherited grains of scientific knowledge accumulated in Atlantis and then preserved in the ancient libraries of the Western world, as well as in the esoteric teachings of the priestly castes various countries or their religious figures. This knowledge testifies to the remarkable scientific and technical talents of the Atlanteans and their advisors who came from heaven.

Subsequently, for example, during the Renaissance, inquisitive and eager humanist scientists, having thoroughly studied and rethought this fragmentary heritage of antiquity, laid the foundations of our scientific thinking. Today we are rediscovering and mastering - albeit only partially - the scientific experience of our distant ancestors and predecessors.

The ancient Atlanteans received energy in several ways, the main ones being, for example, the following:

Receiving vital energy released by “living matter”;

The use of the energy of “sound levitation”, manifested by the use of sound pulsations and tension of mental effort, used to move heavy objects of the festival in space. The cult of the Sun also existed in ancient Ireland and throughout Scandinavia, where it acquired special importance also due to the fact that in those parts long days of darkness and light alternately reigned...

The Atlanteans (probably not without the practical help of space aliens) used solar energy in flying cars. In a later period, aircraft like “airplanes” were controlled by powerful beams from special stations, which in turn were powered by solar energy.

Another Atlantean aircraft, which in appearance resembled a “low, flat sleigh,” could transport heavy loads over long distances, flying ten meters above the ground in a straight line. This machine was controlled from the ground using a special crystal.

The rays from such a crystal also sent energy to small “airplanes” - for one or two riders, flying just one meter above the ground. Another type of Atlantean airship was called “valix”. These ships varied in length, varying from 7–8 to 90–100 meters.

They looked like hollow needles with points at both ends and were made of sheets of shiny, lightweight metal that glowed in the darkness. These “passenger liners” had rows of windows in the floor and sides - like embrasures, as well as light holes in the ceiling. Books, musical instruments, potted plants, comfortable chairs and even beds helped passengers brighten up their flight time. These aircraft had a built-in special system, which in stormy weather allowed the “liners” to avoid accidental collisions with mountain peaks. Flying over the earth in such planes, the Atlanteans often threw seeds down as dedicatory offerings to the setting sun. This is a laconic description of the “aeronautical fleet” of the Atlanteans, who, in principle, could fly and explore both near and distant space...

MEDICINE

While the Atlanteans maintained a close connection with the natural environment, they were famous for their excellent physical and mental health. Regular performance of religious rituals among the standing stones in the temples allowed them to join in the boundless harmony of the Universe. The inhabitants of Atlantis believed that the powers endowed with these sacred stones increased fertility, performed miraculous healings, prolonged life and cured mental illnesses.

Conscious of the power of mind over body, spirit over flesh, healers in Atlantis developed unique ways disease recognition. In addition, the Atlanteans used many methods for the practical treatment of physical ailments.

First of all, they turned to nature for help. The great variety of plants that grew in prehistoric times in Atlantis and its colonies provided healers with many opportunities to treat various diseases and ailments, as well as to improve healing itself. Among these remedies were antiseptics, narcotics, quinine against malaria, hallucinogens, herbs for stimulating cardiac activity, etc. Medicinal plants were also used in the treatment of fevers, dysentery and most other disorders of the human body.

Atlantean healers and, in particular, priests knew how to use energy from higher sources to treat certain ailments. At the same time, healers often practiced in pyramids (at a distance of one third from the top of its height), where it was easier to accumulate energy captured from space.

To treat some other diseases, the Atlanteans successfully used color and sound, as well as metals - copper, gold and silver. Precious stones were also used: sapphires, rubies, emeralds and topazes.

The Atlanteans understood that, like the human body, every substance (and sometimes phenomenon) has its own characteristic vibrations caused by the movement of internal tiny atomic particles. People instinctively determined which of these materials suited them best, and wore jewelry made from it, which gave them strength and contributed to their receptivity.

In Atlantis, crystals were widely used to treat many diseases. The color change in large “healing” crystals helped experienced doctors determine in which part of the body pain originated. Medical manipulations using “healing” crystals, which focused beneficial energy on the patient’s body, were very common, as they helped to “pour” new strength into the human body and prolong its life.

Naturally, at times in Atlantis there was a need for surgical intervention. However, it was not associated with unpleasant sensations, since the “therapeutic hypnosis” used by the healers served as an excellent pain reliever - so reliable that the patient did not feel pain either during or after the operation.

Since the ancient Sumerians, in particular, were helped by space aliens in treating patients with various methods, then, most likely, they also helped the Atlanteans...

So, using materials from the book “Atlantis. In the Traces of a Vanished Civilization,” we became quite fully and thoroughly familiar with some aspects of the multifaceted life of the Atlanteans, as well as with some of the conditions of their life. We would also like to end this essay with the words of Francis Bacon, quoted in the book by Shirley Andrews:

“...I believe that someday most of this information will be confirmed - for the benefit of our civilization. So, opening your mental eyes wider, fixing your gaze on distant Atlantis and - ... read not in order to contradict and refute, and not in order to take the word for it - but in order to weigh what you read and reflect... »

The first race of creatures that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago were asexual and incorporeal, they are described as luminous clots of energy and were like gods. Later, these creatures began to be called angels. They communicated telepathically, had enormous energy power, could communicate with a higher mind, and inhabited the territory of the Far North. Perhaps in those days, before the drift, north was modern South Pole, Antarctica is somewhat different - it was not covered with an ice shell, its climate was warmer. Over time, the first race evolved and almost completely disappeared from the face of the Earth.

Hyperboreans

The second race was more dense, these creatures were up to 40 meters tall, their body in outline resembled a human body, but was translucent. They could also communicate using telepathy, but they already knew how to comprehend the essence of the world around them through touch. Their country is Hyperborea, the remains of this civilization were searched for by Ahnenerbe employees in the 40s of the last century. Kola Peninsula and in Greenland.

Lemurians

The Lemurians were the third race of humanoid creatures; they inhabited the continent, according to some sources, located between Madagascar and Australia in Indian Ocean, according to others - in Pacific Ocean. Lemuria is often called the continent of Mu (Mother of Humanity), but the same name is given to Pacifida, a continent supposedly located on the site of the current Pacific islands. This gives reason to believe that Pacifida and Lemuria are one and the same. The Lemurians' bodies were so dense that they could feel the temperature environment. The dark-skinned giants reached 18-20 meters, had telepathy and telekinesis, and some of them had a separation of the sexes.

Easter Island is considered the remnants of Pacifis and Lemuria; there are giant sculptures on it - moai, this is all that remains of the powerful civilization of the Lemurians.

Atlanta

The cultural and political center of the fourth civilization was the island state of Atlantis, they were direct descendants of the Lemurians, they were 3-4 meters tall, had bodies similar to the bodies of modern people, their skin color was reddish with various shades. The descendants of the Atlanteans are considered to be the Greeks, Egyptians, Olmecs and Toltecs. It was the most technologically advanced civilization, according to some sources, many times superior to the modern one.

They built majestic structures, moved and processed multi-ton blocks using ultra-efficient technology, and performed flights and, possibly, travel. Ancient legends contain information from the gods. It is not known for certain whether the Atlanteans fought among themselves or fought with representatives of the Lemurian race, but traces of these destructive wars archaeologists find in different parts of the planet: melted stones, destroyed nuclear explosion cities, descriptions of destructive weapons preserved in ancient Egyptian, Indian and Native American texts. After global cataclysm – Flood, one part of the Atlanteans moved to other planets, the other “shallowed”, lost their knowledge and superpowers and turned into modern people.

According to another version, the Atlanteans went underwater or underground and still live there, occasionally making themselves known by inexplicable phenomena - UFOs, geoglyphs, crop circles.

Aryans

Modern humanity is representatives of a race, the Aryans, who, after the Flood, waged irreconcilable hostility with the Atlanteans, who tried to seize the surviving territories. Over time, the degraded tribes began to call the Atlanteans gods and worshiped them. The “gods” of the ancient world have powerful weapons, high intelligence and human vices: they know how to love, hate and suffer, they can be both cruel and merciful. According to prophecies, the fifth race will evolve into more powerful and highly spiritual beings - indigos. They will have all the physical capabilities of modern people, but will also discover in themselves the path to ancient knowledge and skills.

Sources:

• Revelation of the Lemurians about the decline of the Atlantean civilization

An angel in Abrahamic religions is a being or spirit that communicates the will of God. Angels are endowed with supernatural powers. Traditionally, these anthropomorphic creatures are depicted with wings.

Instructions

The word “angel” itself comes from the Greek “angelos”, which translates as “messenger”. Followers of major religions consider angels to be messengers of God and executors of his instructions. In all Abrahamic religions, it is believed that God created angels long before man. They became his assistants and servants, helped him in creating the world, inspired him and praised him.

After the creation of the world, the main function of angels was to communicate with people on behalf of God. People have always had the ability to contact God directly, but he cannot interfere with human life, if a person is not ready for this. In such situations, they come to the rescue as intermediaries, through whom God can convey his desires and messages to people. In addition, due to the power of thinking, it is much easier for people to perceive instructions through a tangible, visible, albeit completely spiritual being that can express them in words, out loud, than to directly communicate with God in prayer.

In all religions where angels are present, they are ministering spirits who must help a person on his difficult path, fulfill his desires and help with advice in difficult situations. It is not for nothing that there is an idea of ​​a guardian angel who accompanies a person throughout his life, protecting him from dangers and protecting him from troubles.

According to the ideas of Jews and Christians, in addition to the angels who serve God, there are also fallen angels who joined Satan's rebellion and created their own kingdom, known to people like hell. After being cast out of heaven or falling, the angels turned into demons and became spirits of evil. Demons try to drag people along with them, destroy their souls in order to drag them to hell.

Descending to earth, angels take the form of people with wings, usually these wings are completely white, but some artists depicted angels with wings of other colors. Most often they look like golden-haired youths or of extraordinary beauty, dressed in white shining clothes. In their natural form, angels remain invisible to human eyes, because they are, first of all, spiritual beings.

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Pontic Greeks are ethnic Greeks who come from the Pontus region, a northeastern region of Asia Minor adjacent to the Black Sea (Pontus Euxine). Their self-name is Romans. Ideologists of the national movement, in order to distinguish themselves from the inhabitants of mainland Greece, use the name Pontians. The Turks called them Urums.

History of the Pontic Greeks

The Greeks have lived in Asia Minor since time immemorial. Before the conquest of the peninsula by the Ottomans, they were one of several indigenous peoples here. The Greeks created the cities of Smyrna, Sinop, Samsun, and Trebizond here. The latter became important in the Middle Ages trading city and the capital of the Trebizond Empire.

After the conquest of the Trebizond state by the Turks, its territory became part of the Sublime Porte. Greeks in Ottoman Empire constituted a national and religious minority. Some of the Pontians crossed over and accepted Turkish.

In 1878, Greeks were given equal rights with Muslims. At the beginning of the 20th century, separatist sentiments began to mature among the Pontic Greeks. The population had a popular idea of ​​​​creating their own on the territory of Pontus. Greek state.

With the outbreak of World War I, the Turkish government began to view the Pontic Greeks as unreliable. In 1916, they, along with the Armenians and Assyrians, began to be evicted to the interior regions of the Ottoman Empire. The resettlement was accompanied by massacres and robberies. This process is often called the Greek genocide. Greek rebels began an armed struggle to create independent state.

After the Turkish troops left Pontus, power in the region passed to the Greeks. A government was formed headed by Metropolitan Chrysanthos. After the Turkish captured the region in 1918, a mass exodus of Greeks began. Refugees were sent to Transcaucasia (Armenia and Georgia), Greece and Russia.

Those who remained were resettled in Greece in 1923 as part of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, which contained an article on a Greek-Turkish population exchange. The Pontic Greeks viewed their forced departure as a national catastrophe. In their place were settled Muslims from the Balkan countries.

Language of the Pontic Greeks

During the period of residence in the Ottoman Empire, the Pontic Greeks were bilingual. In addition to Greek, they also used Turkish. Certain groups of the Greek population switched to Turkish back in the 15th-17th centuries.

Pontic Greek differs significantly from the language of mainland Greece. Residents of Athens and other cities do not understand him. Many linguists consider Pontic a separate language. There is a widespread belief among the Pontic people about the great antiquity of their language.

The historical name of the Pontic language is Romanian. After moving to Greece in 1923, the Pontians were asked to forget their language and renounce their identity. Now native language Only members of the older generation, those over 80, remember.
Pure Romance is partially preserved only in Villata Of in Turkey. These are the descendants of the Greeks who adopted it back in the 17th century. Several thousand people speak this language here. The Pontic dialect is very similar to the language of the “Mariupol Greeks” living in Ukraine.

Sources:

• Pontic Greeks
• Pontic Greeks
• Pontic Greek

If we remember the immortal ancient Greek myths and texts of ancient authors, such as blind Homer, then we can easily answer this task. Once upon a time there lived a titan, and after he began to participate in the so-called titanomachy, that is, the fight against the gods of Olympus, he was sentenced to eternally holding the vault of heaven on his shoulders. It was ATLAS or, as he was also called, ATLANTA.

The classic figure supporting the balconies of buildings in architecture is not for nothing called the Atlas. After all, the mighty but trusting titan, who happened to hold the sky on his shoulders, was also called ATLANTUS, which translated from Greek meant to carry. In the Roman version of the myth, it is already called Atlas, just like the mountains on the coast of Morocco, into which the titan was turned by the insidious Perseus, of course, not without the participation of the head of Medusa. Before his eternal fast, Atlas managed to fight with the gods on the side of the Titans, and also became the father of fourteen beautiful daughters, whom we know as the Pleiades and Hyiades, and two more sons. This is how the famous Boris Valeggio portrayed Atlanta:

In the myths of Ancient Greece, Atlas held the sky. The god Hermes suggested that Atlas shake the sky in order to throw off the gods from there, but this turned out to be a deception, and Atlas could not give up and remained holding the sky. You can see the Atlas sculpture on the facades of some buildings.

If I remember correctly from my school years, then in ancient Greek myths, Atlas held the sky on his shoulders.

And today we can find on some buildings sculptures in the form of muscular men who support balconies, cornices or ceilings of buildings. Such male sculptures came to us from ancient greek mythology, in which the pillars that supported the sky had to be held by the titan Atlas (Atlas). IN ancient myth this titan was punished by the supreme god Zeus for taking part in the battles of the titans against the gods. And we answer the question like this: Atlant(or Atlas).

Titan Atlas, he was punished by Zeus for resistance, and remained to hold the sky along the horizon so that he would not fall to the ground. Not far from this place there was a garden of the Hesperides, where magic apples grew, giving strength and health.

Crime and punishment. Titan Atlas (Atlas). Once the titans started a war against the gods. And they lost. And the great Zeus punished the rebel Atlas to hold the sky forever. By the way, Atlas can often be seen on historical buildings there he holds the roof.

Of course, in the myths of ancient Greece, the titan Atlas held the sky; according to other versions, his name sounds like Atlas. During one of his labors, Hercules had to briefly stand in the place of Atlas and hold up the sky (getting golden apples). At the same time, Atlas wanted to deceive Hercules by offering to carry the apples himself, but in fact leaving Hercules to hold the sky in his place. Hercules feignedly agreed, but asked Atlas to give him the opportunity to make a pillow for his shoulders so that he could more comfortably hold the sky. When Atlas stood in his place, Hercules took the apples and left, saying to Atlas: ...Only you can hold the sky.

Our Greek ancestors had complex ideas about how the world works, what the relationship is between man and nature, what the meaning of life is and who controls all these processes. In my opinion, this issue has not yet been resolved, although we have already gotten rid of many misconceptions, but we have gained no less.

ATLANT, you can call it ATLAS.

Atlantans hold the sky on their bent arms - a famous song by a famous artist.

In the myths of Ancient Greece, the sky was held by the titan Atlas.

For some time, Hercules had to hold the sky on his shoulders while Atlas went for three golden apples from a golden tree in the gardens of the Hesperides. This was the task given to Hercules by the Mycenaean king Eurystheus. This was his twelfth and final exploit.

In the myths of ancient Greece, Atlas held the sky (in some sources he was called Atlas)

The Titan who angered the great Zeus, and he placed the sky itself on his shoulders

Once Atlas tried to deceive Hercules himself and transfer the sky to him

However, the deception did not work and Atlas again had to carry his heavy burden

This is such a sad fate for deciding to go against the Gods.