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Did extraterrestrials visit ancient Sumer? - C C - Oct 7, 2022 https://bigthink.com/the-past/did-extraterrestrials-visit-ancient-sumer/ EXCERPTS: . . . Astrophysicist Carl Sagan considered the possibility that ancient humans may have recorded visitations from extraterrestrials. [...] Numerous ancient writers tell of a creature named Oannes, rising from a part of the Persian Gulf that bordered Babylonia, whose “whole body… was like that of a fish; and had under a fish’s head another head, and also feet below, similar to those of a man, subjoined to the fish’s tail.” According to the legend, Oannes bestowed upon the early Sumerians “insight into letters, and sciences, and every kind of art. He taught them to construct houses, to found temples, to compile laws, and explained to them the principles of geometrical knowledge.” [...] While the tale is intriguing, Sagan recognized that there's no concrete evidence that aliens ever visited the ancient Sumerians... (MORE - details) RE: Did extraterrestrials visit ancient Sumer? - Magical Realist - Oct 7, 2022 I had to look up the image of Oannes. Seems an overly cumberson way of getting around. RE: Did extraterrestrials visit ancient Sumer? - Zinjanthropos - Oct 8, 2022 Nicely cropped beard and moustache for a guy climbing out of the sea. Is that a new moon or waning moon? The weight in his left hand, any idea what that was used for? Makes me think the contraption on his back was some kind of early underwater breathing apparatus, perhaps contained air, and the weight kept the wearer from flipping over… early snorkelling/scuba device lol. Like this… https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-the-ancient-ways-of-breathing-underwater-35436.php