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Summary: Part of the Addicting von Daniken Series
Review: Erich von Daniken's books are entertaining, informative, and controversial. With over 2 dozen books now, each one adds a piece to the unraveling puzzle of ancient man's myths, legends, and sites. This book specifically uses Greek mythology as a guide on von Daniken's search for Ancient Astronauts. Fans of his works may also be interested in visiting his website [ URL] for current news events from many other websites.
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Summary: The Greek Gods as aliens? Could be.
Review: This book deals with reconciling Greek mythology with Von Daniken's research of extraterrestrials visiting our planet in ancient times and influencing man's development. That was a recurring theme in Dr. Who, (q.v. The Daemons.)The aliens who came down to Earth were worshipped as gods, as they flew in their craft. These gods intermixed with the natives, who became demigods, but possessing the same technological knowhow. Von Daniken's book opens with an account of the Argonautica, the voyage of Jason, and straight off, there are aspects that bely alien origins--a ship that talks, specialists hired for the voyage, Talos, who was probably a giant robot, and the Golden Fleece as some form of advanced technology that enabled one to fly. What about giants? Gilgamesh and Enkidu encountered the giant Humbaba, David and Goliath, and the offspring of Cain's daughters? Isn't it possible that these giants were aliens or descended from them? There is more, including the possibility that the head of the Medusa was some sort of superweapon. There is a section where he explains the difficulties involving where Atlantis was. It's tied to the fact that from Atlantis is derived the Atlantic Ocean, Mount Atlas, and even Aztlan, which in turns is the derivation of Aztec. This discounts Troy, Malta, Santorini, and Crete, because they are in the Mediterranean. And if Troy was Atlantis, surely there'd be some record of it? No, Troy was called Tros and Ilion, but not Atlantis. That in turn is also explored in the section on Heinrich Schliemann and the different Troys found. There are also excerpts from Plato's Dialogues where Critias tells the story of Solon and how Solon learned of Atlantis. Included in this text are colour photos of the places mentioned, such as the Acropolis, Delphi, and Troy. Getting this book makes me want to check out his earliest book on the subject, Chariot Of The Gods, and this is certainly an interesting twist on Greek mythology.
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Summary: Just a little disappointed
Review: This book is about Greek myths connected to E.T's. Greek mythology probably came from an older source, but you still learn something new in each of his books.
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