Sun-worship, as the ancient religion of Atlantis, underlies all the superstitions of the colonies of that country. The Egyptians worshipped the sun under the name of Ra the Hindoos worshipped the sun under the name of Rama while the great festival of the sun, of the Peruvians, was called Ray-mi. In Phnician legends he conquers the savage races of distant coasts, founds the ancient settlements on the Mediterranean, and plants the rocks in the Straits of Gibraltar. By his great strength and power he turned evil into good, brought life out of destruction, pulled back the sun to the earth at the time of the solstices, lessened excessive beat and cold, and rectified the evil signs of the zodiac. The Greeks called him "Melicertes," and identified him with Hercules. "The attributes of both Baal and Moloch (the good and bad powers of the sun) were united in the Phnician god Melkart, "king of the city," whom the inhabitants of Tyre considered their special patron. Represented by Baal-Samin, the great god, the god of light and the heavens, the creator and rejuvenator. The Phnicians were also sun-worshippers. Bel represented the sun, and was the favorite god. The Babylonian trinity was composed of Idea, Anu, and Bel. He created all that exists below the heavens. His symbol was the solar disk, supported by two rings. He was the supreme divinity at On, or Heliopolis, near Memphis. He is the father of the god of the sun, the ruler of the region of light. Ptah was the object of their highest adoration. We find the Egyptians in their early ages sun and planet worshippers. This passed directly to their colony in Egypt. Peru, worshipping the sun and moon and planets, probably represents very closely the simple and primitive religion of Atlantis, with its sacrifices of fruits and flowers.
Cox as to whether the Greek mythology was underlaid by a nature worship, or a planetary or solar worship. Gladstone has had quite a debate of late with Mr. This profoundly wise and great man, who has illuminated every subject which he has touched, guessed very close to the truth in this utterance.
"The mythology of the Greeks, which their oldest writers do not pretend to have invented, was no more than a light air, which had passed from a more ancient people into the flutes of the Greeks, which they modulated to such descants as best suited their fancies." 283 CHAPTER II THE KINGS OF ATLANTIS BECOME THE GODS OF THE GREEKS. Sacred Texts Atlantis Index Previous NextĪtlantis, the Antediluvian World, by Ignatius Donnelly,, at Atlantis, the Antediluvian World: Part IV: Chapter II: The Kings of Atlantis Become the Gods of the Greeks.
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