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This myth of a traveling, civilizing hero is something I recognize
from my own travels. The story of Osiris is similar to that
of Quetzalcoatl in Mexico, and other civilizing heroes
from ancient lore. Wise teachers who arrive
after an immense cataclysm, sharing the gifts of civilization, showing humanity how to build
great works in stone, bringing them agriculture
and a knowledge of the stars. Is it possible that such myths
so similar in so many different cultures might even be traced back
to a single source?
from my own travels. The story of Osiris is similar to that
of Quetzalcoatl in Mexico, and other civilizing heroes
from ancient lore. Wise teachers who arrive
after an immense cataclysm, sharing the gifts of civilization, showing humanity how to build
great works in stone, bringing them agriculture
and a knowledge of the stars. Is it possible that such myths
so similar in so many different cultures might even be traced back
to a single source?
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This myth of a traveling, civilizing hero
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is something I recognize
from my own travels.
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The story of Osiris is similar to that
of Quetzalcoatl in Mexico,
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and other civilizing heroes
from ancient lore.
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Wise teachers who arrive
after an immense cataclysm,
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sharing the gifts of civilization,
00:00:21.715 --> 00:00:24.669
showing humanity how to build
great works in stone,
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bringing them agriculture
and a knowledge of the stars.
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Is it possible that such myths
so similar in so many different cultures
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might even be traced back
to a single source?
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Movie Summary
What if everything we know about prehistory is wrong? Journalist Graham Hancock visits archaeological sites around the world investigating if a civilization far more advanced than we ever believed possible existed thousands of yea...
