In fact, it would appear that civilizations such as those of the Akkadians,Phoenicians, Minoans, Assyrians, Babylonians, and even the Egyptians were merely devolved versions ofancient Sumer.
Sumerians traveled frequently and widely and are thought to have brought their advanced shipbuildingtechnology and mapping abilities to the early Phoenicians, who settled along the eastern Mediterraneancoast in what is now Lebanon and later traveled the world.
Others say it appears to be Phoenician.
Donnelly considered that the “gods and goddesses of the ancient Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Hindus, and the Scandinavians were simply the kings, queens, and heroes of Atlantis, and the acts attributed to them in mythology, a confused recollection of real historical events.” He also said Egypt was the oldest colony of Atlantis and its civilization, which along with that of the Mayans of Central America represented a primitive reproduction of the Atlantean culture.
The1513 maps of Admiral Piri Reis depicted an ancient Earth because the map’s coastlines had been handeddown from the Phoenicians, who had obtained them from even older maps.
In fact, it would appear that civilizations such as those of the Akkadians,Phoenicians, Minoans, Assyrians, Babylonians, and even the Egyptians were merely devolved versions ofancient Sumer.
Sumerians traveled frequently and widely and are thought to have brought their advanced shipbuildingtechnology and mapping abilities to the early Phoenicians, who settled along the eastern Mediterraneancoast in what is now Lebanon and later traveled the world.
The mountain was significant to various cultures, including the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and Greeks.
Some of these objects and the bronze vase were engraved with a sentence in Phoenician hieroglyphics.
"The Central American vases had no Phoenician characters upon them nor writing of any sort.
The objects themselves are not Phoenician, Mycenean nor Central American.
We can dismiss the agency of the Phoenicians as a real link between the hemispheres.
The owl headed vase was unique, of obviously extraordinarily ancient origin and on it I read the inscription in Phoenician characters: "From the King Chronos of Atlantis." I hesitated for days to break it for I still thought that the last letter of my grandfather might have been the result of a mind weakened by the approach of death.
On the obverse side was engraved in ancient Phoenician, "Issued in the Temple of Transparent Walls." How did the metal get in the vase?
And yet my examination showed me that the Phoenician letters had been cut in after the object had been under the die that made the face figures.
The owl vase, the archaic vase, the bronze vase and the ring have the Phoenician inscription.
However, I can prove that the Phoenicians got there knowledge of glass making from the "people who lived beyond the pillars of Hercules." It is necessary to say that the country which used the ancient medals as an equivalent of labor had a more advanced currency system than we have at present.
The gods and goddesses of the ancient Greeks, the Phoenicians, Hindoos and Scandinavians were simply the Kings, Queens and heroes of Atlantis, and the acts attributed to them in mythology are a confused recollection of real historical events.
The Phoenician alphabet, parent of all the European alphabets, was derived from and Atlantis alphabet, which was also conveyed from Atlantis to the Mayans.
The Egyptians, the Ethiopians, the Phœnicians, the Hebrews, and others of the ancient races, practised circumcision.
This was not the work of a few years, but of many centuries; and the relations between these colonies may have been something like the relation between the different colonies that in a later age were established by the Phœnicians, the Greeks, and the Romans; there was an intermingling with the more ancient races, the autochthones of the different lands where they settled; and the same crossing of stocks, which we know to have been continued all through the Historical Period, must have been going on for thousands of years, whereby new races and new dialects were formed; and the result of all this has been that the smaller races of antiquity have grown larger, while all the complexions shade into each other, so that we can pass from the whitest to the darkest by insensible degrees.
"The conflicts between the Kelts (an Aryan race) and the Iberians were far anterior in date to the settlements of the Phœnicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Noachites on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea." ("American Cyclopædia," art.
Here we have, I think, a reference to the three races: 1, the red or sunburnt men, like the Egyptians, the Phœnicians, the Basques, and the Berber and Cushite stocks; 2, the sons of Shem, possibly the yellow or Turanian race; and 3, the whiter men, the Aryans, the Greeks, Kelts, Goths, Slavs, etc.
The Phœnicians were familiar with the use of the magnet.
The cross became the coat of arms of the Phœnicians--not only, possibly, as we have shown, as a recollection of the four rivers of Atlantis, but because it represented the secret of their great sea-voyages, to which they owed their national greatness.
The magnet was called the "Stone of Hercules." Hercules was the patron divinity of the Phœnicians.
The Atlanteans were, as Plato tells us, a maritime, commercial people, trading up the Mediterranean as far as Egypt and Syria, and across the Atlantic to "the whole opposite continent that surrounds the sea;" the Phœnicians, as their successors and descendants, and colonized on the shores of the Mediterranean, inherited their civilization and their maritime habits, and with these that invention without which their great voyages were impossible.
the Emperor Wang-ti placed a magnetic figure with an extended arm, like the Astarte of the Phœnicians, on the front of carriages, the arm always turning and pointing to the south, which the Chinese regarded as the principal pole.
We find in Sanchoniathon's "Legends of the Phœnicians that Ouranus, the first god of the people of Atlantis, "devised Bætulia, contriving stones that moved as having life, which were supposed to fall from heaven." These stones were probably magnetic loadstones; in other words, Ouranus, the first god of Atlantis, devised the mariner's compass.
"In the tomb of Rameses the Great is a representation of a naval combat between the Egyptians and some other people, supposed to be the Phœnicians, whose huge ships are propelled by sails." (Goodrich's "Columbus," p.
The Phœnicians dealt in silks in the most remote past; they imported them from India and sold them along the shores of the Mediterranean.
It is not a violent presumption to suppose that an art known to the Hindoos 3870 B.C., and to the Chinese and Phœnicians at the very beginning of their history--an art so curious, so extraordinary--may have dated back to Atlantean times.
Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic point to a common source as much as Sanscrit, Greek, and Latin; and unless we can bring ourselves to doubt that the Hindoos, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Teutons derived the worship of their principal deity from their common Aryan sanctuary, we shall not be able to deny that there was likewise a primitive religion of the whole Semitic race, and that El, the Strong One in heaven, was invoked by the ancestors of all the Semitic races before there were Babylonians in Babylon, Phœnicians in Sidon and Tyrus--before there were Jews in Mesopotamia or Jerusalem.
Another evidence of the connection between the Greeks, Phœnicians, Hebrews, and Atlanteans is shown in the name of Adonis.
Now We find Adonâi in the Old Testament used exclusively as the name of Jehovah, while among the Phœnicians Adonâi was the supreme deity.
The record of Genesis claims that the Phœnicians were descended from Ham, while the Hebrews were descended from Shem; yet we find the Hebrews and Phœnicians united by the ties of a common language, common traditions, and common race characteristics.
The Jews are the great merchants of the world eighteen centuries after Christ, just as the Phœnicians were the great merchants of the world fifteen centuries before Christ.
If the two great so-called Semitic stocks--the Phœnicians and Arabians--are Hamites, surely the third member of the group belongs to the same "sunburnt" race.
If we concede that the Jews were also a branch of the Hamitic stock, then we have, firstly, a Semitic stock, the Turanian, embracing the Etruscans, the Finns, the Tartars, the Mongols, the Chinese, and Japanese; secondly, a Hamitic family, "the sunburnt" race--a red race--including the Cushites, Phœnicians, Egyptians, Hebrews, Berbers, etc.; and, thirdly, a Japhetic or whiter stock, embracing the Greeks, Italians, Celts, Goths, and the men who wrote Sanscrit-in other words, the entire Aryan family.
The Book of Invasions, the "Cin of Drom-Snechta," claims that these Scythians were the Phœnicians; and we are told that a branch of this family were driven out of Egypt in the time of Moses: "He wandered through Africa for forty-two years, and passed by the lake of Salivæ to the altars of the Philistines, and between Rusicada and the mountains Azure, and he came by the river Monlon, and by the sea to the Pillars of Hercules, and through the Tuscan sea, and he made for Spain, and dwelt there many years, and he increased and multiplied, and his people were multiplied."
Here again we see a practice which extended to the Phœnicians, Egyptians, Hindoos, Peruvians, and Mexicans.
Their chief god was Bel or Baal--the same worshipped by the Phœnicians--the god of the sun.
We should bear in mind that Ireland was colonized by the Phœnicians (or by people of that race).
"In Africa," he says, "cromlechs are called tombs of the idolaters"--the idolaters being neither Romans, nor Christians, nor Phœnicians, but some antique race.
According to the traditions of the Phœnicians, the Egyptians derived their civilization from them; and as the Egyptians far antedated the rise of the Phœnician nations proper, this must have meant that Egypt derived its civilization from the same country to which the Phœnicians owed their own origin.
The development of the Greek alphabet began through interactions with the Phoenicians.
The Phoenician sound "Aw" required 16,000 years to become the English "A," long sound.
Ga'hoe ah mak, the position of the great serpent (solar phalanx), would therefore make these Phoenician rites common to China and America at the same period of time.
6 The word Pharaoh is Phoenician for Sun King.
In China it is Me-de, and in Algonquin, Me-dah, and in Phoenician, Me-dwe.
6 Ibis, Iboi, a Phoenician word.
The fastest horse gets the inside track, hence he was called, in Phoenician, INQUA, from which the word EQUESTRIAN came to us.
13 Eden, Aden, Haden, Ah-den, Jeden, are of the same meaning in the Vedic, Phoenician and Chinese languages, and are from the Panic word Spe-a, or, rather, S'pe-a; i.e., a heavenly place on earth.14 I.e., to the east, or from his spiritual condition.15 Kerub or Kerubim, in Hebrew, signifies GRASPED AND HELD FAST.
Laws are cherubim, and so are guardian angels.16 Nod, in Phoenician, is equivalent to M'hak in Chinese.
10 Many Japanese words, Chinese words, East Indian, Central American, Algonquin and Phoenician words, are nearly identical in sound and meaning, especially as spoken by the uneducated.
Phoenicians said, Aden; the modern Hebrew, however, is sha-chag.
The Phoenician civilization is often cited as a prime example due to its extensive trade network throughout the Mediterranean Sea.
Finally I say how I use this Phoenician maternal line in Atlantis diffusion research as labeled interpretation, not as proven archaeology.
What the text says is clear enough for a who-answer: Telephassa is the Phoenician queen-mother of the Europa–Cadmus cycle.
A Phoenician royal house (the Tyre / Agenor line) sends Europa toward Crete and the Minos world.
My research interpretation treats Phoenician seafarers and the Cadmus–Europa myths as possible memory-carriers of older Atlantic or Near Eastern contact.
On this site, the Phoenicians already frames Tyre and the Phoenician world that Agenor’s house sits inside.
Who was Telephassa?Telephassa is the far-shining queen-mother of the Phoenician Agenor house in Greek myth.
How does this help Atlantis research?The Phoenician–Crete–Greece myth trail gives a labeled diffusion bridge for Cadmus–Europa memory and seafaring contact hypotheses.
The Phoenicians: Tyre / Phoenicia historical frame for Agenor’s house.
She was originally a Phoenician princess, the daughter of King Agenor and Queen Telephassa of Tyre (modern-day Lebanon) View Map.
Sources provide varying accounts of Europa's lineage, but consistently identify her as Phoenician, linked to an Argive ancestry descending from Io, the nymph beloved by Zeus who was transformed into a heifer.
Europa is typically described as the daughter of King Agenor of Tyre, a Phoenician ruler.
Baal: Baal was a key figure in Phoenician religion as well.
In the Phoenician context, Baal represented storm and fertility, similar to the Canaanite deity.
Melqart: Often identified with the city of Tyre, Melqart was a significant Phoenician god linked to kingship, the sea, and commerce.
She had a prominent position within the Phoenician pantheon and was also closely related to the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar.
The deity Kronos, being referred to as "El" is a topic that stems from some interpretations of ancient Phoenician and broader Canaanite mythology, often derived from works by ancient historians like Philo of Byblos or Sanchuniathon, as well as interpretations of inscriptions and texts that have been uncovered in the Levant region.
Philo of Byblos was a 1st-century CE Greek writer who translated texts attributed to Sanchuniathon, an ancient Phoenician historian.
In his work, Philo tried to present the Phoenician myths in a way that was comprehensible to a Greek audience.
According to Philo, Kronos was a Phoenician deity who was also called El.
In the fragments of his work that survive through later authors, Kronos is equated with the Semitic El, a chief deity of the Canaanite and Phoenician pantheon.
In these texts, Kronos is described as a deity who performed sacrifices, founded cities, and had a connection to Phoenician myth and ritual practices that link him to the concept of "El."
Eusebius' references to Philo of Byblos include mentions of El/Kronos sacrificing his own son, which has parallels to Phoenician religious rituals.
While there are not many inscriptions that directly refer to Kronos by name in Phoenician texts, there are several that mention El, who is understood as the chief god and father of the gods in the Canaanite and Phoenician religious hierarchy.
Though these are technically Ugaritic rather than Phoenician, the religious traditions were closely connected.
Philo of Byblos: Through the fragments preserved by Eusebius, Philo equates Kronos with El and details rituals and myths that align Kronos with Phoenician and Canaanite traditions.
Ugaritic Texts: These texts, while not explicitly Phoenician, provide valuable context regarding El's role in the pantheon.
In specific Phoenician texts, the deity Kronos was referred to as “El.” Kronos was a significant deity in Phoenician mythology. The Greeks equated Kronos with their Titan, who ruled before Zeus, while the Romans later called him Saturn.
The Phoenicians, inheriting Canaanite religious traditions, also revered Mount Zaphon, mainly through their worship of Baal Zaphon ("Baal of the North").
Cultural Context: Astarte’s worship spread through Phoenician colonies, influencing other cultures, including Egypt (where she was associated with Hathor) and the Greeks.
Some scholars trace her origins to Astarte or Ishtar, brought to Greece via Phoenician trade and cultural exchange.
The spread of Phoenician trade and cultural influence likely introduced Astarte’s worship to the Greeks, where her traits were adapted into Aphrodite’s persona.
The connection of Kronos to biblical Jacob (Israel) as suggested by Phoenician tradition is an intriguing aspect of comparative mythology that hints at the syncretism and reinterpretation of ancient deities across different cultures.
The Phoenicians, known for their vast trade networks and cultural influence in the ancient Mediterranean, had a pantheon that shared similarities with both Greek and Canaanite religious traditions.
In Phoenician mythology, Kronos was a significant deity.
Kronos in Phoenician tradition, as described by Philo of Byblos (a 1st-century AD Phoenician historian whose works largely come from Sanchuniathon’s now-lost writings), was a father figure akin to the ruling deity over the world during a primordial time, just as he was in Greek tradition.
The Phoenicians were part of the greater Canaanite cultural context, sharing religious and mythological concepts with the Israelites.
In certain Phoenician texts, the deity Kronos was referred to as “El” or "Israel." This association likely comes from an ancient reinterpretation of figures and their roles in myth.
It suggests that the Phoenicians saw a parallel between their god Kronos and the biblical patriarch Jacob/Israel, particularly in terms of authority and the foundational role they played for their respective people.
The Greeks equated Phoenician gods with their own, trying to make sense of foreign deities through familiar lenses.
This conceptual similarity—being a progenitor or "father figure" of an era or people—may have led to the Phoenician association of Kronos with Israel.
Much of our knowledge of Phoenician mythology comes from Philo of Byblos, who translated and interpreted earlier Phoenician texts.
The willingness of patriarchs in the Bible to make sacrifices to establish a covenant with God could have resonated with the Phoenician understanding of Kronos’ sacrificial elements, thus facilitating this equation.
Religious Diplomacy: As the Phoenicians interacted with the Israelites, they may have found it advantageous to associate their deities with Israelite patriarchs to foster understanding or religious harmony.
Mythological Translation: The Greeks and Phoenicians had a history of translating each other’s myths into their own cultural contexts.
Sanchuniathon and Philo of Byblos: The idea that Kronos was called "Israel" comes primarily from Philo of Byblos, who is one of our main sources for Phoenician mythology.
Philo claimed to translate the works of an earlier Phoenician writer named Sanchuniathon.
However, it should be noted that Philo’s reliability is often debated among scholars, and his writings combine Phoenician myth with Hellenistic interpretations.
This blending is part of why Kronos (Greek) and El or Israel (Canaanite/Phoenician) might have been equated in Philo’s writings.
The claim that "in certain Phoenician texts, the deity Kronos was referred to as 'El' or 'Israel'" largely stems from the writings of Philo of Byblos, who, in the 1st-2nd century CE, translated and interpreted the earlier works of the Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon.
Philo of Byblos is one of the few sources who provides detailed information on Phoenician religion.
His work, Phoenician History, was supposedly derived from the original writings of Sanchuniathon, who, according to Philo, had access to older, sacred records of Phoenicia.
Philo attempted to interpret Phoenician religion in terms that would be comprehensible to Greek and Roman readers.
This often led to him equating Phoenician deities with familiar Greek gods.
In Philo's accounts, Kronos is mentioned as one of the primary gods of the Phoenicians.
The association of Kronos with "Israel" could imply that the Phoenicians viewed Kronos as having a role analogous to that of Jacob (Israel) in the Hebrew tradition—a patriarch or significant founder figure.
This name usage also indicates an effort by Philo to link the mythology of the Phoenicians with the biblical narrative, either to make sense of the interconnections between the cultures or to express a syncretic viewpoint in which the traditions shared a common foundation.
In the Canaanite tradition, "El" was not just a name but also a title, meaning "God" or "The Mighty One." It signified the supreme deity, the father figure of the gods, and was common across various Semitic cultures, including Phoenicians and Hebrews.
The use of "Israel" might have been an epithet or title reflecting a patriarchal figure in Phoenician culture, as the name "Israel" itself comes from the Hebrew root meaning "one who struggles with God" or "God prevails" (based on the biblical narrative of Jacob wrestling with an angel).
By attributing the name "Israel" to Kronos, the Phoenicians or Philo might have been emphasizing his role as a ruling patriarch—a position analogous to that of Jacob in the Israelite tradition.
In the ancient world, it was common to create parallels between deities from different cultures, especially among groups that interacted closely, like the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Israelites.
The Greeks equated Kronos with the Roman Saturn, and Philo, in turn, equated Kronos with the Phoenician El, adding the association with "Israel." This reflects the syncretic practices of identifying different cultural myths with similar archetypes to create cohesion in the ancient Mediterranean world.
The use of "Israel" might not have been a direct element of older Phoenician myth but rather an interpretive layer added to bridge different cultural understandings.
The claim that Kronos was referred to as "El" or "Israel" comes primarily from the writings of Philo of Byblos, who translated and interpreted earlier Phoenician sources.
The speaker delves into texts and sources to explore the idea that many mythological figures are based on real people and places, with a particular focus on Kronos, Judah, and the connections to Israel and the Phoenicians.
Kronos, also known as Saturn in Roman mythology, is equated with Jacob (Israel) in Phoenician tradition.
The Phoenicians referred to Kronos as "Israel," connecting him to biblical Jacob.
The Phoenicians called Kronos "El," which aligns with Israel's connection to Jacob.
Phoenician Influence: Europa’s myth is tied to Phoenician origins, with implications of transatlantic crossings.
In both the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Old Testament, deities like Baal, Asherah, Molech, and others are mentioned, especially in relation to the neighboring cultures of Israel, such as the Canaanites and Phoenicians.