Romans were always willing to pay homage and sacrifice to foreign deities, especially when travelling in their land. They would go as far as making greater sacrifices to the gods of their enemies, than what was offered by their own people, before going to war, in order to win favour from the enemy’s gods to secure victory. And so the foreign gods infiltrated Rome, resulting in the building of temples and shrines to the new gods called Dii Novensiles. Among those were Apollo, Ceres, Bacchus, Isis and more. This all goes to show that the Romans were innocent bystanders during a ‘changing of the guard’ by the gods as a new wave of Anunnaki gods infiltrated Rome and its culture, bringing a whole new order to the newly established global power, which was operational only by the grace of the gods who allowed this new global power to triumph over their enemies. Here is a list comparing Roman and Greek gods:
Roman - Greek Roman - Greek
Apollo - Apollo Mars - Ares
Bacchus - Dionysus Mercury - Hermes
Ceres - Demeter Minerva - Athena
Coelus - Uranus Neptune - Poseidon
Cupid - Eros Pluto - Hades
Cybele - Rhea Proserpina - Persephone
Diana - Artemis Saturn - Cronus
Hercules - Heracles Ulysses - Odysseus
Juno - Hera Venus - Aphrodite
Jupiter - Zeus Vesta - Hestia
Latona - Leto Vulcan - Hephaestus
Let us now move further east, to demonstrate how incredibly well these fairytales of the gods travelled around the world in antiquity, when humans could hardly travel to the next city.
Japanese gods.
Japan presents us with a similar melting pot of religious traditions to those in China, but the blend is somewhat different and quite unique. What is most fascinating, is the smooth crossover from myth to history. All the ancient Japanese writings seem to have no visible borders between what is today accepted as myth and what is actual history. This is truly remarkable, since many Western historians are very happy to make those distinctions for them. We know that the islands which are today known as Japan were only created some 13,000 years ago, coinciding with the great flood. Before that, the Japanese Islands were connected to the Asian continent by land. This was during the Ice Age and humans from the Eurasian continent were migrating east. The reasons for the migration may have been to follow the food supply by following animal herds, or it could simply have been to get away from the vengeful gods of the lands in which they lived. Remember that the people left behind on Earth during the flood, believed that the gods had deserted them and tried to destroy them all. When they survived the flood, god came down from the heavens, and his instructions were to “be fruitful and multiply”. The subtext to this instruction was actually to ‘disperse across the world and do not attempt to challenge the gods’… ‘or you will be punished again’. This was some time before the Anunnaki gods bestowed agriculture on humanity, while man was still hunting animals and gathering food. The ancient Ainu (i´nj) people of Japan are a real mystery to anthropologists. Some say that these hairy and heavily bearded people who lived in the northern part of Japan, had been in those parts ten thousand years ago, while others estimate that the Ainu first inhabited parts of Japan around 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, during the last half of the Jomon period. This would fall perfectly into our time-frame as the Aryans moved east colonising new territories and enforcing not only their influence but spreading some of their gene pool as well. This eastward expansion was either followed or preceded by the Anunnaki gods who were granted the domains of the East by Enlil, to rule and develop. So every part of the world would have had a different group of gods, each with their own unique way of handling the human situation. Ainu means ‘human’. They believed that nature gods, house gods, mountain gods, lake gods, all existed together in symbiotic relationships which included man. There is nothing new in that line of thinking since we know from the Sumerians and the Greeks that they also had different gods looking after different villages and aspects of their lives. The Ainu believed that the gods helped Humankind and must be appreciated by them. The Ainu’s daily life was a continuous ritual to the gods and their mutual assistance to man, which tells us that this was before the gods decided to impose the concept of sacrifice and worship on humans, during the time of the Anunnaki expansion shortly after the flood. All the reports available make it pretty clear that the Ainu did not have it very easy. Unless they had a real interaction with the gods, and unless they were directly engaged in some kind of relationship with the deities of their lands, why would they waste their time on issues which did not contribute towards their survival and wellbeing? The gods or deities who resided in the lands of the Ainu must have been very real and as demanding as the other gods of the later humans. The Ainu's mixture of European and Asian physical traits contrast so sharply from other indigenous peoples of Asia, that no one is really sure of their origin. Some theories hold they are of Caucasian descent, others say that their distinct features are a result of isolation that allowed them to remain racially unchanged as the rest of the mongoloid races mixed and evolved through a series of migrations. Could they be another link to the influence of the Aryans as they explored the East and left behind their mark on human population everywhere?
The literature of Shinto or ‘Way of the Gods’ employs much of the Japanese mythology to describe the supposed historical origins of Japan. We can see clearly that religion and mythology are in fact inseparable. The earliest Japanese records we possess are the Kojiki – Record of Ancient Things and Nihongi – Japanese Chronicles written in 712 AD and 720 AD respectively. In the Kojiki Part 1, we are introduced to the Japanese divine ‘trilogy’ which was alive and well even in Japan, while creating Heaven and Earth. The influence of the gods of Rome seems to have spread much further than just the Roman Catholics. In the Kojiki, as translated by B.H. Chamberlain in 1882, we are told about this Japanese trilogy of supreme deities.
PART I:
The Birth Of The Deities & The Beginning Of Heaven And Earth.
“The names of the deities that were born in the Plain of High Heaven when the Heaven and Earth began were the deity Master-of-the-August-Centre-of-Heaven; next, the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity; next, the DivineProducing-Wondrous deity. These three deities were all deities born alone, and hid their persons. The names of the deities that were born next from a thing that sprouted up like unto a reed-shoot when the Earth, young and like unto floating oil, drifted about medusa-like…”
According to the creation story found in the Kojiki, the Japanese islands were created by the gods, two of whom descended from heaven to carry out the task. These gods; male god Izanagi and the female goddess Izanami, also brought into being other kami (deities or supernatural forces), such as those influencing the sea, rivers, wind, woods, and mountains. Two of these deities, the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami, and her brother, the Storm God, Susanowo, warred against each other, with Amaterasu emerging victorious. This again, is identical to the Sumerian and Greek myths where heavenly siblings fight each other.
IZANAGI and IZANAMI:The creator god and goddess sent down from heaven to build the Earth. The other gods and goddesses followed them and were their descendants. Descending to the underworld, Izanami became old and ugly. Izanagi followed her to bring her back, but she forbade him to look at her. When Izanagi looked at her, she tried to imprison him in the underworld. Pursued by Izanami's furies, (see Roman Furies) Izanagi escaped and sealed up the entrance to the underworld with a boulder. It is fascinating to see that the Greeks had Erinyes, the Romans had Furies, and that the Japanese also had Furies, to do the dirty work. Izanami was enraged and vowed to kill a thousand of Izanagi's subjects a day, while Izanagi vowed to create fifteen hundred a day. So it was that Izanami became the goddess of death and Izanagi became the lord of life.
While the above is a mythical story, the pages of the Kojiki tell us the so-called historical tale of how Izanagi ventured into the lands of the underworld in search of his beloved Izanami. Once
again our mythologies get tangled up as we meet the Greek god Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus, who had imposed his influence on Izanami. Suddenly the Japanese mythology blends with Greek mythology, using a Greek god's name as if it was quite acceptable to do so some 6,000 miles away, sometime between 13,000 and 4000 years ago. Where did Hades make his name first then? Greece or Japan?
The story is told very beautifully in the Kojiki. Unable any longer to bear his grief, Izanagi resolved to go down to the Nether Regions in search of his beloved Izanami and bring her back at all costs, to the world. There were countless dangers to negotiate on his way, but Izanagi's determination conquered them all. He finally reached a large castle which must have been where she was being kept. But the gate was guarded by a number of gigantic demons, some red, some black, guarding the gates with watchful eyes. He went around the back and to his surprise, the rear gate was left unguarded. He cautiously crept through the gate and after some searching and calling he found his beloved wife:
“My darling, I have come to take thee back to the world. Come back, I pray thee, and let us complete our work of creation in accordance with the will of the Heavenly Gods, our work which was left only half accomplished by thy departure. How can I do this work without thee? Thy loss means to me the loss of all.”
Imagine his surprise when she responded with the following:
“ Alas! Thou hast come too late. I have already eaten of the furnace of Hades.
Having once eaten the things of this land, it is impossible for me to come back to the world… I wish, with all my heart, to go back with thee, but before I can do so, I must first obtain the permission of the deities of Hades.”
Just as the Sumerian gods divided the lands and appointed different gods to rule them, the Japanese gods did the same. In this excerpt from the Yengishiki or Shinto Rituals, we get a glimpse of such an event.
“I declare with the great ritual, the Heavenly ritual, which was bestowed on him at the time when, by the Word of the Sovereign's dear progenitor and progenitrix, who divinely remain in the plain of high Heaven, they bestowed on him the region under Heaven, saying - Let the Sovereign Grandchild's augustness tranquilly rule over the country of fresh spikes which flourishes in the midst of the reed-moor, as a peaceful region.”
Battle of the Japanese gods.
In the chapter of ‘The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling’ of the Kojiki, we read of a peculiar set of events which may have many different interpretations by historians. But if you remove the emotion, it sounds pretty close to some of the descriptions in Sumerian tablets of when conflict erupted among the Anunnaki gods. Even the Japanese gods were emulating their Sumerian ancestors as they clashed and fought each other from time to time in their quest for supremacy. And as in any conflict situation, there were usually victors and those who were banished. Any kind of violent eruptions among the gods would have looked miraculous to the early humans. The following texts seem to be very poetic descriptions of the prelude to conflict, and the resulting outburst which caused one of the rebellious deities to be expelled from the “heavenly abode”. This kind of thing had been happening on Earth for several hundred thousand years among the Anunnaki as they grew in numbers and their desires for earthly things increased.
“So thereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, terrified at the sight, closed behind her the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, made it fast and retired. Then the whole Plain of High Heaven was obscured and all the Central Land of Reed-Plains darkened. Owing to this, eternal night prevailed. Hereupon the voices of the myriad deities were like unto the flies in the fifth moon as they swarmed, and a myriad portents of woe all arose. Therefore did the eight hundred myriad deities assemble in a divine assembly in the bed of the Tranquil River of Heaven, and bid the deity Thought-Includer, child of the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity, think of a plan, assembling the long-singing birds of eternal night and making them sing, taking the hard rocks of Heaven from the river-bed of the Tranquil River of Heaven, and taking the iron from the Heavenly Metal-Mountains… His Augustness Heavenly-Beckoning-Ancestor-Lord prayerfully reciting grand liturgies, and the Heavenly Hand-Strength-Male deity standing hidden beside the door, and Her Augustness Heavenly-Alarming-Female banging round her the heavenly clubmoss the Heavenly-Mount Kagu… laying a sounding-board before the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling and stamping, till she made it resound and doing as if possessed by a deity, and pulling out the nipples of her breasts, pushing down her skirt-string ‘usque ad privates partes’. Then the Plain of High Heaven shook, and the eight hundred myriad deities laughed together…. Thereupon the eight hundred myriad deities took counsel together, and imposed on High-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness a fine of a thousand tables, and likewise cut his beard, and even caused the nails of his fingers and toes to be pulled out, and expelled him with a divine expulsion.”
AJI-SUKI-TAKA-HI-KONE: One of several thunder gods. Born noisy, he grew up even noisier, and so they carry him up and down a ladder to quieten him. That is why you can hear him receding and approaching. The ‘ladder to the sky’ is an important bit of imagery in this myth. Why would all the myths always refer to gods going up into the sky and reappearing from there every so often?
AMA-NO-UZUME: The Fertility goddess. A companion of Ninigi, she performed a bawdy dance hoping to entice the sun out of hiding. This dance symbolises the planting of seed which waits for the sun to come after winter. Is there a possible link here to the Igigi, who were the possible progenitors of the Aryans, also teaching them about agriculture and technology?
AMATERASU: The Sun goddess, ruler of the heavens. When her great enemy, the storm god Susa-No-Wo, destroyed her palace, Amaterasu went to hide in a cave. The other gods used all their magical tricks to get her to come out, but to no avail. In her absence, darkness and demons ruled the Earth until Ama-No-Usume lured Amaterasu out of the cave with a trick. With a comical and obscene dance, he made the gods who were gathered at the mouth of the cave laugh. When Amaterasu asked what was going on, Ama-No-Uzume replied that they had found another and better sun goddess. Amaterasu peeped out of her cave and saw her own reflection in a mirror which Ama-No-Uzume had hung on a nearby tree. Fascinated, Ameratasu drew a little closer for a better look, and the gods grabbed her and hauled her out.
BENZAITEN: Goddess of love, one of the gods of happiness. Benzaiten rides a dragon while playing a stringed instrument. There is very little difference between her and Venus, and Inanna and Ishtar and other love goddesses. They all seem to be attracted to music, dance and culture.
BISHAMON: God of happiness and war, which is a rather strange combination. Bishamon protects men from disease and demons. Bishamon was often portrayed wearing a wheel of fire like a halo, which some see as the 'Wheel of Fate'.
AMATSU MIKABOSHI : “August Star of Heaven”. God of evil.
CHIMATA-NO-KAMI: God of crossroads, highways and footpaths. Originally a phallic god, his phallic symbol was placed at crossroads.
HO-MASUBI: The Fire god. His birth killed the creator goddess Izanami, and his father, the creator god Izanagi, was so enraged with grief that he killed the baby. From his blood came eight gods, and from the body came eight mountain gods. Compare this to the Greek story of Cronus and Zeus and the other gods who were created from spilt blood.
KAWA-NO-KAMI: The god of rivers. While larger rivers have their own gods, all waterways are under Kawa-No-Kami's authority. When rivers flooded the gods were sometimes appeased with human sacrifices.
NAI-NO-KAMI: God of Earthquakes, was a late addition to the Japanese pantheon. Nai-No-Kami was inducted in the seventh century AD. This supports the stories about the so-called ‘angels’.
NINIGI :Grandson of Amaterasu, the ‘divine grandchild’ sent to rule the Earth.The ancestor of all the Japanese emperors. The name and description of this god is reminiscent of the Sumerian Igigi who were the supporters of Marduk, who was also a divine grandchild. He married earthling females and contributed to the creation of t
he white Aryan tribe. But the interesting thing is that their semi-divine descendants were the kings of Egypt, according to Sumerian tablets, as Ninigi was to the Japanese emperors.
O-KUNI-NUSHI: God of sorcery and medicine. He was originally the ruler of the province of Izumo, but he was replaced by Ninigi. In compensation he was made ruler of the unseen world of spirits and magic. Once again the Ninigi connection is fascinating, since the Igigi were the advanced proto-Aryans with knowledge of medicine and technology.
SENGEN-SAMA: Goddess of the sacred mountain of Fujiyama. Worshippers greet the rising sun at her shrine on top of the mountain. The Sumerian goddess Ninhursag also known as Ninmah, ‘Exalted Lady’ – had her own mountain retreat. She was really the ‘mother goddess’ of humanity and one of the original creators of ‘Adamu’. Could it be seen that in the east she was worshipped as such, represented by the rising sun over Humankind?
SHINE-TSU-HIKO: God of the wind. Shine-Tsu-Hiko fills up the empty space between Earth and heaven, and together with his wife Shina-To-Be, they hold up the Earth. Greeks and Romans have identical gods performing these tasks.
SUSA-NO-WO: God of storms, snakes and farming. He was Amaterasu's brother and greatest enemy. From the moment he was born, he was a troublemaker. After Amaterasu was finally taken out of her cave, Susa-No-Wo was punished. The other gods shaved his beard and moustache, pulled out his fingernails, and banished him to live as a mortal on the Earth.
The above extracts represent only a few of the gods of ancient worlds. The cultures and civilisations run into thousands of pages, for which I suggest you turn to specialised literature, which will certainly keep you gasping with amazement. Once you begin to identify the similarities and relationships between the gods, the entire mythology subject takes on a whole new perspective. The incredible wealth in diversity of all these ancient gods, and the interaction between gods and humans is almost impossible to imagine in today's society. That kind of ongoing activity, which at times turned into mayhem, could only have been possible if it was enforced on humans. I cannot imagine that the close similarities in all of these cultures are mere coincidences. The basic storylines of the gods of Sumer are echoed throughout all of the world's mythologies. There is a constant presence of higher gods and lesser gods; benevolent gods and violent gods; supreme gods and sons of gods; houses of the gods and their sexual playgrounds. Goddesses and their offspring, outlining the genealogy of the gods which points to the same hierarchical structure of an extended family of gods around the world. Closely related but highly divided in their hunger for control. The genetic makeup behind this kind of behaviour points directly to our own programmed DNA passed down from the gods. In the last chapter we will explore the great epic of humanity from birth until today, outlining the moment when man was created and inherited this highly disturbing genetic feature from his makers, the “gods of Heaven and Earth” as outlined in the Sumerian scripts.
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