For thousands of years ancient myths have told of gods who came down from the heavens. Who were these mystical beings that ruled the skies with their supernatural powers? Ancient Aliens s2e2: Gods & Aliens
Mount Olympus: According to ancient myths it was the home of the gods. And it was here that Zeus presided on his throne determining the fate of ordinary men. Iibid.
If Mount Olympus was home to alien visitors, was Zeus their leader? ibid.
One of the most important Greek gods is Apollo who rode the skies in his chariot of fire. ibid.
Norse legends record the triumphs of great warriors with advanced weaponry, sophisticated combat techniques and navigational prowess. Like the Greeks, Norse mythology recounts supernatural beings, other worlds and powerful gods. ibid.
Such similarities are not limited to the Greek and Norse myths. In India the ancient epic of the Maharbarata describes visitations from God who possess the advanced technology of space travel. ibid.
But technology was not the only characteristic these ancient deities had in common. According to legends the gods enjoyed intimate relations with humans. If aliens chose human women as their sexual partners, what was their motivations? And what was the outcome of these very close encounters? ibid.
Ancient myths are full of stories of gods descending to Earth to mate with humans.
Some of the oldest accounts of gods and humans interbreeding can be found in ancient Hindu texts. ibid.
‘Throughout the 19th century many giant skeletons were allegedly discovered in the mid-West, and in parts of California, around Death Valley. ibid.
In the early 1800s local legends passed down by the Piaute Indians told of a race of Giants who were exterminated by their tribe. ibid.
Are the Nevada bones evidence of a race of Giants? ibid.
Ancient monuments deep underwater. A once thriving metropolis. Now half a mile under the sea. Lost cities submerged for thousands of years. Ancient Aliens s2e3: Underwater World
Are underwater monuments examples of mankind’s earliest civilisations? Or is there evidence of skills far beyond that of primitive man? And if so, where did they come from? ibid.
What evidence lies deep underwater? ibid.
The legend of the lost city of Atlantis ... Across the Atlantic lies the island chain of the Bahamas. Just south-east of Florida. Here in 1968 Archaeologist J Manson Valentine believed he’d found part of Atlantis when he discovered an unusual rock formation off the coast of North Bimini Island. ibid.
Cuba ... Symmetrical stone structures deep below the water. Remarkably they were over a half-mile down. ibid.
Yonaguni, Japan: this small island is at the westernmost tip of the Japanese archipelago ... A massive complex of stone formation hidden just sixty feet beneath the surface. ibid.
Is it a coincidence that the Earth’s twenty-fifth parallel north cuts through both the Bermuda Triangle and the Dragon’s Triangle? ibid.
But could as ancient astronaut theories believe these strange Dogu figures really be a primitive interpretation of a space suit or a diving suit? ibid.
Off the coast of India – In 2001 researchers from India’s Oceanic Institute detected anomalies on the Gulf of Khambhat. The images revealed an enormous network of stone buildings now shrouded in mud and sand, and covering an area of five square miles. ibid.
Some believe a link between the submerged ruins and extraterrestrials can be found in another set of texts known as India’s Sangam literature. ibid.
The Andes Mountains, Peru. Here at an elevation of 12,500 feet lie the dark waters of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable body of water in the Earth. In August 2000 an Italian team of divers and archaeologists launched an underwater investigation of the legendary lake. There submerged under one hundred feet of water the team uncovered traces of a paved road, a stone terrace and a wall nearly half a mile long. ibid.
A temple of the dead in the Yucatan, an underground city in Turkey, and a South American cave said to contain a treasure from beyond the stars. For centuries people have told tales of caves and tunnels deep inside the earth. Subterranean passageways that lead to lands of gods and monsters. So could there be a surprising truth behind these legends? Ancient Aliens s2e4: Underground Aliens
Derinkuyu: An undergound city thousands of years old … An estimated 20,000 men, women and children … Just who built this massive underground city, and what mysterious force brings them to live underground? According to most archaeologists and scholars Derinkuyu was built around 800 B.C. by the Phrygians ... Others believe it was built by the Hittites, a warrior people mentioned in the Bible who flourished hundreds of years earlier. But could the underground city be even older? ibid.
Zoroastrianism: Ahura Mazda saves mankind from an environmental disaster, much like the story of Noah. ibid.
According to the ancient Zoroastrian texts Ahura Mazda soared through the skies in a divine chariot. ibid.
Deep in the caves of the American south-west … These tribes have many different beliefs but their creation myths all share a remarkable similarity. In some legends the southwestern peoples went back underground for safety. ibid.
A military juggernaut that seemed invincible. Incredible weaponry designed to intimidate and annihilate. Secret experiments. It’s believed by some that Adolf Hitler based his plans for world domination on extraterrestrial knowledge. And that the German military developed an arsenal of wunder-weapons based on alien technologies. Ancient Aliens s2e5: Aliens & The Third Reich
In his 1993 book Secret Societies and Their Power in the 20th Century, author Jan van Helsing tells the story of a strange crash in Germany’s black forest. It occurred in 1936, 3 years before the start of the Second World War … A strange disc-shaped object, and inside what appeared to be the remains of extraterrestrial beings. Van Helsing claims that within hours of the crash Hitler’s SS troops took possession of the downed aircraft and its deceased crew. ibid.
Rockets hurling probes deep into space. Sound waves that make solid objects float in mid-air. Laser beams vaporising targets with pinpoint accuracy. Are these stunning examples of our modern technology? Or are they just recent reincarnations of scientific achievements that have roots stretching back to the ancient past? Ancient Aliens s2e6: Alien Tech
The ancient ruins of the city of Jericho … The walls of Jericho fell and the city was sacked ... Could the Israelites have possessed advanced sound-wave technology? If so, where did it come from? ibid.
Sound: Could there be evidence that such technology might also have been used for a more constructive purpose? Might it help to explain the existence of mammoth stone structures? ibid.
These Mycenaean fortifications were thought to be the work of a strong one-eyed race of giants known as the Cyclops. ibid.
How could ancient man have built such colossal structures? ibid.
It is possible that early builders had access to the kind of acoustic technology that would allow for the transportation and careful placement of multi-ton boulders and stone blocks? ibid.
Did ancient aliens using anti-gravity and sonic levitation technology help early humans build the ancient wonders of the world? ibid.
Might they also have mastered the power of flight? ibid.
Guatemala: Here can be found numerous ancient artefacts, and among them is this – the figure of a man lying inside what appears to be the shell of a turtle. ibid.
In 329 B.C. the Greek ruler Alexander the Great planned the invasion of India. But according to ancient texts his army was thwarted by a strange attack from the skies. ibid.
Could the inherent design strength of a disc-shaped object be the key to overcoming the forces of gravity? And does the prevalence of flying saucer sightings suggest a connection between anti-gravity technology and extraterrestrial visitations? ibid.
The brute force of rockets ... But are manned space flights really a recent phenomenon? Or could our ancient ancestors have witnessed similar events? ibid.
Could early man really have known about rocket technology? ibid.
The Sumerians, a highly advanced civilisation considered to be among the first astronomers. ibid.
Based on Sumerian legends the epic of Gilgamesh is one of the oldest written stories in history. And tells of a man’s journey to the heavens to meet the god Anu. ibid.
Do the descriptions of rockets and UFOs found in ancient texts and legends provide evidence of extraterrestrial encounters in the distant past? ibid.
Is it possible that such so-called death-rays could have been used before in ancient times? ibid.