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*The goal of this web page is to inform the African-American Community to the truth
that Hercules from conception to realization in historical figures started in Africa, by
native African people, who were and are black people, therefore those of African
descent need to reclaim this heroic and uplifting archetype, and symbol of Divine
Strength, which was stolen from us by the Eurocentric Hegemony, and which we have
woefully forgotten. Ignorance and apathy are the great enemies of freedom and self-
determination, those who don't struggle to know the truth and be the truth should not
complain about their predicament, only struggle against lies using truth as the weapon of
illumination will free are minds, and that Herculean Spirit within the African Diaspora
must shine forth again! Hercules belongs to every culture in the world, this is truth, and
lets not forget that Hercules belongs to black people too! Have you ever wondered
why there were no black men and women portraying Hercules in Sword and Sandal
Movies? Guess what people? It won't happen either till our community takes it upon
itself to see it happen , to educate ourselves on what we have lost, and to illuminate
the minds of the youth with the truth. TRUE STRENGTH IS THE FLOWER OF THE
TRUTH!
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Avatars of Hercules: Hercules Walks The Earth In Recorded History.
By Samuel David Ewing
Hannibal Barca, the North African Hercules is the black man hailed by scholars and military historians as the "Father Of Strategies." To this day his genius as a strategist, warrior, statesman, economist, and his example of moral courage is an example to be emulated by all members of the African - American Community.
What were the physical, mental, and character attributes of this great man that made him stand out above all the rest? Hannibal was a tall man of exceptional physical strength, endurance, skill as an athlete and soldier. The men who served under his command admired his superior martial art skills, his ability, and willingness to endure the same hardships they were confronted with. The Romans grudgingly admitted that he was far less cruel during combat than themselves, he treated women captured in battle with the utmost respect compared to the Romans, they envied his great personal wealth which Hannibal mainly used to finance the army that defended the Carthaginian Empire, and that enabled him to sustain the war against Rome. Let it be noted for record that any humiliating defeats experienced by the Romans during their conflicts with Hannibal, defeats which were quite numerous can surely be attributed to Roman arrogance and presumption in initiating plans for conquest.
Hannibal possessed extraordinary courage, cunning, resourcefulness, wonderful intellect which made him a formidable opponent against the Romans.Hannibal's charismatic influence as an orator, politician, and military commander enabled him to solidify an army made up of various people. His army consisted of Phoenicians, Greeks, Estrucans, Africans from the many nations of Africa, Iberians from Spain, nomads of the African Coast, Gauls, Libyans, and Numidians. Hannibal was the first commander in charge of a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi- racial military force.
Theodore Aryault Dodge, author of Hannibal, published Da Capo Press, Inc., 233 Spring Street, New York, N.Y. 10013,pgs. 613, 618, and 643 describes Hannibal's admirable traits and behaviour. He would arise early in the morning, retire for sleep late at night, the first to engage the enemy in battle and the last to leave, was a moderate drinker of wine, displayed physical fortitude when challenged by the extreme cold of the Alps as well as the fierce heat of the African climate. Scipio Africanus admired and praised his noble enemy, and the two adversaries developed a friendship between them. Hannibal was famous for his honorable and courteous treatment of prisoners, friendly comraderie with his troops, the frightening intensity of his anger, and his intense hatred of Rome. Hannibal the Great, however was superior to Alexander the Great concerning self- control even with his own anger, moral integrity, and how he could render his facial expressions unreadable to the observer. Hannibal was challenged far more than Alexander when one considers the reversal of fortune he had to contend with.
John L. Johnson, author of The Black Biblical Heritage, Copyright 1994, published by Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc., Pennywell Drive, P.O. Box 90883, Nashville,TN 37209, reports on pg.231:"There were several European nations which fell under black Africa's rule. Hannibal, the great "genius", Carthaginian general ( Carthaginians were Negro-Phoenicians, who were descendants of Ham's grandson Sidon ) plundered deep in Europe and seized Spain, Portugal, a portion of France, and made a triumphant trip across the Alps to conquer Rome. While dwelling in Europe, Hannibal and his Negro-African Army intermixed their blood with the Europeans: even to this day, the people of those nations have frizzy coiled hair and darkish skin."
The Carthaginian women were famed for their beauty and the men for their handsome
appearance. Johnson, on pgs. 31 and 231, gives information about the lineage of the Phoenicians.
The Phoenicians ( also called Zidonians ) are the descendants of the native African Sidon, the first
son of Canaan who was a black man. Phoenicians were highly skilled seamen, navigators, ship
builders, merchants, traders, and architects. Hannibal was a member of the Barca family, the most
prominent family of the Carthaginian Empire. The empire was renowned for its enormous
prosperity and its dominance of the Mediterranean Sea. The people of Carthage were described
by contemporaries as having very dark skin, flat noses, finely curled hair, and full lips commonly
seen among North Africans. Furthermore Johnson points to the fact that Sidon and his people,
whose forefather is Canaan, are members of the Davidic Line ( I Kings 16:31 ).
Hannibal who as a scholar wrote books in the Greek language was associated with Hercules and considered to be an incarnation of Hercules by the Phoenicians. Latin writers report that Hannibal the Great made payment of a tithe to Hercules, because of a vow he'd made to the god Melkart-Hercules at the temple of Hercules in Gades. Hannibal in the presence of his entire army invoked the help of Hercules and the other gods to give him victory with his march against Rome. The Romans resented the fact that various writers, including Roman scholars acknowledged that Hercules favored Hannibal, and aided him in his victories over the Romans. H.H. Scullard, author of Scipio Africanus: Soldier And Politician, Copyright 1970, published by Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York., informs us that,"The god who is alleged, by the writers denounced by Polybius, to have helped Hannibal through the Alps may well be Hercules. Scipio too is linked in the legend with Hercules, possibly as a counter to the Carthaginian claim that the god favoured their hero.", pgs. 19-20. It should be noted here that the worship of Hercules predates his receiving honors by the Greeks and Romans by centuries, therefore further revealing the Hercules concept as African in origin. Hannibal's father, the mighty hero Hamilcar Barca was considered to be an incarnation of Hercules by the Phoenicians, who portrayed him as Melkart-Hercules in a bust side portrait, on their silver coins as a bearded Hercules, while on the reverse side is shown a cloaked person riding an elephant, and holding a goad. The Carthage coins reveal Hamilcar's African facial features. Hannibal is also portrayed on Carthage's silver coins as a clean shaven Melkart- Hercules, while on the reverse side is an elephant. Hannibal's African features are obvious on the coin. The coins described are silver hexadrachms made during the time of Hannibal's promotion to general of Carthage's military forces in 221 B.C. Hamilcar means "Son of Melkarth" and Barca means "Thunderbolt." Hannibal means "Beloved of Baal." * Note here that Melkarth was the Phoenician name for Hercules and was also combined as Melkarth-Hercules, while Baal was considered to be a smiting god of which Hercules was an aspect.
The Roman writer, Silvius Italicus, author of Punica, describes a list of heroes that he believes are successors to Hercules, Herculean men of Rome, whom he deems worthy of honors. Some of these men are Scipio Africanus, Augustus Caesar who is mentioned in Book VIII of the 'Punica', Regulus of the First Punic War in Book VI of 'Punica', who slew a giant serpent, and Fulvius in Book XIII OF 'Punica'. Silvius Italicus describes Hannibal as a successor of Hercules in his work 'Punica' and six Herculeses are mentioned in Cicero's De Natura Deorum. Silvius grudgingly compares Hannibal to Hercules and as a successor to Hercules for the following reasons:
1. Hannibal Barca was a devotee of Melkart-Hercules, this Hercules was said to be the linked to the start of Carthage and Rome.
2. In the early books of Silvius, Hannibal is also compared to Mars and Achilles.
3. Book III of the Punica, Silvius describes Hannibal's devotion to Hercules and the gods, and his high regard for the family.
4. Hannibal sends Bostar to gain guidance from the Oracle of Ammon. Ammon is the Egyptian Zeus, the prototype of the Greek Zeus. Alexander the Great, in order to legitimize himself as a successor of Hercules and Hercules reborn went to the same oracle. Ammon or Ammon- Zeus is an African god of the African peoples called Egyptians by the Greeks. The Ancient Egyptians were black people.
5. Hannibal travels to Gades where the Temple of Melkart-Hercules is located to pay tribute to Hercules and gain his favour in his battle against Rome. Hannibal is also fascinated by the Labours of Hercules engraved on the temple's doors.
6. Silvius mentions that Hannibal surpassed Hercules with two mightier deeds: a. Hannibal
crosses the Pyrenees; which Silvius compares to the exploit Hercules and Pyrene. B. Hannibal
crossing the Alps surpassed any achievement by Hercules.
Suggested reading about Silvius Italicus and Hannibal can be found The Classical
Tradition: Literary And Historical Studies in Honor Of Harry Caplan,'Hercules and the
Hero of the Punica' by Edward L. Basset, edited by Luitpold Wallach, Copyright 1960 by
Cornell University Press.
In conclusion I hope that the African- American Community will realize their
African ancestors' role in the conception of the idea of Hercules as an ideal and as self-realized in
the lives of African people who sought to be that which they are, namely HERCULES!
SESOSTRIS THE GREAT, THE EGYPTIAN HERCULES.
By Samuel David Ewing
Pg.225. "Eratosthenes ( ? ) ( From Syncellus ) App.II
Fr. 39
King of Thebes
34. The thirty fourth King of Thebes was Sistosichermes, "Valiant
Heracles," ( Sistosis or Sesortosis, "Valiant Hermes or Heracles" ),
for 55 years. Anno Mundi 3791." From Manetho, With An English
Translation By W.G. Waddell, published by Harvard University
Press , London 1940, 1948.
Sesostris the Great's name has been translated in various ways from the Greek, Roman, and English translations as Senusret I, Senwosret I, Sistosis, Sesortosis, Sesoothis, and Sen-Wos- Ret I. Sen-Wos-Ret means "son of Wosret." Wosret is the goddess who was known as a form of Hathor in Egypt. Wosret ruled over precious metals, wealth, mines, and treasures. The ancient black African ruler, Sen-Wos-Ret I knew Her to be his patron deity during his successful military campaigns, and she was the motivating ideal behind his mission to conquer the entire world. With that in mind I will now list some of his accomplishments: 1. He used prisoners of war for an extensive building projects throughout Egypt. 2. He was worshiped as a living god during the 12th Dynasty of Egypt. 3. Sen-Wos- Ret I began a series of victorious military expeditions against the Asiatics, Libyans, and various nomads ( Bedouins ) who threatened the people of Egypt. He became ruler of Egypt in 1971 B.C. and ruled until 1928 B.C. 4. He enforced loyalty and discipline in Egypt, giving the governors responsibility for the management of the nomes ( towns ). 5. He was the first Egyptian king to rule over Ethiopia, including lower Nubia, and use its gold mines to add to the empires wealth. 6. Strabo, XVII reports that Sen-Wos-Ret I had built a canal starting from the Nile River to the Red Sea. 7. He ordered the rebuilding of the Temple of Amen at Ipet-sut ( Karnak ) in stone. 8. He erected red granite obelisks to be placed at Heliopolis ( Northern Anu ). 9. He led a great expedition to Punt on the Somali Coast. 10. He had built the largest pyramid in the history of the Middle Kingdom Period of Egypt's history. The pyramid was 352 ft. tall. 11. He protected Egypt's borders by winning victories in a succession of military conquests to the South to gain the benefits of the economic mechanisms in Lower Nubia and to continue trading with the nations of West Asia. 12. The ancient Greeks called him "Heracles Kharops" ( Heracles the Flashing-Eyed ), "Kekrops", and "Sistosichermes Valiant Hercules." He founded and built Athens, Greece, considered to be the greatest center of culture, academics, art, and the sciences in ancient Greece. This city is credited to being the catalyst for European - based civilization ( the West ) and originated with the black king Sen-Wos- Ret I known as Heracles Kharops. 13. He was the second ruler of the 12th Dynasty, he ruled for 34 years, and built 13 fortresses from Egypt to the Second Cataract. He made use of the harvest from Wadi Hammamat for food supplies. 14. He completed the construction of the Wall Of Princes. He founded colonies in the areas of the Danube River, the Black Sea, Strabo, Book III records that Sen-Wos- Ret I conquered Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Iberia, Colchis, and ancient Hindu writings record his invasion of India. Numerous sources indicate that he was the first man to conquer the entire world centuries before Alexander the Great was born, that this has been a point of controversy among scholars and archaeologist, however evidence is being discovered that verifies the claims of ancient writers.
E.J. Brill's book, Anne Burton, Diodorus Siculus Book I A Commentary, copyright E. J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, published by Leiden E. J. Brill 1976, pg.171, points to the opinion of ancient Greek historians that Pharoah Sen-Wos-Ret I ( African Ruler of Egypt ) is the same person as Herakles ( Heracles or Hercules ), and that Anne Burton reported on Herodorus Ponticus' measurements of Herakles: ".......; and Herodorus Ponticus gives the height of Herakles as four cubits, one foot-------- an estimate which in Lepsius' view is also based on Herodotus' account of Sesostris." On the same page Lepsius work, Lepsius, "Der Sesostris-Herakles Korpelange, ZAS.IX, 1871, 52-56; Herodotus II, 106, reveals that Pharoah Sesostris' height has been compared to Herakles and this measurement 4 cubits plus 1ft., has been agreed upon by ancient Greek writers such as Manetho, Diodorus Siculus, Herodotus, and Ponticus. The discussion of Sesostris-Herakles measurements when we observe that many of the mighty exploits of his descendants were combined with his impressive achievements which further strengthened the legend of the Egyptian Hercules. Stories concerning the Egyptian Hercules preceded the tales concerning the Greek Heracles by many centuries. An example of the amalgamation of other Pharoahs with Sesostris are the deeds of Sen-Wos-Ret III, the fifth king of the 12th Dynasty who ruled Egypt for 37 years, and was said to be close to seven feet tall. Pgs.164-165 of E. J. Brill, Anne Burton, Diodorus Siculus Book I A Commentary explains that the legends of Pharoah Sesostris the Great ( Sen-Wos- Ret I ), the Egyptian Hercules is a character based on the fame and exploits of Sen-Wos- Ret I, Sen-Wos- Ret III, Ramses II, and later kings of great renown of the Egyptian Empire. Greeks writers often confused Sen-Wos-Ret I and Ramses II as being the same person. We highly recommend that anyone interested in this subject read Egypt Revisited, Editor Ivan Van Sertima, Copyright 1989 by Journal Of African Civilizations Ltd., Inc., published by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick ( U.S.A. ) and London ( U.K. ).
E. Reclus, author of The Earth And Its Inhabitants, Vol.#1 is mentioned in John L. Johnson's, The Black Biblical Heritage, Copyright 1994 by John L. Johnson, published by Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee 37205, on page 25; "Reclus says Egypt was a great civilized power during the period in which Europe was being overrun by savage tribes. Arithmetic, architecture, geometry, astrology, all the arts, and nearly all of today's industries and sciences were known while the Greeks lived in caves. The pattern of our thinking originated in Africa... Reclus' comments can be found in the following source: The Earth And Its Inhabitants. Vol 1, p. 207. 1893."
Mizraim is the ancestor of the Egyptians and the second son of Ham ( native African man, black man ). He traveled to Lower Egypt which was named after him, also it is referred to as the Land Of Ham. In addition G. G. M. James clarifies in his book, Stolen Legacy, 160 that the Greeks named the Egyptians "Hoi Aiguptoi"( Black People ), the very name "Egypt" is a Greek word describing the people of this land. The Egyptian Heracles ruled from Thebes, Egypt which is the Greek name for "Waset", the name used by the ancient black peoples of this land. The Egyptian Hercules is the first "Hercules Of Thebes." Much later the Greeks built their own "Thebes" in Greece including the stories of a Greek Heracles ( Hercules ).
SESOSTRIS III, THE EGYPTIAN HERCULES: PART II.
By Samuel David Ewing
In the previous article concerning Sen-Wos-Ret I ( Sesostris I ) it was discussed that the Sesostris-Herakles legend was part of the culmination of the careers belonging to numerous mighty African rulers of Egypt. Sen-Wos-Ret III was among those great black men who wore the mantle of Herakles. Historical records concerning him state:
1. Sesostris III was a descendant of Sesostris I, ruled Egypt from 1878-1842 B.C., as the 5th king ( pharoah ) of the 12th Dynasty. 2. He was believed to be close to 7 ft. tall ( 6 ft. 6 inches ) and this may have reinforced his authority as the ruler. 3. He conquered the governors who supervised the townships ( nomes ) of Egypt who attempted to usurp his authority. 4. He delegated authority to 3 officials to supervise Egypt after dividing the regions to be governed into sections by his appointment. 5. He personally commanded 3 military expeditions into Lower Nubia for the purpose of protecting Egypt's dominance over trade routes and to greatly limit the Nubian presence that threatened Egypt's borders. The expeditions were successfully enforced. 6. He invaded Syria with military forces which came back with abundant spoils from this victory. 7. He was an extensive builder who constructed a temple dedicated to the war god Montu, personally supervised reconstruction of canals and channels along Nubia enabling him to accommodate his naval forces. 8. He led a victorious military campaign against Nubia to discourage any further rebellion by Nubian invaders, restricting Nubian travel to the borders of Egypt to traders only. 9. He had built forts up and down the two cataracts from Egypt's borders to Nubia, using a scorched earth policy and brute force to subjugate Nubia, recording his contempt for their cowardice by recording on stone monuments that they were effeminate. 10. He subjugated Sekhem ( Shechem ), a town in Palestine.
Martin Bernal author of Black Athena Vol. II, The Afroasiatic Roots Of
Classical Civilization, Copyright 1991, published by Rutgers University Press, New
Brunswick, New Jersey, pg. 120, points to the correlation between what the ancient
Greeks said about Heracles ( Hercules ) and the names of certain pharoahs of Egypt:
"In both Thespiai and Thisbe, as well as at Koroneia, Herakles was known as Kharops,
Herakles Kharops, or more often Kharops Herakles. The epithet would seem to mean
'flashing-eyed'. However another possibility is that the name is related to Kekrops the
founder of Athens, who also had a shrine at Haliartos. Kekrops will be discussed further
in Volume 3 but here it is sufficient to say that I shall argue that the name may be
related HprK3R~, H ~ hpr R~, or H ~ k3wR~, the prenomena of Senwosres I, II, III.
Thus, there are some possible additional associations of the Boiotian Herakles to the
12th Dynasty Egypt". The throne name of Senwosret III is Kha-kau-Re, of Senwosret I
is Kheper-ka-Re, and Senwosret II is Kha-kheper-Re. The resemblance to the Greek
Kekrops speaks for itself. It was common in ancient Greek language that Egyptian
names and words were often transliterated as one combined word and or abbreviated.
Diodorus Siculus records that the ancient Egyptians maintain that Kekrops was an
Egyptian ruler who founded Athens for colonization.
RAMSES II, THE EGYPTIAN HERCULES: PART III.
By Samuel David Ewing
Ramses II, the Great ( Usermare Ramses ) was ruler of the Egyptian Empire during the 13th Century B.C. and as with the other rulers who were associated with Hercules the highlights of his extraordinary career will be listed here:
1. Ramses II was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt, reigning from 1279- 13 B.C., and having the second longest rule in the history of Egypt's empire. Early in his career he became regent by authority of his father Seti I and was also appointed captain of the Egyptian army at the age of ten.
2. He prosecuted wars against the Hittites and Libyans. For example Ramses II led a military expedition against the Hittites at their fortress at Kadesh using 4 divisions of chariots and foot soldiers, after being surrounded by the Hittites he gained a seemingly miraculous victory, when part of his army arrived to the rescue. The battle being narrowly won he was unable to overtake the fortress at Kadesh. In earlier campaigns Ramses II had succeeded in conquering many Hittite settlements, therefore realizing that permanent rulership was not possible a peace treaty was signed in 1258 B.C. Part of this treaty included marriage to the Hittite king's eldest daughter and to various other princesses. The result was friendly relations between Egyptians and Hittites. During one of his battles against the Hittites he was compelled to fight without wearing his armor, thus he was extremely proud of his victories against overwhelming odds.
3. Ramses II commanded military battles against the kings in Southern Syria, having a stone monument erected to record his exploits, however very little remains of this record. He crushed the rebellion of small nation-states in Southern Syria, Northern Palestine, conquering towns in Galilee, and Amor during the 8th to 9th year of his reign.
4. He supervised military strikes against the Edomites, Moabites, Negeb and Libyans who constantly attempted to invade Egypt through the Delta Region. The campaigns were successful and were designed to discourage any further rebellion.
5. Ramses II conducted extensive building campaigns throughout Egypt. He made sure that his mighty exploits were memorialized on stone monuments throughout Egypt, Nubia, and other countries, including going as far as to write over the monuments of previous rulers. His other magnificent building projects include the Great Hall at Karnak ( Thebes ), completing the temple at Abydos which his father started, finishing Seti I's funerary temple at Luxor ( Thebes ), the funerary temple to himself named the Ramesseum, his resident city including the four main temples located at each cardinal point with various shrines, 6 temples in Nubia, 2 famous temples at Abu Simbel carved from its cliffs, having enormous statues of his likeness, and the founding of the royal capital named Pi-Ramesse ( "the House of Ramses" ).
6. He had many wives of which the most famous were Queen Nefertari, Queen
Isinofre, Queen Merneptah, Queen Merytanum, and the Hittite Queen Matnefune. He possessed a large harem of beautiful women and he was the father of over 100 children who he cared for.
7. He ruled the Egyptian Empire for 67 years and having brought great wealth to
the kingdom he was said to epitomize the supreme ruler as God upon the earth.
The rulers of the 20th Dynasty used his name as part of their own and attempted to
establish themselves as his descendants. ***As was mentioned concerning the
Sesostris line of rulers, Ramses II's exploits were incorporated with the
former which added to the historical mythos of the Egyptian Hercules.
Sesostris I was the primary prototype on which the legends of the historical
Egyptian Hercules were based, as time passed Ramses II's mighty exploits
were incorporated as part of Sesostris I's feats. This emphasis on the esteem of
Ramses the Great ( Ramses II ) that he was considered one and the same with
Sesostris the Great ( Sesostris I ). Thus Martin Bernal reports in his book, Black
Athena Vol. # 2, page 200: "Most scholars today accept the identification of
Sesostris/Sesoosis with Senwosre I and III and believe there is a historical kernel
to the stories....... According to them, the legendary figure of Sesostris has been
massively contaminated by features borrowed from later conquering pharoahs---
notably Ramses II of the 19th and Sheshonk of the 22nd dynasty." On page 241,
Bernal points to the fact that Ramses II was associated as one and the same
person as the god Reshef: "In a stela from Ramses II, there is the passage: 'His
majesty crossed the Orontes ( in North Syria ) over the tempestous waters like
Reshef.' Reshef is a Canaanite god of lightning, thunder, pestilence, fire, war, and
archery who was incorporated into the Egyptian pantheon of deities. Reshef in
Egypt was considered to be identical with the Egyptian god Hershef, who the
Greeks called Arsaphes and Heracles. He was considered the patron god of the
pharoah for the purposes of archery, warfare, and victory. Black Athena Vol. # 2,
pages 111-113, Bernal states: pg. # 111:"Where in Egyptian tradition can we find
this ancient if not most ancient Herakles? One identification has been made with a
ram god Hrf-s-f-Arsaphes in Greek......" Continuing on page # 112-113: "........the
name Hrf-s-f would also seem to be the origin of the name of the West Semitic
god of war and disease Rsp or Reshef....If Arsaphes' identification with both
Reshef and Herakles is clear, the triangle is completed by there being close
parallels between Reshef and Herakles. In a posthumously published article, the
military general and ancient historian, Yigael Yadin demonstrated that while the
West Semitic Reshef was frequently identified with the Greek Apollo as both were
associated with arrows and disease, he was also equated with Nergal and
Herakles. He used a lion-headed rhyton dedicated to Reshef found at Ugarit to
clinch the identification of Reshef with lions. Yadin went on to link this to
Herakles' association with lions and to work that he had written previously on the
identification of Herakles with Samson ........Thus, Yadin saw a fusion between
the Aegean Herakles and the Canaanite Reshef........" Therefore Ramses II's
achievements are embodied in the historical origins of the Egyptian Heracles (
Hercules ).
*THE GREEK HERACLES WAS A BLACK MAN AND THE AFRICAN INFLUENCE ON GREEK AESTHETICS.
By Samuel David Ewing
It has occurred to me lately as I pondered about the next article for this section that the lineage, pedigree, or family tree of the Greek Heracles must be clarified once and for all. Diodorus Siculus and Herodotus recorded that it was the Egyptian Heracles who was the hero who performed the legendary 12 Labors, subdued the animals of the wild that had threatened the people, ushered in the building of cities, water systems, fortifications, and laws. Walter Burkert has estimated that this original Heracles was renowned as far back as 20,000 years ago. The Greek Heracles ended up receiving honors for the accomplishments of his predecessor, having the title of "Heracles", furthermore by the Bronze Age of Greece in which the Greek Heracles was said to have lived the taming of the wilderness had already been accomplished. The Greek Heracles was not likely to be wearing lion skin armor, wielding a club, with spear as weapons, and the danger of lions running amok was remote. The Egyptian Heracles did wear lion's skin and or leopard skin ( leopards were considered to be lions without manes ), he used the spear and club as his weapons, he traveled on foot because their were no chariots during the early history of Egypt, and the black rulers of Egypt were the persons who fit the description of the Egyptian Heracles. Richard Poe, author of BLACK SPARK WHITE FIRE, Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe, Prima Publishing, P.O. Box 1260BK , Rocklin, CA 95677, pg. 316 quotes Diodorus on the differences between the Egyptian Heracles and the Greek Heracles; "By the time the Greek Heracles lived, said Diodorus, "most parts of the inhabited world had already been reclaimed from their wild state by agriculture and cities and the multitude of men settled everywhere over the land". Again quoting Diodorus, Richard Poe reveals; "Likewise, both the club and the lion's skin are appropriate to their ancient [ Egyptian ] Herakles, because in those days arms had not yet been invented, and men defended themselves against their enemies with clubs of wood and used the hides of animals for defensive armor".
Herodotus' research led him to discover that the most ancient Heracles was Egyptian (a native black African ). In Pausanias, 9.38.6-8 ( Jones, trans. ) Herodotus reports that the Greek Heracles was a black man also; "There is plenty of evidence to prove the truth of this, in particular, that both parents of Herakles - Amphitryon and Alkmene - were of Egyptian origin". The Greek Herakles was a black man? How could this be? Ancient literature by the Greek scholars reveals that:
1. Herakles' parents were descendants of the Egyptian King Danaos who was a native black African of Egypt. The Egyptians, of course were predominantly black people.
2. Herakles' father, Amphitryon and his mother, Alkmene were first cousins, grandchildren of the mighty hero Perseus, who is the great, great, great, great grandson of King Danaos. In addition their was miscegenation between Egyptians and Greeks. One can obviously understand that the Greek Herakles would hardly resemble a European or Caucasian male. In present day American society he would be considered a black man, mulatto or at the very least having a 'biracial background'. This information was gathered by Herodotus who researched the Greek Herakles' pedigree. Apollodorus points to the fact that the Greek Herakles' parents were also descended from Perseus' wife, Andromeda, whose parents were Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the rulers of Ethiopia. Thus we see in the Greek Herakles the hero whose parents are of Ethiopian and Egyptian descent, both groups of people who are native Africans ( black people ) with some Greek mixture also.
3. Richard Poe further reports on page 317 that the ancient Roman poet, Ovid emphasizes that the beautiful Andromeda was "dark ( fusca )". On page 318, BLACK SPARK WHITE FIRE, Richard Poe further clarifies that; "We, of course, have no way of knowing to what extent the Herakles of legend represents a real person. But even if he does not, his portrayal as an African prince-- part Egyptian and part Ethiopian-- suggests that the ancient storytellers held a profoundly different view of Bronze Age Greece than that served up by Hollywood scriptwriters. Rightly or wrongly, ancient tradition places African dynasts at the head of some of Greece's most powerful and prominent cities. It also portrays Herakles as an ambitious hydraulic engineer, responsible for damming rivers and digging canals all over Greece--- an occupation peculiarly appropriate for a prince of an Egyptian royal dynasty". Richard Poe asks these thought provoking questions, "Was Herakles a Paul Bunyan of his time? Do his adventures reflect the achievements of real- life canal diggers and dam builders in early Greece? If so, then the legend implies that those ancient engineers had a strong ancestral link with Africa and particularly with Egypt. It seems more than coincidental that Herakles' great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather Danaos was also remembered, in legend, for his feats of water engineering".
Briefly I want to talk about Zeus, the Supreme Father god who was said to be the Greek Herakles' actual father. Zeus is the name or title of the supreme god of ancient Ethiopians and the Egyptian. He was known as Zeus, Zeus-Ammon, Ausar, Khnum, Ammon- Zeus, and Ethiops. The ancient Greeks' religion was copied from the ancient Ethiopians and Egyptians from whom they learned spiritual and religious teachings. The Greeks and Romans referred to Zeus using the African titles previously mentioned in addition calling him Serapis, Jupiter, Jove, Zagreus, Dionysus, and Osiris.
Joel A. Rogers, author of Nature Knows No Color Line, reports; "Negroes were first worshipped in Greece and Rome. White masses bowed down to black deities. The rites of Apollo were founded by Delphos and his Negro mother, Melainis; and the worship of black Isis and Horus were popular in Rome and the Roman colonies as far north as Britain. When this later evolved into the worship of the Black Madonna and the Black Christ, Christian Whites also bowed down to them. Negroes, as was said, were deified in the early Greece. They appear as gods in Greek mythology. The chief title of Zeus, greatest of the Greek gods, was 'ETHIOPS', that is 'BLACK'".
In addition to this information the same Ethiops or Zeus is the historical king named CUSH who ruled over the native African peoples ( the black race, the Hamites ).
Godfrey Higgins, author of ANACALYPSIS, Vol. 1, published by A & BOOKS PUBLISHERS, 149 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, reports that; "In my research for the origin of the Ancient Druids, I continually found, at last, that my labors terminated with something black. Thus the Oracles of Dodona and of Apollo at Delphi were founded by Black Doves. Doves are not often, I believe, never black. Osiris and his Bull were black, at least this was the case with Jupiter, Bacchus, Hercules, Apollo, Ammon. The goddesses Venus, Isis, Hecati, Juno, Metis, Ceres, Cybele were black in the Campdoglio in Rome". Higgins further states on page 286 of the same book; "We have found the black complexion or something relating to it whenever we have approached the origin of nations......... or first idols were black". J.A. Rogers, author of Sex And Race, Vol.1, New York, 1967 reports; ".......the earliest gods and messiahs on all the continents were black."
The ancient Greeks, ancestors of some of the present Greek peoples readily admitted that they were descendants of Ethiopians ( native African black people of Ethiopia ) and the Europeans of ancient times. The ancient Greeks, with pride tell the story of how Zeus ( Cush, first Ethiopian Ruler ) and the prototype for the king of the Olympian gods, made love to the white-skinned IO, who gave birth to Epaphus, a mulatto male.
This story which was one of many reveals the Greeks acknowledging their biracial heritage. In Sex And Race, Vol.1, J.A. Rogers has this to say, "As was said several scientists, among them Sergei, declare that the Europeans, especially those of the Meditteranean, are, strictly speaking, Eur- Africans. Thus we find anthropology supporting mythology".
Archaeologist have found numerous vases, statues and other forms of art from the Archaic Period of Ancient Greece in which the native Greek people portray themselves as Africans and as people having a mixture of African and European features. The constant miscegenation between the people of Ancient Crete ( Western Ethiopians ) and the Europeans, during 2000-1200 B.C. was a well known fact to the Archaic Greeks. Andromeda, Perseus' wife is shown on a terracotta vase, from the 4th century B.C. as the beautiful black woman that she was. Is there any proof that the ancient Greeks of the of the Archaic Period acknowledged and portrayed Heracles ( HERCULES ) as a black man? YES THERE IS! In the Oesterreichisches Museum, Vienna was kept the Ionian 'Caeratan' hydria ( very large water jar ), made during the middle of the 6th Century B.C. The title of the art work on the hydria is 'HERAKLES AND BUSIRIS KING OF EGYPT'. This art reveals the Greek Herakles as an enormously muscled black African giant who is crushing evildoers beneath his feet, strangling and breaking the necks of evildoers with his barehands, as well as by trapping their throats between his elbow and bicep region, in his left hand he is holding a man in the air by his left ankle using the superhuman might of his left arm, and finally the rest of the evildoers are fleeing from the Greek Herakles in terror. The story has to do with Herakles putting a stop to human sacrifices which were instituted by an evil group of cultist under the direction of King Busiris of Egypt. Heracles allowed them to attempt to use him as a sacrifice, then at the right moment he broke his bonds, slaying 1000 cultists including the king. The story resembles that told of Samson. *** The point to be emphasized here is that the Greek Herakles was originally thought of as a BLACK MAN by the ancient Greek peoples before his features were altered by the later Eurocentric influence centuries later.
The Greek Heracles as a black man on this hydria is shown slaying black men (Egyptians ) who have features like himself, such as black skin, flat nose, flaring nostrils, large lips, and the wooly textured hair of Hamites. This same Herakles is also shown slaying fair skinned Greeks, and Europeans, the difference between these opponents and Herakles the black man leaves know room for doubt concerning who is of what race.
Martin Bernall, author of BLACK ATHENA, VOL. 1, pages 476- 477 has this to say about this particular hydria; ".....While both point out that Bousiris has black attendants and that Bousiris himself is portrayed as one on another vase, neither Boardman nor Snowden ( 1970, p.159 ) mentions the fact that the 'Greek hero Herakles' is depicted as a curly-haired African Black. This is something that the Aryan Model is completely unable to handle. For reasons that Herakles should have been seen this way, see Vol.3." I would like to add that I have seen photo-prints of this vase myself therefore I know Martin Bernall is telling the truth! Finally apparently it isn't mentioned that an equal amount of Bousiris' attendants on this vase are obviously European.
* * *Forget Everything That You Saw In The Movies About Maciste:
This Is The Real MACISTE!!!!
By Samuel David Ewing
Those of us who were adults or grew up during the late 1950s to the early
1970s remember the sword and sandal genre of movies that were shown in the movie
theatres. This genre featured larger than life supermen who were alleged to have lived during
the period of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Europe up till Europe's Renaissance Age.
These mighty muscular heroes possessed superhuman and supernatural physical prowess
which they used to defeat monsters, tyrants, demons, black magicians, and other assorted
fiends. The Italian film industry hired Americans, Italians, and other English speaking people
of predominantly European descent to play these roles. Such famed actors as Gordon
Mitchell, Reg Park, Kirk Morris, Alan Steel, Rod Flash, and Mark Forest entertained
movie-goers worldwide. The heroes they portrayed on screen were muscular giants such as
Hercules, Maciste, Samson, Goliath, Ursus, Atlas and Tor ( Thor ). This article is going to
discuss the Italian hero of the silver screen named Maciste. Maciste was the first sword and
sandal movie hero to be portrayed on the silver screen. In 1914 the Italian director Giovanni
Pastrone was looking for a muscular actor to play the role of Maciste. Maciste was a
powerfully muscled giant who served as a slave to the Roman soldier Fulvio. Maciste
was an African slave, specifically a Nubian, who accompanied Fulvio during the conflicts
between Rome and Carthage ( Punic Wars ). The story of Maciste's heroic adventures
were first shown in the silent movie titled "Cabiria", starring Bartolomeo Pagano, who
had to paint his body black in order to look like the African hero Maciste. Pagano had
formerly worked as a stevedore and dockworker in Genoa before playing the role that
would make him world famous. Pagano had developed enormous strength with a thickly
muscled stocky physique through the heavy manual labor work, wearing only a short
loincloth, painted black skin, Pagano aka Maciste performed actual feats of strength in this
film. Cabiria was a wonderful box office success, Pagano changed his name to "Maciste"
because the fans couldn't get enough of this mighty hero. Pagano aka Maciste played Maciste
in 29 subsequent films from 1914-1928. In the later movies Pagano starred in the Maciste
character was now being portrayed as a Caucasian man. Maciste the character born from
the Italian film industry was originally a black man. As much as I have enjoyed the sword
and sandal genre it is blatantly obvious that black people, particularly the men were portrayed
in an inferior and degrading manner for the most part. In this genre of films the black man
predominantly plays the role of the slave, villain, cowardly clown, a dancer, a semi-cowardly
muscle man who after being beaten down by the white hero, then becomes a fawning sidekick
who needs his newfound master to tell him what to do. For those of us who are of African
descent we haven't seen black people as the main heroes of the sword and sandal genre, as
historically we were, and in light of the truth that more than one of these heroes, such as
Hercules was actually black, it is long overdue. Black people who have the means in the
movie industry have the opportunity to portray and glorify the African heroes and heroines
who are never mentioned or are distorted to be Caucasian which they never were. It is time
to see Hercules, Maciste, and any other similiar heroes of African origin revealed on the
silver screen, and in literature as they are: people of African descent! NOW YOU KNOW
THE TRUTH!
THE ORIGINAL HERCULES PROTOTYPE WAS AN AFRICAN CONCEPT.
By Samuel David Ewing
"Iamblichus describes Hercules as "the force of Nature"; from Wilkinson's Ancient
Egyptians Vol.#5,pg.#18, by Sir Gardner Wilkinson, F.R.S. & C, published by John
Murray, Abemarle Street, London. Also known as The Manners And Customs Of
The Ancient Egyptians.
The ancient Egyptians and their African contemporaries were the first
originators of the Hercules Archetypes for which the ancient Greeks and Romans
developed their versions. Furthermore the Greeks upon seeing the more ancient
Hercules Archetypes in ancient Egyptian temples acknowledged them as Heracles (
Hercules ). The Egyptian Heracles ( Hercules ) as the original African concept was
later imitated by the Greek Heracles. The Egyptians conceived of the original Heracles
as representing a variety of Natures' forces and not as an actual human incarnation.
To confirm these statements we will briefly discuss the various ancient Egyptian
versions of the Egyptian Heracles. The Egyptian Heracles was said to have various
manifestations which are spiritual and natural forces: such as Khonsu ( Lunar Deity ),
the multiple forms of Heru and or Harpokrates ( Solar and Martian Deities ), Khnum
( also called Herishef ), Shu ( Air, Mars, and Sun Deity ), and Gom ( Lion-Headed
Deity of the Sun and Strength ) to name a few. In this article we will describe Shu
and Gom.
Herodotus confirms that Heracles ( Hercules ) was originally known as Shu, the Egyptian god who helped Re to defeat the adversaries who threatened the cosmic order. The story of Shu's victorious war against evil giants and humans is revealed in 'The Destruction Of Mankind.' In this legend Shu is called by his name Onuris. Onuris the soldier deity defends Re the sun god. Shu ( Onuris ) is a member of the Ennead, the 12 Egyptian deities from which the Greeks fashioned the idea of the 12 Olympian gods. For further information on these matters we advise the reading of The Order Of Gods In Greece And Egypt ( According To Herodotus ), pgs.21-23, by J. Gwyn Griffiths, University College, Swansea.
Shu is the air god, and hero who separated the sky ( Nut ) from the earth ( Geb or Seb ) and who lifts and holds the heavens over his head like a cosmic weight lifter. Shu was represented by the Egyptians in their own likeness as a black man, a powerful warrior, and member of the Heliopolitan Ennead. Alan B. Lloyd, author of Alan B. Lloyd; Herodotus Book #2 Commentary 1-98, pg. 201, published and copyright 1976 by E. J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands; points to the chronological history of the well known versions of Heracles ( Hercules ) during ancient history:
1. The Egyptian Herakles is the most ancient.
2. The Tyrian Herakles is next, having a temple that existed in 2700 B.C.
3. The Thasian Herakles' temple existed 5 generations before the Greek Herakles, son
of Alcmene and Amphitryon. The Greek Herakles was a black man.
The ancient Egyptian had a legend that Egypt was originally ruled by a succession of deities who were of the first dynasty before the rule of demigods and kings. The Egyptian priest, Manetho, author of the Aegyptica, as stated by Syncellus recorded the succession of 7 gods in this order:
Ptah ( *Vulcan ) ruled for 742 years and 4 days.
Sun ruled for 86 years.
Agathodemon ruled for 56 years and 10 days.
Cronus ( *Saturn ) ruled for 40 years.
Osiris ( *Dionysus ) ruled for 35 years
Isis ruled with her husband Osiris.
Typho ( Set ) ruled for 29 years.
The second dynasty of Egypt was then ruled by 16 demigods and Heracles was said to be among them. They are:
Horus ( *Apollo ) ruled for 25 years.
Mars ( the Egyptian Montu ) ruled for 23 years.
Anubis ruled for 17 years.
Hercules ( *Mars ) ruled for 15 years.
Apollo ( *Heru, Horus ) ruled for 25 years.
Ammon ( *Zeus or Jupiter ) ruled for 30 years.
Tithoes ruled for 27 years.
Zosus ruled for 32 years.
Zeus ( Ammon ) ruled for 20 years.
As you can see where I placed an asterisks indicates where Manetho agreed with the Greek correspondences to each Egyptian deity and the Egyptian deities for which the Greeks derived their versions of the gods. The Egyptians considered the planet Mars to be Hercules himself. Pliny ( ii.8 ) confirms this and reports, "the third, Mars, is by some called Hercules." Wilkinson, author of Wilkinson's Ancient Egyptians Vol.#4: The Manners And Customs Of The Ancient Egyptians, published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, pg.493; describes Diodorus' report on the duties and responsibilities of the most ancient Egyptian Hercules:
"Diodorus relates, that Anubis accompanied Osiris in his Eastern expedition, together
with Pan and Macedo, who were his generals. Mercury ( Thoth ) held the office of
of counsellor to the Queen Isis, Hercules was viceroy during his absence, Busiris
governor of the provinces on the sea -coasts toward Phoenicia, and Antaeus of those
bordering on Ethiopia and Libya." Diodorus further informs that Hercules by birth
was an Egyptian. One explanation given for the rule of the gods and demigods over
Egypt is that this was an age when the priests of each specific divinity ruled Egypt
with absolute power, like a consecutive office of command which was used prior to
the system of kingship.
Shu, the Egyptian Heracles is the cosmic weightlifter of the heavens and the sun, who is the atmosphere of planet earth, the space between heaven and earth, air, storm, he is the planet Mars and therefore a god of war who destroys the demonic forces that threaten the universe. Ev Cochrane, author of Martian Metamorphosis: The Planet Mars in Ancient Myth and Religion, written and copyright October 1997 by Ev Cochrane, published by Aeon Press, 601 Hayward, Ames, Iowa 50014, describes the frightening manifestations of Shu, pgs. 109: "In the Coffin Texts, Shu is described in similiar terms. As Nergal is invoked as "King of the Flood", Shu is made to announce: "I am the Great Flood." Shu is
elsewhere deemed to be responsible for the flooding of the celestial Nile, which the Pyramid Texts recall as follows: "Hail to you, you waters which Shu brought." Ev Cochrane further reveals Shu as the planet Mars and none other than the mighty Hercules on pages 109-113:
Pgs.109-110; "Like Indra and Nergal, Shu is accorded a stormy and violent nature. The hymn of Hibis describes the god as follows: "His strength is evidently more than that of a lion, violent when he unchains the sky and when he provokes the tempest upon the sea, which is appeased when he is peaceful." "..... As noted earlier, Shu is typically represented in Egyptian iconography as a human figure with upraised arms, the latter upholding the heavens ( or the body of Nut ). Numerous hymns celebrate Shu's powerful arms....." Shu's arms are described by ancient Egyptians as being long, muscular, and possessing divine strength to hold up the universe. He has been known to rebel successfully against the gods and wrest supreme rulership for himself away from Re. Shu is the Pillar of the Heavens that holds everything in place, if he decides to rule this can upset the original order of things. Shu is the original prototype of both Heracles ( Hercules ) and Atlas. Ev Cochrane further informs on page 112: "......Nor is it without interest to the thesis defended here to find that Greek emigrants to Egypt early on identified Heracles with Shu, presumably because he too was intimately associated with the support of Heaven." At the bottom of this page Ev Cochrane says: "146 On the identification of Heracles with Shu, see R. Roeder, "Schow," RML ( Liepzig, 1884-1937 ), col.566."
Shu is portrayed as an Egyptian male, wearing a short skirt or one that comes just
above the knees, the skirt has a lion's tail hanging in the back, his upper body is
bare although he my wear a wide band necklace, he has the gold beard piece worn by
the Pharoahs on his chin, his head is covered by an Egyptian headpiece that some times
has the Semphrukrates feathers, he is either standing upright holding his burden
over head, kneeling on both legs while holding the heavens aloft, or kneeling on the right
knee and planting the left foot forward as if to begin standing with his cosmic burden.
Where did the Greeks get their idea of Heracles, Atlas, and the story of Heracles versus Antaeus, the earth giant? As we can already understand Shu is the African model from which the Greeks obtained Heracles and Atlas, also we have revealed that there were stories concerning the ancient Egyptian Heracles, and in a previous article we spoke of the rumored story of how the Egyptian Heracles punished the evil Busiris who rebelled against the established order using human sacrifice. Now we will reveal the ancient Egyptian story of Shu ( the Egyptian Heracles ) versus Antwey, king of Libya; for which the Greeks imitated at a much later time as Heracles versus Antaeus, the earth giant. On page 114 of BLACK ATHENA, Vol. II, written and copyright 1991 by Martin Bernall, published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, has explains the origins of this legend:
"The identification between Heracles and Shu is strengthened by the hero's struggle with Antaois, where, like Shu in Egyptian legend , Herakles separates the evil being from the earth by raising it in the air. There is a tradition that Antaios lived in Libya and was a son of Poseidon. The Egyptian connotations of this story are confirmed by Gardiner's demonstration that Antaios' Egyptian equivalent, 'ntywy, was a form of Seth. As he put it: "Hithertho the identification of the Egyptian Antwey with that Antaeus whom the Greeks conceived of as a Libyan giant slain by Herakles has been
supposed to rest solely on the identification of names; the equation with Seth- Typhon indicated above shows more resemblance between the Egyptian and Greek legends than had been previously suspected." Bernall also compares this information with a similiar discovery made by Machiavelli: "The identification with Libya, with its connections with Neptune and Poseidon and Antaios/Antwey provides a further reason for associating Seth with Poseidon. Interestingly, there was a Renaissance tradition, presumably deriving from Antiquity, of this battle being one between 'Hercules the Egyptian' and Antaeus King of Libya. Machavelli referred in his Discourses to:
"the fables of the poets, in which it appears that Antaeus, king of Libya, when
attacked by Hercules the Egyptian, was unconquerable while he waited for him in
the bounds of his own kingdom, when he departed from it because of the cleverness
of Hercules, he lost his state and his life." After this quote Bernall further adds,
"Herakles as the victor over Antaios in Libya resembles both Horus and the
Egyptian pharoah and Shu. The scholars identifying Herakles with Shu do not
mention, however, that Tutu and hence Hrk3 were manifestations of Shu. Thus,
their arguments independently tend to strengthen the possibility of the name
Herakles deriving from Hrk3."
Next will be the identification of another Egyptian Hercules prototype named Gom.
Gom is a name for a form of the Hercules of Egypt, Gom ( Xwu ), means "strength"
in Coptic. Other names attributed to this form of Hercules are Chon, Gignon, Sem,
Sam, Djom, Moue, Moui, AO, IO, and Dom. Macrobius reports that the ancient
Egyptians believed this Hercules to be the expansive, pervasive, multiple powers
and energies of the sun. Cicero discusses concerning this Hercules which he states
is more ancient than the Tyrian Hercules, and the much later Greek Hercules. He
points to the Nile River as the father of the Egyptian Hercules. Herodotus records
that this Hercules is a member of the 12 gods of Egypt who are children of the first
dynasty of gods to rule Egypt.
Wilkerson, in his book, Wilkerson's Ancient Egyptians Vol. #5, published by John Murray, Abemarle Street, London ( Manners And Customs Of The Ancient Egyptians ) pg.15-16 mentions that the god Gom ( a.k.a Djom, AO, and IO ) Egyptian god of strength who is represented by the sun, the power of the sun, solar light and heat, and that he was designated as the "son of the sun." Wilkerson reveals that Champollion understands AO as the same as this Egyptian Hercules who is literally a symbol of the idea of strength, the force of the sun, and as the power of 'God'. Plutarch adds, "Agreeably to which notion, Hercules was supposed by the Egyptians to be placed in the Sun, and to accompany him round the world, as Mercury does the moon." This being in the form of AO or IO is a male deity wearing one ostritch feather or four feathers upon his head. His likeness is said to be black, said to be the same as the deity named Kneph who has a ram's head.
Gom, in his more popular form is the Egyptian Hercules who destroyed the evil giants,
defended the gods, rescued Heaven, and whose war against the giants was written about
in a text titled "Semnuthis" or "Semnoute" by Apollonides or Horapius. Semnuthis
means the "power of the Gods." The title of the text emphasizes the name of the
Egyptian which is Sem ( Sam ) which is also the name of the Jewish Hercules ( Samson
). Gom or Sem is also called Moue/ Moui and he is portrayed as having a lion's head
on a human body. He is referred to as Leontocephalus ( lion-headed god ). The lion was
considered to be a sacred animal throughout Egypt. The lion was especially
worshipped at Leontopolis, Egypt, as a symbol of strength the lion is considered to be
the same as the Egyptian Hercules. The lion and Hercules reveal the link between the
might of the sun as the power of the god of strength. This same Hercules defeated Antaeus
the earth giant. On page #72 of Vol.#4 of Wilkerson's Ancient Egyptians; Manners and
Customs, it is shown that the Egyptian priests ridiculed the Greeks for attempting
to claim that they were genetically descended from the Egyptian Hercules (
"Strength" ). "Hercules" or "Strength" is the Egyptian symbol ( emblem ) for one
of the powers and attributes of the one Supreme God who they believed rules the
universe, and never as a literal father as the Greeks tried to make use of the
symbol.
The reader will recognize that Gom is identical to Shu who is also compared to
the burning incendiary fire and heat of the sun in its wrathful war against evil forces.
In addition Shu is also the ancient Egyptian god called Tutu, the fierce walking lion, who
was popular when the Greeks ruled ancient Egypt ( the Ptolemaic Dynasties ), and he
is the son of Neit or Neith who the Greeks identify as Athena. So we have seen so far
that Shu a.k.a Gom is the representation of the forces of nature which are said to
oppose all forms of evil on the spiritual level. It is clear that Hercules as the forces of
Nature was first and formally portrayed by Africans. Ancient African people ,the
originators of the Hercules Theme, regarded certain manifestations of nature as being
personifications of Hercules while later in history they began to look for, actively attain,
and recognize these attributes in their rulers and heroes; taking on a spiritual significance
to people of the ancient world.
Next will be examined Rev. Alexander Hislop's theory and opinions on Shu
( Gom, Sem, Sam, Tutu, Shem etc. ) as they apply to his religious beliefs. Rev.
Alexander Hislop, author of The Two Babylons, has the theory that Sem ( a.k.a.
Sam, Gom, Gem, Dom etc. ) was actually a historical figure who fought a just and
valiant war against the evil tyrant named Nimrod. Here summarized are the main
points of his theory as they relate to this article on Hercules:
1. The "most primitive Hercules" in Egypt was named Sem and can be identified as the Biblical Shem, son of Noah from which the Semites are descended. Shem or Sem, the Egyptian Hercules, using the information provided by Wilkerson's books; reasons that Sem using "the power of the gods" defeated the tyranny and false religion of the infamous Nimrod. This most ancient Hercules in Egypt was also the most primitive of all Herculeses.
2. Hislop describes "the power of the gods", using Christian terminology as "by the Spirit", "the power of God,"or the influence of the Holy Spirit", "the true God Elohim ( plural for gods )", and this was the might used by Hercules ( Sem ) to overcome the brute force of Nimrod. Sem by this power influenced 72 judges that presided over civil and religious laws in Egypt to usurp Nimrod's tyranny. Hislop states how Sem destroyed Nimrod, "....... not by open violence, but that having entered into a conspiracy with seventy-two of the leading men of Egypt, he got him ( *Nimrod ) into his power, put him to death, and then cut his dead body into pieces and sent the different parts to so many different cities throughout the country." Hislop further informs that this served as a warning to any other would-be tyrants. This was the actual event of the assassination of Osiris ( Nimrod ) by Set ( Sem or
Shem ). In this case there is political conflict, those who favor Nimrod would say Set or Shem is the bad guy, while those favoring Set would say Nimrod is the bad guy. The information in #1-2 is found on page 63 of Hislop's book.
3. Hislop explains concerning Sem, "...he was indeed none other than that primitive Hercules who overcame the Giants by "the power of God", by the persuasive might of the Holy Spirit" "....The boars' tusk were the symbol of spiritual power. As a "horn" means power, so a tusk, that is, a horn in the mouth, means, "power in the mouth;" in other words the power of persuasion; the very power with which "Sem," the primitive Hercules was so signally endowed." After this statement on page 65, he identifies Hercules Ogmius ( Irish and Gaulish Hercules ) as a derived character based on the Egyptian Hercules and because of their similiar attributes. Pgs. 65-66; "The Celtic Hercules was called Hercules Ogmius, which, in Chaldee, is "Hercules the Lamenter." "............How appropriate a name Ogmius, "The Lamenter or Mourner," for one who had such a history! Now, how is this"Mourning" Hercules represented as putting down enormities and addressing wrongs? Not by his club, like the Hercules of the Greeks, but by the force of persuasion..........the might of that persuasive power that enabled Shem for a time to withstand the tide of evil that came rapidly rushing in upon the world." Hislop defines the other names of Sem such as Chon and Khon, which mean "to lament", thus emphasizing the powers of truth, eloquence, and tears to move the people to do what is morally correct.
*** As we venture further into the subject of the African Hercules we will
find multiple theories and legitimate findings by scholars; however we aren't
promoting any specific religion or spirituality on this web site, but are
documenting the ancient lore pertaining to Hercules from the African
perspective. I believe matters of religion, spirituality, and politics are the
personal/private realm of each individual. Also as the history of the Hercules
Archetype is examined the reader will realize the powerful pervasive effect that
it still has on civilization in all its facets. For more information on Hislop's work
on Hercules I suggest reading The Two Babylons, by Rev. Alexander Hislop,
published in America by Loizeaux Brothers, Inc., Neptune, New Jersey,
Second American Edition, 1959. I would like to point out that "the power of the
gods" Hislop associates with Sem fits the description of "forces of Nature" that are
common in people with extraordinary talents.
George Thawlinson, M.A., author of The History Of Herodotus in Four Volumes -----Vol.#2, New York, D. Appleton & Company, 346 & 348 Broadway, 1859, has given information on Herodotus' studies in regards to the Egyptian Hercules named Moui ( Gem, Sem etc. ):
Pg. # 67 Chapter 42, 43; "Here again the same confusion occurs, from the claims
of two gods to the character of Hercules----- KHONS, the third member of the
Theban Triad, and MOUI who is called "Son of the Sun." The latter was the god of
Sebennytus, where he was known under the name of Gem, Sem, or Gemnouthi,
whence the Coptic appellation of that city Gemnouti." "........Moui appears to be
the splendour or force of the sun, and hence the god of power, a divine attribute------
the Greek Hercules being strength, a gift to man. The Egyptian Hercules was the
abstract idea of divine power...... In the Hebrew "Samson" recalls the name of Sem,
the Egyptian Hercules. Hercules being the Sun the twelve labours of the later hero
may have been derived from the twelve signs of the zodiac." "Macrobius says, "
Hercules............ He is believed to have killed the Giants, when in the character of
the valour of the gods he fought in defense of Heaven;" which accords with the title
of a work called "Semnuthis", written by Apollonides or Horapius ( in Theophil.
Antioch. Ad Autolyc 2.6 ), describing the war of the gods against the Giants, and
recalls the Egyptian title of the god of Sebennytus." *** Note here that the god of
Sebennytus is Shu-Anhar ( Shu-AnHeru ) who is Gom. On page # 68 Thawlinson
continues, Grecian and Egyptian Hercules Book II: ".......The Cretan Hercules was
also related to the god of Egypt; and the latter, as Moui, was intimately
connected with the funeral rites, and was generally painted black in the tombs of
Thebes.------ [ G.W. ] Finally in Chapter #3, pg. 243: "7.Moui, apparently the same
as Gom or Hercules, the splendour and light of the Sun, and therefore called a "son
of Re."Moui ( solar splendour ) was part of a triad with Atin-Re and Re during the
18th dynasty of Egypt."
There is more knowledge that needs to be revealed concerning who and what Sem is. Sem is undoubtedly of African and particularly Khamitian ( Hamitic ) origin in Egypt. The Sem is the crown, in the form of a double plume of large feathers which symbolizes the upper and lower regions of the heavens. The same Sem or feather headdress is also a manifestation of the twin lion-gods who give the crown to the solar god Osiris or Heru which they represent. The two feathers are contained in an Apru, thus the twin lion-gods in the form of the crown support, uplift, and protect the sun at the horizon where they stand. Osiris therefore is the sun, the double lion of of double strength, Lord of Hu, and the embodiment of the twin lion-gods. Now, who are these twin lion-gods? They are none other than Shu and his twin sister Tefnut who take on the forms of a lion ( Shu ) and a panther or leopard ( Tefnut as the maneless lion ), and here in Tefnut we see a manifestation of the FEMALE ASPECT OF HERCULES. Gerald Massey, author of A BOOK OF THE BEGINNINGS VOL. II, EGYPTIAN ORIGINES IN THE HEBREW, AKKAD-ASSYRIAN AND MAORI, copyright by Gerald Massey, published by A&B BOOK PUBLISHERS., 149 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201, explains;
"Osiris is designated the double lion, lord of the lion city, master of the double
strength, and Lord of Hu. Hu is the sphinx; the male sphinx being also a form of
Shu , with the hinder part lioness. Shu with his sister Tefnut, and Shu with which
we are now concerned. In Shu we can trace the bringing on from the twin female
lions to the male and female, and lastly to the dual-male type, personified in Shu
and Anhar, who is the Onouris ( Mars ) of the Greeks........He is thus addressed in the
"Hymn to Shu"............In this passage the lion god is traced back to his feminine
origin." Shu is represented as having a red color, symbolizing the setting sun and
the goddess Ma, he is in a sitting or kneeling position supporting the sun and the
heavens. Shu receives the heavens from Anhar, raises the heavens "millions of years
above the earth" as quoted by Gerald Massey from ancient Egyptian texts. Anhar's
color is green because he is standing, carrying, and marching with the attitude of
forcing the sun and or heavens to come with him for he has captured it with his
noose, and is pulling it along. Shu and Anhar are spoken of as aspects of each other,
thus the name of this being Shu-Anhar ( or Shu-Anheru ). Massey gives further
enlightenment on this matter as he states on page 230, "ANHAR, in a marching
attitude , is the bringer who forces the sun along with his rope. He is the wearer of
the long robe in whom is the "whole of Shu," as, "in the long garment was the
whole world." Shu is also the lion that crouches while Anhar is the lion who
stands. Both are portrayed in human as well as leonine forms performing their
respective duties. Concluding this article we can clearly understand how the
Greeks learned from the Egyptians about Shu-Anhar a.k.a Sem, Gom, Shu,
Shu and Tefnut, deciding to call this being Heracles, and finally splitting this
African personification of Nature into Heracles and Atlas to fit the Greek
temperament. More will be discussed on Sem when we look into the story of
Moses and Joshua who are Shu-Anhar modified for the Hebrew perspective.
Shu-Anhar as Gom and Moui is either shown as a mighty male form or as
having a human male form with a lion's head. We hope you have found this
article to be thought-provoking, illuminating, and informative.
SEHKMET THE EGYPTIAN FEMALE HERCULES AND FEMININE ASPECT
OF GOM. By Samuel David Ewing
In this article we will be exploring information about the Feminine Aspect of Gom; who
is also known as Sem and Moui. Gom who is the Egyptian Heracles ( Hercules ) has a
female aspect that is obviously Herculean, in fact we are going to reveal that the original
conception of the Egyptian Hercules was totally female. Sem is the lion-god who is the twin
lion gods simultaenously represented as guarding the solar gods, specifically in the form of
a headdress or crown made of two large ostritch feathers. One feather is the plume of light
and upper heaven, while the other feather is the plume of shade and the lower heaven.
These two lion-gods act as chosen ministers ( Sems ) of the solar god Tum, Tum gives them
the light, while they support ( hold up ) the sun as designated horizon-keepers ( Ruti or
Rehu ). They are considered to be brothers, however the earliest conceptions of Sem were
clearly idealized, portrayed and worshipped as two female lionesses; the first Sem was the
Female Hercules. Gerald Massey, author of A BOOK OF THE BEGINNINGS
VOL.#2, written and copyright by Gerald Massey, copyright 1994 by John Henrik Clarke,
published by A&B BOOKS PUBLISHERS, 149 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, New York,
11201, clarifies this matter on page 229: "The lions have various forms with but one original
meaning, as representatives of the two truths, the two heavens, light and shade, the two
eyes, or the two horizons. We shall find the two truths were first of all assigned to the
feminine nature, the two goddesses of the upper and lower heaven. Corresponding to
these we have the two lionesses, the typical form which exists in Pehkt, the lioness-cat,
or Pehti, the dual lion, the peh-peh type of force and vigilance. These were the most
ancient. They were represented by the lion and panther.......... It is Shu in his two characters
with which we are now concerned. In Shu *( same as Sem, Gom, and Moui ) we can trace
the bringing on of the two female lions *( Pehkt or peh-peh ), to the male and female *(
Shu and Tefnut ), and lastly to the dual-male type, in Shu and Anhar, who is the
Onouris ( Mars ) of the Greeks." *Note that the names I placed with an asterisks and
parenthesis are given here by myself to help the reader in identifying the female deities
that Gerald Massey hadn't named in his quote. Gerald Massey further identifies the most
ancient name of the Female Hercules known as Sem. He continues on page 229 by saying in
reference to Shu, "He is addressed thus in the "Hymn to Shu":---- "Thou art greater and
more ancient than the gods, in that name which is thine Aa-Ur ( Very Great ). Thou art
higher than the heaven with thy double-feathered crown, in that name which is thine of
him that lifts up the double-feathered crown." "In this passage the lion-god is traced
back to his feminine origin, and to the goddess who preceded all the gods, and who is here
called the very great, the first, oldest, greatest mother, who was Ta-Urt in the Typhonian
scheme and Pehkt and Tefn in another. As Tefn or Tefnut she is called his sister." Here it
is clearly shown that Shu, the Egyptian Heracles ( Egyptian Hercules ) who is also called
Gom, Sem, Moui; has a masculine nature and a feminine nature, with the Female Aspect
of his nature being the original, the eldest, strongest, surpassing all that has come after it.
Furthermore this primordial Egyptian Female Hercules is the Supreme Mother-God
Principle of existence, He is actually also a She, She is His twin nature, and is therefore
his sister. The names we have for Her thus far are Tefn, Tefnut, Aa-Urt, Pehkt, Pehti, and
Peh-Peh.
The Magic Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian sacred text contains the Hymn Of Shu and it
describes in detail how Shu and Tefnut work together to destroy the forces of evil. Tefnut
manifests herself as raging fire from heaven and as the overwhelming flood of the river to
vanquish the evil monsters who threaten Shu. Shu as the great warrior and hero leads an army
of millions against evil monsters, when he speaks his own sacred name which is all powerful,
it manifests as Tefnut, and she destroys the minions of evil as described above. Gerald
Massey, on page 233 of his book explains that the Hebrew version of this story concerns
Moses who is Shu and Miriam who is Tefnut. The Hebrew version being derived from the
ancient Egyptian original: "The chosen of millions coming out of the lower heaven is the god
of those who came up out of Egypt. Upon the bank of the Red Sea his "name is spelt" by
Moses when the waters dry up or divide, and leave the ground dry while the "Lord looked
upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire." In the second passage the
"bank of the river",where the miracle is wrought, is identified with the brink of Jordan,
Iarutana, or Eridanus, the river of the division, and Joshua the son of Nun is the
representative and fac-simile of Shu the son of Nun." In the original story contained in the
ancient Magic Papyrus Shu describes himself in the form of his own Divine Name then
explains how speaking his name manifests as Tefnut. On page 233 of Gerald Massey's book
we have this quote from the Magic Papyrus and a detailed clarification by Massey: "In
another passage we read, "I am the chosen of millions coming out of the lower heaven (
ie. The celestial Khebt or Egypt ), whose name is unknown. When his name is spelt on
the land, it is set on fire;" or as the passage has also been translated, "If his name be
uttered on the bank of the river, oh, then it quencheth; if it be uttered on the land it
maketh sparks." The "chosen of millions coming up out of the lower heaven, whose name is
unknown," may be meant for Shu, but according to the Hebrew parallel it represents the sun
god. In the fragment from Artapanus it is related that when the Egyptians came up with the
Israelites, the fire flashed on them from above, while the waters overwhelmed their path, so
that they perished both by fire and flood. This is not found in the Hebrew version, but is in
the Egyptian, where Tefnut sends her fire from on high to reduce the enemies to
nonexistence." ".................Shu is accompanied by Tefnut, the Egyptian Miriam, who "gives
her fire against his enemies to reduce them to nonexistence." So Miriam "gives her fire,"
in song against the cruel Pharoah and his host, when they are overwhelmed and
annihilated in the Red Sea. Miriam's song reminds us that this Hymn to the god Shu is
contained in the "Chapter of excellent songs which dispel the immerged." "The IMMERGED
are the evil host of Typhon, the dragon the Rahab of the deep, lurking beneath the Red Sea.
In the Egyptian writings the enemy is represented as the immerged "Raw-head-and-bloody-
bones." In the Hebrew the hosts of the opposing Pharoah sink to the bottom of the Red Sea."
Massey continues on page 234: "...........The same work of progressive destruction that is
assigned to Moses and Joshua is ascribed to Shu. "Thou seizest the spear and overthrowest
the wicked, in that name which is thine of Har-Tema." For Biblical scriptures that the reader
of this article can make comparisons with, check Ex. xxi. 41, and Josh.xxiv.
In the story of Moses it is Miriam as well as Aaron who are the literal mouthpiece for Moses
that causes the manifestation of divine power. This relationship between Moses and Miriam
is the same as the original Egyptian story which was derived from the Magic Papyrus; and
this mutual cooperation is actually found between Shu and Tefnut. On page 236 of Massey's
A BOOK OF THE BEGINNINGS, part of the mystery of Shu is made clear: "Shu is said to
to be more ancient than the gods in that name which is his of Goddess Aa-UR,"the very great"
that is in the feminine form brought on from the origin of the Two Truths. One of his names
in this character is MA: he is then MA-SHU. This character is assigned by tradition to Moses,
or MA-SHU. It is reported by Suidas that the Hebrew lawgiver and author of the Jewish laws
was MUSU, a Hebrew woman. Nothing is omitted. The epicene nature of MA-SHU is
preserved in the character of Moses in a remarkable way. In Hebrew At is the feminine form
of Thou, and Attah is the masculine form.................In Deut. v. 27 ( in the original, v. 24 ),
the first "Thou" is in the feminine form ( At ); that is, Moses in the same verse is described as
both male and female. The listener to the Lord is in masculine gender, and the utterer of the
word to the people is in the feminine gender. The symbolical mouth is feminine, as the Ru
and Peh of the hieroglyphics; the primeval utterance was by this mouth, preserved in Hebrew."
Continuing on to page 237: "When Moses, in the masculine character, says he cannot be the
mouth, Aaron is appointed for that purpose. Miriam likewise was a feminine mouth to Moses,
as Ma is to Shu. "Thou blowest the divine barge off with a favourable wind in that name
which is thine of the goddess Ma," is said to be Shu, and the female nature of Moses is
retained by a feminine THOU...." Concerning what Massey stated concerning Miriam as the
feminine nature of Moses check the scripture Num. Xii. 2. Moses is the Hebrew version of
the original ancient Egyptian Shu and Miriam is the counterpart to Tefnut. MA-SHU is
Moses in the Egyptian language, MA is another name for Tefnut, and Shu is the masculine
aspect. So far we have discovered that Tefnut is the Female Egyptian Heracles, the Female
Aspect and Power of the Egyptian Hercules ( Gom, Sem, Moui etc. ), that She is the
communicator of the masculine aspect of Gom which is Shu, that She is the warrior, protector,
"wrath of God" in every meaning of the term, in Her most ancient form She is the
Double-Sem ( Twin-Lioness Deity ), therefore the first throughout all eternity to be the
primary Herculean Force, and Cosmic Weightlifter.
Ancient Egyptian texts such as the Magic Papyrus were the original prototypes that the writers
of the Bible used to write fictional stories, allegories, parables, a mixture of history, dreams,
and fancy for their holy scriptures. Tefnut's war against all manner of evil forces is in
partnership with Shu, and is crucial to the latter's victories against Set ( Typhon or Satan ).
Gerald Massey examined the exploits of Tefnut joining with Shu against Set: pg.239 he
renders Egyptian verses from 'The Magical Texts' and the 'Records': "In this yearly "set-to"
"Shu and Tefnut make charms to fascinate the wicked conspirators" of Typhon. "Tefnut
changes her shape into a club" in the hands of Shu, and as he smites them she cries, "The
cowards are upset by thy blows. I am Tefnut, thundering against those who are kept on the
earth ( as the lower region ), who are annihilated forever." "She is like fire against the
wicked ones." "Back, back ye damned. Shu resists, he prevails against the wicked ones;O ye
wicked ones, the flames of Amen-Ra are in his members." "In the Quiche and Hebrew versions
the enemies are driven out by the hornet. The hornet is the stinger, and the name might be
applied to variants of the stinger. The SERKA in Egyptian answering to the Hebrew ( Tzirgah )
is the scorpion. This may help us to understand the hornet, for it was in the sign of Scorpio,
according to the Lion Calendar, that the great conflict with........" On Pgs. 240-241 Tefnut
is identified as being the same person as the goddess Sehkmet ( also called Sehket ): "SEKHET
vomits flames against the wicked to suffocate them. TEF-NUT is like fire; she gives her fire
against them; and no doubt the stinging scorpion of SERK helped to drive them out. The
Magical Texts mention the "Scorpion, the great one of the sun, called the devouring throat,
which swallows." The scorpion of the sun is of course on the side of the sun; and this was
impersonated by SERK, who stings and drives out the lurking enemy from their holes. Now
when Miriam becomes Tzirag the likelihood is that she takes the shape of the sorpion-
goddess SERK, instead of becoming leprous." "................Shu and Tefnut are a form of the
two lion-gods fighting against the wicked, the Typhonian monsters, devils, giants, or bogies (
continues on pg.# 241 ) of the human childhood, who dwelt in the darkness and waylaid the
passengers in death or by night." The Biblical women such as Jael, who slew the diabolical
Sisera by piercing his head with a tent stake and Deborah who joined with Barak against evil
tyrants in the Book Of Judges ( Jud. V. 20 ) who sings the song of victory; were actually later
portrayals Tefnut. In the original ancient stories which were Egyptian it was Tefnut in the form
Isis who fought against Typhon ( Greek name for Set who is known today as Satan ), the
battle to place at An ( Ant or Antaeus ) in the northern direction. ****Please note that Tefnut's
battle has a striking resemblance to Shu's battle against 'Antwey' ( another Egyptian name for
Set ), and who was called by the Greeks 'Antaeus.' Furthermore note that Shu defeats Antwey
( Set or Antaeus, the Libyan earth giant ), by lifting him up in the air and crushing him with his
enormous strength. This battle took place in the North. Shu and Tefnut have different methods
at times for defeating the same perennial fiend. Shu, the masculine aspect of the Egyptian
Heracles ( Gom ) in this story was later copied by the Greeks as I explained in the earlier
article I've written on Gom. The feminine aspect of the Egyptian Heracles, Tefnut shows that
she is as formidable a warrior against Set as Her male counterpart. Thus Massey states on pg.
# 243 concerning Tefnut's ( Isis' ) battle against Typhon: "........in the Hebrew myth, Sisera is
captured and executed. There is an Egyptian version of the myth, in which the woman is the
subduer of the evil one. Isis is depicted in the act of piercing the head of a serpent. In other
pictures it is the crocodile, Shesh, whose head is being speared, as in the vignettes to the Ritual,
and according to Diodorus it was Isis who subdued Typhon at the battle in An ( Ant or Antaeus
) in the north. The piercing of the Shesh by the woman takes the shape of the nail driven
through the head of Sisera by Jael." The planet Mars in ancient cultures, Ethiopian, Egyptian,
Chaldean, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman was considered to be the planetary form of Shu (
Heracles or Hercules ), the zodiac sign of Gemini was thought to be Gom as Shu and Tefnut,
the masculine and feminine powers of the Egyptian Heracles, and finally Greek and Roman
influence modified Gemini to represent Apollo and Hercules as Twin brothers.
****An appropriate question to ask here is; Did these events literally take place on earth? The answer is "no." These extraordinary stories took place in the heavens where the ancient astronomers recorded astronomical phenomena which is no longer seen today, which more than likely effected the climate, weather, what we understand as day and night etc. What becomes very obvious is that the sacred writings from the most ancient sources are truthful in making it clear that the planets were literally thought to be gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines. The other stars were seen as multitudes of divine and or demonic armies, and finally as merely people in the sky. Furthermore it becomes evident that ancient people throughout the earth commemorated these astronomical events with festivals, rituals, sacraments of a religious nature, in addition they attempted to model the design of their cities, the social castes from the king on down to reflect the former placements of the planets, and their present positions in the heavens. This is reflected in the stories of the universal golden age ( when the planets were in a different position than they are at present, temptation and the war in heaven ( Armageddon, Gotterdamerrung, Twilight of the Gods, War of the Gods and Heroes against Demonic Forces ), and this super- natural war was the planetary phenomena that effected the environment on earth. Last, the restructuring of the order of the planets changed conditions on earth. David Talbott, author of The Saturn Theory and Ev. Cochrane, author of Martian Metamorphosis have researched this part of ancient astronomy, religious texts, and the sciences. Their work is being studied by various experts in different fields of science. My understanding is that if one pays attention to what the ancient astronomers are saying, one must conclude that events out of the ordinary took place in outer-space. A religious fundamentalist might ask me if I literally believe that what was recorded in their particular sacred books are true. I would say, " yes I believe that the ancients recorded literally the phenomena they saw taking place in the skies, and that in later history where events were recorded here on earth; the kings and their warriors patterned their behavior after the legendary heroes in the sky ( who were literally planetary and stellar bodies ). To sum up the religious question and answer:
1. The ancient astronomers ( usually priests ) recorded astronomical activity in the heavens, some of this activity had catastrophic effects on the human inhabitants on earth. These events were recorded as the adventures of the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, dragons, demons, and monsters.
2. Human societies were modeled after these astronomical patterns.
3. There were human beings, usually the nobility, who attempted with varying degrees of success to emulate the exploits on earth, of the stellar and planetary heroes and heroines in the heavens. *** It is this human emulation of the planetary heroes in recorded human history that I'm concerned with in regards to the ancient African peoples for the most part.
4. Those humans who were successful in their imitation of the planetary heroes and heroines had their exploits recorded in books and especially in stone monuments that would last for thousands of years. These individuals who excelled in the military, athleticism, the healing arts, intellectual, philosophical, and scientific attainments, music, moral character as teachers or the body beautiful were revered. They were revered as heroes, heroines, demigods, incarnations of the planetary and stellar deities, avatars, saviours, chosen ones, messiahs, and there were even some who were called "HERCULES."
5. Human behaviour has changed very little in this regard. In our present age we still tend to
worship people and things because of their charisma, superior achievements and functions.
Concerning Tefnut, Tefnut along with Shu support Osiris, as the sun god by leading a military force of countless millions across the eastern part of the heavens against the children of wickedness. The sun-god smites Apophis ( Set ), Tefnut as Isis ( Au-Set ) makes the demons fall down dead on heaven's floor by speaking Her mystic words, and the armies of gods and heroes strangle the remaining devils. A story from Mexican Mythology state the same pattern of heroism. The sun-god from the eastern horizon leads countless warrior spirits with mighty weapons and pageantry against evil forces, conquering the monsters till they reach noon. The male warriors are given a rest from war and the women-warriors especially those who died during childbirth would meet with the sun-god. The sun-god then leads a great army consisting of millions of women-warriors armed with powerful weapons, and carrying their leader on a litter defeat the forces of evil as the sun descends in the west. Massey on pages 260-261 has pointed to the parallels in both stories of the male warriors corresponding to Shu, and the women-warriors corresponding to Tefnut:
Pg.# 260- "The men of the ascent and women of the descent correspond to the lions as MA-
SHU or Shu and his feminine half, Tefnut................." Pg.# 261- "Isis, the great mother,
preparing the pathway of the sun, corresponds to the women-warriors of the Mexican myth;
and this would be still more in keeping with their fierceness when the great mother was
portrayed as Tefnut, the lioness-headed goddess. In a general way it may be said, the souls
emerged with the sun from the horizon east, and accompanied him in his battle-march along
the celestial course until they came around the mountain to the west; and there, where thee
dead went down, was the Mount of the final Ascension to the land of the blessed,........."
Here again it is evident that the Supreme Feminine Energy of the Universe, known to ancient
Egyptians as Tefnut shows the character of an all-abiding and loving heroine who her male
counterpart and relatives. In addition She has numerous names, titles, and epithet which
describe Her infinite authority, offices, and powers. She is Au-Set ( Isis ), Sekhmet, Serk,
Pekht, Peh-Peh, Sekht, Neith ( Net ) and countless other goddesses.
The motif of the sun-god being carried on a litter, barge, or ship by Shu and Tefnut ( in their
human or lion forms ), is the development of the earlier concept of the twin-lion gods carrying
a solar deity by whatever name he is described. Shu and Tefnut also partake of the solar
characteristics and authority. The ancient Egyptians also called this motif; "the Solar Ark,"
Ark of the Covenant, and Ark of Neith or Net ( another form of Tefnut ). The original
Hebrews were historically Ethiopians, outcast Egyptians some of who were lepers and
criminals, renegade Egyptian priests, and foreign nomads who attacked the Egyptian people.
It isn't surprising that the original Hebrews were a mixture of Africans and nomadic peoples
from other land. Nor is it a surprise that the Hebrew Ark Of The Covenant is a copy of the
original Egyptian prototype as were the basic religious structure of Hebrew religion was
modeled from its Egyptian predecessor. The motif is clearly portrayed when the human
pharoah, queen, or high priest of ancient Egypt is carried by strong men on a royal litter
accompanied by armies, weaponry, and pageantry. Egypt, Ethiopia, Babylonia are well known
to have had a great influence on Romanism, this is revealed in the Roman Catholic Pope
being carried in a litter amidst pomp and ceremony. Massey mentions on pg.#273: "In the
Egyptian mythos the consort or sister of Shu is Tefnut. She has two characters, one is Pekh
or Peh, literally the back, rump, hinderpart of the lioness. Tefnut and Pekht or Pekht and
Sekht form the double lioness , the twin sisters who gave birth to the sun, as the two mouth-
pieces or Eyes of Ra.........the left eye is said to light the south, the right eye lights the north.
The eye was a type of the genetrix, because it reflected the image; AR, the eye, means the
reflector..........For example: when Ra resolved to have his tabernacle and be lifted up as the
supreme god , with Shu-Anhar for his son, and chief sustainer, the ark, Box, or Teb, was
committed to the keeping of Shu and Nut." Note that here we will soon understand that
in Tefnut's name is a code to answer another mystery. The Teb or Tef of Tefnut's name
is the Box, Womb, and Tabernacle where the Sun ( Son ) abides and is the vehicle
enabling him to travel. This is the Ark of the Covenant. Tef is also the reflector and
pupil of the Eye of Ra as the cosmic mirror. The Nut portion of Tefnut's name reveals
that She is the starry heavens, sky, the Night which reflects the stars, therefore Tefnut
role as the Cosmic Weightlifter and the Cosmos itself is affirmed. The Tef aspect of
Tefnut's name is further explained on page 273 of Massey's book: ".......Nut had previously
carried Ra herself when the Teb, Tepa, or Tef was the hippopatamus goddess, or the cow.
.......Tef, the pupil of the eye, was the Reflector, and Tefnut is NEITH, as the reflector and
mirror of the god." Tefnut as Neith is the Ark, and the Eye of Horus the child. As the cosmic
mirror Tefnut is the light of heaven and the molten lava sea or waters as shown before when
She destroyed the demons with fire and water, and in the Hebrew version when Moses and
Miriam defeated the Egyptian army at the Red Sea ( or as the Red Sea ). *Both the names
Tefnut ( Egyptian ) and Miriam ( Hebrew ) have the meaning of a woman large and
pregnant with child. These are names for the All-Mother. Pekht, Pehti, Peh-Peh, and Buto
mean "double glory" due to conceiving the son ( sun ). Looking again at Shu ( Shu and
Tefnut together ) as a cosmic warrior and hero we find that Shu and Tefnut function as both
the weapons and the wielder of said weapons. Pg. #308 of A BOOK OF THE
BEGINNINGS; "Shu was the shield and buckler, the bowman, the spearman, the warrior
in support of Ra and his multitudes........Shu in his dual character ( with Tefnut )
furnished the TWINS, and in an ancient Hindu zodiac the sign Gemini consists of a
human figure holding up both hands in the attitude of Shu, or Moses, bearing TWO
SHIELDS, one on each side of him. As IU denotes two and akam is a shield, this is
IU-Akam in Egyptian, and the two shields typify the double-support which is MA-SHU
afforded the sun-god who here sits in the centre of the zodiacal signs as the AO or IO.......
One name or title of Moses was ABIAO. ABI is the leopard or cat-lion, into which Shu
transformed when he made the "likeness of Seb." AO is Greek for the Egyptian AU, the
name of the young God in the "House of Shu." ABI-AU is identified both as Shu ( or
Ma-Shu ) and Moses..................God is IU, i.e. double or twin.........." *Here we have the
original, precise meaning what is known in Christianity as the Alpha and Omega, the
Supreme Divinity. Tefnut and Shu are that Supreme Divinity in the Egyptian prototype.
Tefnut is the protective shield for Shu, the motif of a goddess giving the hero a magic shield is
a very ancient theme. As mirror and shield She is Het-Heru whom the ancient Greeks called
Hathor and Venus ( the planet ), the Romans called Her Aphrodite, the Morning Star, and the
Evening Star were also epithets to describe Her. Tefnut ( Het-Heru ) is the planet Venus that
embodies ultimate beauty, sensuality, sexuality, love, magick, dancing, women, drinking,
revelry, and femininity. The Egyptian and Middle Eastern cultures understood that Het-Heru
( Venus ) was far more than a deified beauty queen. Records of Her exploits in battle prove
that She is a fiercesome, invincible, and terrible warrior against those who threaten harm to
Her consort, family ( husband, brother, or son ), and ambitions. She changed from the
seductive cat-goddess to the Goddess of War, Weaponry, and Massacres named Sekhmet.
We will be discussing more about Sekhmet in this article. In the Middle East this type of war-
goddess is shown brandishing a spear, bow and a quiver of arrows; while riding or standing on
a lion ( Her animal totem spirit ). In Hindu culture She is called Durga, God as Supreme
Mother, Warrior, and Monster-Slayer. Durga rides an enormous lion or tiger.
Sem, the Egyptian Heracles ( Hercules ) is Shu and Tefnut represented as the twin lion-gods,
who take the form of the double plume headdress of the solar god. Sem-p-khart (
Semphucrates) is the youthful solar god wearing the double plume headdress or crown of the
two lion-gods, and in Hebrew this term is named Samuel. Sam ( Sem ) is the double lion-gods
that are actually one God. The EL COMPLETES THE MEANING- THE DOUBLE LION-
GODS ARE ONE SUPREME GOD. Massey shows that the "wars of the Lord" ( Shu and
Tefnut ) against Set ( Satan ) were retold in various forms however the hero's name was
Heracles, Hercules, Izdubar, and the British King Arthur who was Britains Hercules. Pg. #357:
"This book of the wars of the Lord was first opened in Egypt, and the leaves of it were read
upon the starry heavens............and the wisdom to interpret the mystic signs was confessedly
learned from the Egyptians. Thus the book was brought into Israel ready written and it is the
relating of its various narratives as if they were being enacted then and there on the ground
already named, according to the celestial chart, which has been mistaken for veritable histories
of the Hebrew peoples.............The wars of the Lord were told and retold in Greece, till
finally made permanent in the twelve labours of Hercules. The Phoenicians preserved the
tradition of Hercules as sun god, and his twelve labours representing the journey of the
conquering sun through the twelve signs of the zodiac; the Assyrians in the twelve legends of
Izdubar, and the British in the twelve battles of Arthur. The wars of the Lord were described
in a work entitled Semnuthis or Semnoute, written by Apollonides or Horapius." ****The
story Semnoute is the retelling of the original exploits of Tefnut and Shu ( the Lord ) defeating
Set ( Typhon or Satan ). Shu's animal form is the male lion who was born during the spring
equinox. Tefnut is the large cat, lioness or leopard ( the maneless lion ) which is the winter sun.
In one Bushman scenario that resembles the Egyptian story: The cannibals come out of the
underworld from a cave, chasing a woman who is carrying a water container, and she climbs
up a tree to escape them. The container falls, breaks, and the waters of life splash on the
cannibals. Tef also means moisture and Nut is the vessel of water; thus Tefnut is the woman
who carries the container of water. The brother sees the cannibals attempting to cut down the
tree while his sister is still in it. Shu orders his fierce hunting dogs to kill the cannibals and all
of the cannibals are slain by Shu's dogs. Shu and Tefnut with their dogs hunt down and kill the
demonic forces.
The ancient Egyptian religion is based on the belief that there is One Supreme Deity who has
multiple functions and powers which are called neters and which in English translates roughly
as gods. These neters are like the emblems of office held by the One Supreme Being, therefore
Sem or Sam, the Egyptian Heracles is actually 'the Strength of God,' and not a separate deity,
and Sem represents the ONE using its strength. The same goes for the other "gods and
goddesses." Also all pervading, expansive, and immanent Beings like Tefnut have numerous
titles, epithets, and names which explain their power and influence. This will be discussed next.
Tefnut is Neith ( Net ):
Net is one of the most ancient of goddesses in Egypt and her worship predates the dynastic
period. This goddess is shown as a woman wearing the crown of the North on her head, a
wide collar necklace, armbands, wristbands, long strapless dress that starts under her bare
bosom and reaches down to just above the ankle. The dress is form-fitting and her feet are
bare. In her right hand she holds the ankh ( mirror symbol of life ), while she grasps a sceptre,
bow, and two arrows in the left. She is the embodiment of the vast still primordial waters of the
world. She is the mighty weaver who knits, goddess of weaving, war, archery and hunting. Her
symbols are the shield, arrows, and the net. She uses magic and the mystic rituals of the knot to
protect Horus; functioning as the protective Eye of Horus. She is known as Rat, the feminine
sun. Net is the infinite, eternal, all-pervading, immanent, creative, omnipotent energy, and the
primeval Intelligence that rules in all worlds. By worlds is meant earth, heaven, the underworld
and everything in it. E.A. Wallis Budge, author of THE GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS
VOL. #1, published by Dover Publications Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, N.Y.
10014; identifies Net: pg.# 451 "In late dynastic times there is no doubt that Net or Neith
was regarded as nothing but a form of Hathor............she represents several goddesses
who were the conceptions of quite different periods of history and stages of civilization.
Thus, at times, her attributes cannot be distinguished from those of Isis, Uatchet, Sekhet (
Sekhmet ), Bast, Mut, Nekhebet, and other goddesses, and she was identified with one
and all of them by turns." Pg.# 457: "From one aspect at least it is clear that Net must
have been a form of the power of the Eye of Horus, as well as of Isis, his mother..........."
Pg.#463: "In Upper Egypt Net was chiefly worshipped at Seni ( Esneh ), the Latopolis of
the Greeks, which is called in the texts, "the House of Net in the land of the South."
Here she was identified with Nebuut, Menhit, Sekhet ( Sekhmet ), and Tefnut, and was
represented with the head of a lioness painted green; and her titles were , "Father of
fathers and Mother of mothers,"............... and she became therefore "Lady of Abu" (
Elephantine ), and the mother of TUTU, a form of Shu, whose symbol was a lion
walking. Tutu is also known by the names Her-Ka and..... pg.#464:.....HETCH-NEFER-
SEBEQ, and he is depicted in the form of a young man.........According to Dr. Brugsch
he is the personification of the sun when he enters the zodiacal sign of Leo, and the same
scholar would connect the lion-headed rain-spouts of the temples of Dendera, Khensu at
Thebes, Edfu, and Philae with the summer sun. In the texts which describe these spouts
they are called "Lion," the "Strong one of strength," "mighty of strength," "possessor of
two-fold strength," "the mighty one of roarings," "fiery face," and "lion of the face which
enchanteth ( or terrifieth )." A form of Tutu, the son of Net and Khnemu, called AR-
HES-NEFER........." It was also believed that Net had feminine and masculine properties
enabling her to give birth to children without external contribution from a male.
Tefnut is Het-Heru:
The most ancient forms of Het-Heru were the likenesses of cows. The Greeks called her
Hathor, later changing the name to Venus which is the planet she represents, and of course
the ancient peoples believed the planets were living deities. She was termed the "Mother of
Light" and "the House of Horus" because her womb and belly is the cosmic realm of the starry
heavens where the sun god traveled. She gave birth to Shu and Tefnut in one version of the
story concerning their origin. She is the great world mother who gave birth to her father,
daughter of her son, mother of the gods and goddesses, the three worlds: heaven, earth, and the
underworld are under her dominion. She is the embodiment of Nature that gives birth to all
things, nurtures life, and the creative process. The Greeks also referred to Her as Aphrodite
because she personifies truth, goodness, the best qualities of women as wife, sister, daughter,
mother, and lover. Het-Heru is the prototype of beautiful women, dancers, models, singers,
love, parties and their participants, works of art, artists, fruits of the vine, wine, beer, ale,
candies and sweets, and finally all pleasurable pursuits. Budge reveals on pages 431-432, and
438 the identity of Het-Heru: pg. #431-432, "........in the list compiled by the late Dr. Brugsch,
which showed the various names and forms she took in all the large cities in Upper and Lower
Egypt , and from this we see that she was identified with................Nit ( Net ), Uatchet, Sekhet
( Sekhmet ), etc., in Hypselis; with Maat and Isis in Hierakonpolis...............with Tefnut in Pa-
Tem ( Pithom ),.......and Tefnut, in the form of a lion, and Hert, i.e., the female counter- part
of Horus, and Nesert,.........Tefnut and Isis in Hermopolis;..........with Bast, in Bubastis....... It is
then quite certain that in late dynastic times, at least Hathor became the representative of all the
great goddesses in Egypt..........." pg.# 438 ".......... as the goddess of the Underworld Hathor
was identified with the four great and ancient goddesses, Nekhebet of Nekhebet, Uatchet of
Per-Uatchet, Bast of Bubastis, and Nit ( Neith ) of Sais i.e., with the four typical goddesses of
the four cardinal points..................." In Dendera she was worshipped in the form of a lioness.
Tefnut is Bast:
Bast is the great cat-goddess who was worshipped at Bubastis ( Per-Bast ) at the eastern
section of the Nile Delta. She is called "The Lady of the East." She is worshipped in the form
of a woman whose head is that of a cat and occasionally that of a lioness with a cobra on top of
her head, holding a sistrum in the right hand ( when cat-headed ) or an ankh when a
lioness. In her left hand she holds either a lotus sceptre, or an aegis with the cat or lion head at
its top. She wears a wide collar necklace, her bosom is bare, and her long, form fitting skirt
reaches to just above her ankles. Her feet are bare. Bast is known as the soul of Isis, Temt, the
wife of Tem, as the Eye of Tem, Rat, the female sun as the wife of Ra, and as the Eye of Ra.
"Bast" appears to have originated in the word "bes" ( fire ). She is the power of the heat of the
sun, specifically as the gentler heat which nurtured the growth of vegetation. Bast, however,
when aroused to anger due to the atrocities from evil forces is recorded to have used her
powers over the solar fires to destroy those evil forces. Her fierce identity as Sekhmet is even
more aggressive, diligent, frightening, and richer in zeal when it comes to annihilating demonic
creatures. Bast, as the wife of *Khensu ( the lunar god and lunar Hercules ), is the goddess of
the moon, with her cat's head the color of green, and as lioness' headed when representing
sunshine. She presides over pregnancy and childbirth.
Tefnut is SEM ( SAM ):
As the subject of this article concerns Sekhmet, the Female Egyptian Heracles ( Hercules ), it
has been shown that SEM or SAM the Egyptian Hercules, was originally female as the double
lionesses Pekht and Sekht ( Peh-Peh ), followed by Her manifestation as a male lion ( Shu ) and
the lioness or leopard-panther ( Tefnut ), and finally as the two double lions who are males
named Shu ( Heracles-Hercules ) and Anhar ( also known in Egyptian as At-Ras, whom the
Greeks later called Atlas, but who is actually Atlas-Hercules [ Shu-At-Ras ] ). Here will be
shown further information on SAM ( SEM ) its oldest original form. Gerald Massey gives the
history of its most ancient form on pg.#196 A BOOK OF BEGINNINGS VOL.# 2, copyright
by John Henricke Clarke in 1994, published by A&B BOOKS PUBLISHERS, 149 Lawrence
Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201: "SHEM and SEM in Egyptian are type- names for a
woman, the woman who bears. SEM signifies breeding; SAM-HER is the delightful
because fertile woman, a summer of a woman, for it has the same meaning applied to
woman as to season. In Egyptian Shem is summer, harvest, and the woman. AR or ARU
is the river. SHEM-AR is also the tributary river, the fertilizing or feeding river. But the
SAM-ARU is also known as "THE MORNING STAR."........... Now the Morning Star as
Venus, was named ZIPPORAH................therefore an equivalent of SHEM ( SAM ), the
woman of the rivers." This relates directly back to Tefnut as Venus, in Hebrew she is
Zipporah ( an Ethiopian woman ) is the wife to Moses ( the Hebrew version of Shu ).
Tefnut is the beautiful sister and wife to Shu. In addition the TEF OR TEB portion of
Tefnut's name is the Egyptian word for "DOVE or DOVES." Doves are the bird totem
spirits of Het-Heru ( Venus-Aphrodite ), thousands of years later when Christianity
renamed the ancient gods on their terms She became the hidden Female Aspect of the
Trinity called the Holy Spirit, which the present churches prefer to designate as male.
TEF, which is also pronounced as SEF, SIF, SAV, SEB, or SEP is the star Sothis because
she rules flooding as displayed by the Nile River. TEF is the source and goddess of waters
from the abyss, moisture, clouds, storm, rainfall, dew, the Waters of Life, wells, rivers,
and inundation. Thus we can under stand that the beautiful, thoughtful, and complex
African conception of Hercules, the most ancient and therefore the original
HERCULES-CONCEPT was developed by the Egyptians, native black people of Africa.
Tefnut is Sekhmet ( or Sekhet ) :
This part of the article I deliberately waited to mention so that by now it is apparent that Tefnut is the same Person as Sekhmet ( Sekhet ). Sekhmet was said to be a manifestation of Hathor ( Het-Heru ) who was sent to punish and destroy those humans on earth who had joined with the forces of evil. She is the sister-wife of Ptah, however her antiquity is far older than his, mother of Nefer-Tem ( sun-god she protects ), she is the wrathful aspect of Het-Heru and Bast. She is described as having the head of a lioness, the graceful, beautiful, and strong body of a woman. She usually wears the solar disk upon her head with a cobra, her figure is covered with a form-fitting dress with shoulder straps, and its length is just above the ankles. anklebands surround her ankles and her feet are bare. The color of her garments is red with her lioness head and her body also depicted as red. Sekhmet or Sekhet are derived from the word sekhem ( " to be strong, mighty, violent" etc. ), revealing her as the embodiment of the intense burning, fervent, and destructive heat and solar rays from the sun. In the form of the serpent-goddess, Mehenet she set herself upon the head of Ra ( her father ), and burned up the evildoers on earth with torrents of flames pouring out of her. In addition she killed those demonic- humans who were very far away with flaming darts of incredible speed which pierced them unto death. On page #515, THE GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS Vol. #1, by E.A. Wallis Budge, published by Dover Publications Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, N.Y. 10014; Dr. Brugsch quotes an ancient Egyptian text where Sekhmet describes her martial powers for fighting evil: "I set the fierce heat of the fire for a distance of millions of cubits between Osiris and his enemy, and I keep away from "him the evil ones, and remove his foes from his habitation." One of the commonest names of the goddess is "Nesert", i.e., Flame, as a destroying element, and in texts of all periods she plays the part of a power which protects the good and annihilates the wicked." Sekhmet's various identities are enumerated in volume #1 by Budge: pg.# 516, "In some aspects she may be compared with Uatchet, of whom a well-known name is "Lady of Flame." We have already said that in some respects Sekhet may be regarded as a form of Hathor and Net, and indeed several of the titles of the last named goddesses are bestowed upon her, e.g.,........" In her relationship with Ptah: ".........as Sekhet was his female counterpart she appears th have acquired some of their attributes also, because Thoth was in reality only a personification of the intelligence of Ptah. It is in this way that Sehket becomes identified with the goddess Maat, for Maat was the inseparable companion of Thoth, and inasmuch as Thoth was contained in Ptah, Maat became the female counterpart of Ptah and a sister form of Sekhet. In one of the titles of Sekhet given above, the goddess is identified with Tefnut, the female counterpart of Shu;............. On page 517: "..........Thoth was only the Hermapolitan form of Shu, and Tefnut was therefore his female counterpart, and as Ptah absorbed Thoth , that is to say, Shu, the female counterpart of Ptah ( i.e., Sekhet ) absorbed the female counterpart of Thoth, or Shu ( i.e., Tefnut )................the form of a goddess, who might be identified with any of the female counterparts of the great gods to whom the head of a lioness was give by Egyptian sculptors and artists. The goddess here found, however, is Bast, who was for some time confounded by Egyptologist with the goddess PEKHETH, or PEKHET, or PEKH.............the name Pekht, Pakht, or Pasht means the "tearer," and is, of course, suitable for a goddess who possessed the attributes of the cat or lioness;....... she was identified with Isis and with a form of................ continued on pg.#518, ".......... Hathor, and also Sekhet." Pg.# 515, "The principal titles of Sekhet were "Mighty Lady, Lady of Flame, Tefnut in Senemet,....." And finally pg.# 447, "That this view is correct is certain from several passages in Egyptian texts, wherein both Bast and Sekhet are described closely connected forms of a female personification of the heat and light of the Sun-god, and wherein they are made to act as the destroyers both of the enemies of the Sun-god, and of the deceased. Thus of Sekhet it is said in the "Book of Overthrowing Apep" ( xxvii. 15 ), "The Eye of Horus falls upon him cutting and "hacking his head from his neck; the goddess Sekhet tears out"his intestines and kicks them on the fire with her left leg; she "places them on the fire and burns into him in her name of 'Set-usert-aa'; she burns into him and "drives out his soul from his body; she obtains mastery over him in her name of 'Sekhet'; and she overpowers "him in her name of 'Khut-nebat' ( i..e., Eye of Flame ); she consumes his interior and blazes in it "with the flame of her mouth." Speaking generally, Sekhet personified the burning, fiery, and destructive heat of the sun............." Sekhmet's methods of martial art combat include:
Tearing, ripping, and shredding the bodies of evil humans and monsters in her bare hands
then drinking their blood. She lives in the desert either as the beautiful and powerful
African giantess or as an enormous lioness. She does not hesitate to use her terrible
powers of drought, plague, pestilence, heat, fire, the severely hot ill winds that bring
diseases, and death to destroy evildoers and protect the good.
Tefnut-Sekhmet is THE WOMAN:
Tefnut as Athor ( Hathor ) and Ashta is the true heritage of black women be they native to
Africa, the Carribean Islands, the United States of America, or wherever, Indeed Tefnut the
highest, strongest, wisest, most courageous, honest , loving, and beautiful prototype of all
women. Alexander Hislop makes this very clear in his book THE TWO BABYLONS, copyright
1959, published by Loizeaux Brothers Inc., Neptune, New Jersey. Pg. #77: "When Ashta or
"The Woman," came to be called the "Queen of Heaven," the name "Woman" became the
highest title of honour applied to the female. This accounts for what we find so common
among the ancient nations of the East, that queens and the most exalted personages were
addressed by the name of "Woman.............."
Truly with Sekhmet ( Tefnut ) we have "the WOMAN", who crushes the evil serpent under her
feet. Ancient likenesses of Sekhmet show Her standing with both feet on a giant two-headed
Serpent ( Set, Apep, Antwey, Typhon, or Satan ) while holding it in both of Her powerful
hands. There again one can see that the later idea of the male aspect of Hercules crushing
serpents and dragons with his feet, hands ( in the case of the infant Greek Heracles ), or with a
club was copied from the oldest and original form of Hercules conceived by the human mind.
That most ancient form of Hercules is of African origin and is "THE WOMAN!"
Harsaphes, The Ram-Headed Hercules Of Egypt: Another Ancient African Hercules Concept.
By Samuel David Ewing
Her-shef or Her-sheft was known to the Greeks as Harsaphes, Arsaphes, and Heracles. J.Gwyn
Griffiths, author of The Orders Of Gods In Greece And Egypt, University College Swansea,
describes how the Greeks were studying Egyptian religion, and being inspired by it they decided
to identify their gods with the original Egyptian deities. Her-shef is a form and aspect of Khnum
who the Greeks believed to be a more ancient form of Heracles. In fact the Greeks considered
four ancient Egyptian deity-concepts to be forms of the original Heracles prior to the Greek
Heracles. On page # 23 Griffiths identifies this fact: "Heracles was variously equated with the
the moon-god Khonsu, with forms of Horus, and with Khnum and Shu............." Michael
Jordan, author of Encyclopedia of Gods, copyright 1993 by Michael Jordan, published by Facts
On File Inc., 460 Park Ave. South, N.Y., New York, 10016. on page # 104, says this concerning
Herysaf ( Her-shef ): ".....He eventually became syncretized with HERAKLES in Greco-
Roman culture and Hnes became known as Herakleopolis." The various ways in which Her-
shef's name is spelled are Her-shef, Heryshef, Her-shaf, Hersheft, Hershaft, Harsaphes, Heri-
sha-f, Aa-SHEFIT, Her-she-f, Her-shefi, Heri-sep-f, and Arsaphes. Her-shef is described as a
human figure with the head of a ram wearing the Atef Crown of Lower Egypt. He also wears an
Egyptian turban, a wide collar necklace, mail ( scale-like ) breastplate armor, short skirt that is
just above the knees with a lion's tail in back, armbands, and wristbands. He is shown standing
while holding the sceptre in the left hand and an ankh in the right. Herysaf ( Her-shef ) means
"He Who Is On His Lake," a composite of the gods Ra and Osiris that originated in Egypt, he
was worshipped from 2700B.C. to 400 A.D. Plutarch as well as the Greeks call him Arsaphes.
He is the ram-headed god who arose from the primordial ocean which was identified as the sacred
Lake Moeris at Hnes ( Hennen-su ) which the Greeks named Herakleopolis Magna, the capital of
Lower Egypt. Pharoah Ramses II enlarged the temple, this god was said to have protected the last
Egyptian Pharoah during the invasions and takeovers by the Persians, then later the Macedonians.
The Greek rendition of Her-shef is 'Apoaons,' the shef or sheft of his name means "strength,
bravery, and power." HERI-SHA-F stands for "He who is on his sand." Henen-su was the sacred
city of Khnemu ( Khnum ), where many legendary events were believed to have taken place, with
Her-shef being another aspect of his nature. As Heri-sep-f, he is the terrible creature of the
underworld, specifically at Sheni ( a realm of torture ) and the Lake of Fire who hid from the
deadwho came that way. This terrible monster had the head of a greyhound, would grab hold of
the dead, rip out their hearts and eat them. Her-shef is a solar god who possesses the epithets and
powers of the god Ra, the sun is his right eye, the moon his left eye, his spirit is light, his presence
illuminates the world, the breath of life is the North Wind that comes from his nostrils, and he is
understood to be the Supreme Being.***Note again that the most ancient African concepts of
Heracles ( Hercules ) reveal him to be various forces of Nature and the One Supreme
Godhead. Her-shef, as the amalgamation of the deities Shu, Ra, Osiris, and Seb is also called
Amen-Ra in Thebes ( Waset ), Egypt and as Ra-Tem of Heliopolis. In this portrayal he has four
heads; one of a ram, a bull, and two hawk-heads. He is wearing the headpiece of Khenmu which
consists of horns with two plumes and four knives on top.
To really understand Her-shef it is important to know him as Khnum ( Khenmu ). Khnum was still
being worshipped after 3 A.D. and was popular with those cults which were influenced by
Christian beliefs. His solar aspects were represented by his two hawk heads such as like Ra.
Khnum was most popular as the god of the waters. In this form he is sometimes shown with his
hands held out with waters pouring over them, and at other times he is seen with a vase or jug
situated over his horns. He was worshipped in Hennen-su ( Hnes ), from Thebes, Egypt to Philae
and was given great worship where the First Cataract of the Nile ended as two regions. These
regions were Philae and Elephantine. E. A. Wallis Budge in volume #2 THE GODS OF THE
EGYPTIANS, pgs.# 50-51 says of Khenmu: "The name Khenmu is connected with the root
Khnem, "to build,"; astronomically the name refers to the "conjunction" of the sun and moon at
stated seasons of the year, and we know from the texts of all periods that Khenmu was the
"builder" of gods and men.............He it was who...........made the first egg from which sprang the
sun, and he made the gods, and fashioned the first man upon a potter's wheel, and he continued to
"build up" their bodies and maintain their life...........An example of the texts makes it clear that
Khenmu was originally a water or river-god, and that in very early times he was regarded as the
god of the Nile and of the annual Nile-flood, and as such he bore the name of QEBH, and
appeared as the ram -headed god,........" According to Budge, Dr. Brugsch lists some of Khnums
epithets and names on pages 50 -51: "........In the passages quoted by Signor Lanzone and Dr.
Brugsch he is called the "builder of men and the maker of the gods and the Father who was in the
"beginning," "maker of things which are, creator of things which shall be, the source of things
which exist, Father of fathers, and Mother of mothers," "Father of the fathers of the gods and
goddesses, lord of created things from "himself, maker of heaven, and earth, and the Tuat, and
water, and mountains; "and raiser up of heaven upon its four pillars and supporter of the same in
the firmament,.........." Khenmu combines within himself the powers and activities of Ra ( fire ),
Shu ( air ), Qeb or Seb ( earth ), and Osiris ( water ); that together as Khenemu are shown as a
human body with four ram-heads. This particular type of Khenmu is called SHEFT- HAT. The
first ram-head of Ra is Khenmu worshipped at Elephantine, the second head is Shu who is
worshipped as Khenmu of Latopolis, the third head is Seb, as Khenmu of Het-urt, and the last
head is Osiris as Khenemu of Hypselis. These ram-heads are the life-force of each god combined
within him. Khnum ( Khenmu ) is the primordial waters of the bottomless void, the Nile River, the
guardian of the door that lockup the waters of the Nile, when the time is right to fertilize the lands
he opens the door to permit the flooding to take place, he is the flood, and on page 54 of Budges'
book previously named Khnum is quoted as saying; "I am the guide and director of all men, the
Almighty, the father of the gods, "Shu, the mighty possessor of the earth." Khnum is the idea of
all-pervading forces of Nature.
Martin Bernall points to some very important information concerning Her-shef also known as Harsaphes. He gives details that reveal the Egyptian Her-shef was understood by the Greeks as being the inspiration and an ancient prototype of the Greek Heracles. In his book BLACK ATHENA, Vol.# 2, copyright 1991 by Martin Bernal, published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, page 111-112 he asks; "Where in Egyptian tradition can we find this ancient if not the most ancient Herakles? One identification has been made with a ram god Hry-s-f-Arsaphes in Greek-whose name meant 'He who is on his lake.' Although he had a smaller cult centre in the Delta, Herakleoplois Parva, his chief city was known later as Herakleopolis Magna in the Fayyum, the Egyptian name of which was Nni-nsw( t) ( City of the Royal Children ). In general, like Herakles, Harsaphes was associated with royal children. He was also identified as a royal god resembling Amon, with whom he was often later assimliated. However, he was also a fertility god like Osiris. This association with fertility, taken together with his name and the situation of his centres in the Fayyum and the Delta marshy areas where considerable reclamation had been undertaken, indicates that he was concerned with irrigation and drainage. These aspects of Herakles will be discussed below." The association between Her-shef and the Greek Heracles is further understood by examining the Semitic god Reshef or Reshpu:
1. The name Her-shef isthe most likely source of the name of Reshef or Rsp, a West Semitic god. Her-shef had a temple at Byblos, Her-shef and Reshef were confounded with each other as being one and the same. This confusion or acceptance that these two gods were one and the same occurred in other places. Reshef was worshipped in the New Kingdom Egypt as well as Canaan.
2. At Herakleopolis Magna, the centre of Her-shef's worship, there was a temple located north of this region which was devoted to the god Reshef. Bernal speaks of a Persian inscription which identifies Reshef and Her-shef as being the same. On page 112, the inscription states, "Reshef son of the lord of Nni-nsw" ( Herakleopolis Magna ), or "the son of Resheph Lord of Nni-nsw," that reveals close ties between the two deities.
3. On pages 112-113 Bernal relates the findings of Yigael Yadin: "If Arsaphes' identification
with both Reshef and Herakles is clear, the triangle is completed by there being close
parallels between Reshef and Herakles. In a posthumously published article, the military
general and ancient historian Yigael Yadin demonstrated that, while the West Semitic
Reshef was frequently identified with the Greek Apollo as both were associated with arrow
s and disease, he was also equated with Nergal and Herakles. He used a lion-headed rhyton
dedicated to Reshef found at Ugarit to clinch the identification of Reshef with lions. Yadin
went on to link this to Herakles' association with lions and to work that he had written
previously on the identification of Herakles with Samson- both were essentially solar heroes
and had dealings with lions. Yadin plausibly saw Dan, the Israelite tribe to which Samson
belonged, as having had its origin from one of the Sea Peoples. Thus Yadin saw a fusion
between the Aegean Herakles and the Canaanite Reshef. I believe there had been
associations between the two long before this and that the oldest figure in the cluster was
the Egyptian Hry-s-f. The characteristics of these deities- that they were solar, wandering,
warlike archers, strongly identified with lions and young if not childlike- makes them very
close to Horus or Hprr, god of the morning sun, and their Greek counterpart Apollo. Thus,
for instance, the city in Philistia named Arsuf, from Reshef or Hry-s-f, was called Apollonia
in Greek, and Cypriot inscriptions equate Reshef and Apollo. This however, does not
weaken the identification of Herakles with Reshef." Another indication of Her-shef with the
Greek Heracles is that the Egyptian city of Hennen-su ( Hnes ), sacred to Khnum and Her-shef
was called; 'Herakleopolis Magna' ( 'Great City of Herakles' ) by the Greeks. Further
information concerning Reshef or Reshpu reveal him to be a god of warfare, archery, the planet
Mars, and he was quite popular in Egypt. He was had a temple at Het-Reshp, in the Delta, ancient
Egyptian texts described him as " the great god, the lord of eternity, the prince of everlastingness,
the lord of two-fold strength among the company of the gods; great god, lord of heaven,
governor of the gods....." He is shown standing as a soldier with a shield and or spear in his left
hand, his right holding a club, wearing the White Crown on top of his turban, from the turban
above his head is the image of a gazelle, which symbolizes his rulership in the desert. His name
signifies lightning, fire, and burning which he shoots at his enemies to destroy them. He was also
revered in Syria.
The ancient terracotta statuettes from the LHIII period, the Greek Phi and Psi statuettes found in the Levant, and what Bernal describes as "smiting god figurines from the Levant found around the Aegean", have significance of showing ancient Egyptian and African influence on Greek and Semitic cultures. Thus Bernal relates his findings and opinion: "The smiting god figurines are altogether more formidable. They represent 'a striding figure with tall headgear holding a weapon in the right hand'. These are the figures of the thunder gods Tarkhun, Tessub, Baal, and Reshef mentioned in earlier chapters. However, as I argued in Chapter VI, these were derived from images of the striking pharoah wearing the crown of Upper Egypt. The closeness of the iconography was also mentioned in the discussion of the seal of Baal discovered at Tell el Daba 'a which had parallels to images of Sesostris dancing at the Heb Festival. It is also clear that, as late as Ramses II in the 13 th century, pharoahs identified themselves with Mont and his Semitic counterpart Reshef in their northern conquests. ..............Their presence is particularly interesting because it is the only Levantine cult of which there is any archaeological trace in the Aegean. One explanation could be that the ambiguity between the pharoah as warrior and the gods of warfare, storm, and pestilence that was undoubtedly present in Egypt, and may well have been seen in the Levant, also existed in the Aegean. In such a case, the statues represented not only Reshef's Greek counterparts-Apollo the archer of pestilence and Herakles-but the pharoah himself. Thus, the Homeric idea of the 'king honoured by the people like a god', which would seem inappropriate to what we know about Mycenean or Homeric kings, would fit the image of the deified pharoahs quite well. Examples of the ambiguity between the pharoah and a Syrian weather god can be seen at the very end of the Late Bronze Age on cylinder seals found around the Aegean. Both the seal found on the Gelidonya wreck and another from Perati in Attica portray gods with Egyptian crowns and Egyptian attributes."
***What can be understood as being equally significant is that Her-shef is the god who is the
patron of civil engineers, hydraulic engineers, city builders, and architects. He is the god who
constructs and controls water systems, irrigation, dams, dikes, diverting rivers, preventing floods,
causing floods, sources of water, tunneling and boring underground to create wells, reservoirs,
sewer systems etc. These ACTIVITIES are the same as demonstrated by the Egyptian rulers,
kings, and pharoahs; furthermore they are the same activities performed by the Greek Heracles
who if an actual person, was a hero of African descent, and a black man of mixed racial heritage.
The majority of the Greek Heracles' twelve labors had to do with water engineering and civil
engineering, which he would certainly have learned from the royal families of Ethiopia and Egypt,
who were black people, and to whom he was a direct relative.
Ev. Cochrane, author of Martian Metamorphosis: The Planet Mars In Ancient Myth And
Religion, Copyright 1997, published by Aeon Press, 601 Hayward, Ames, Iowa, 50014, identifies
Reshef as the planet Mars in ancient Ugaritic texts, pg.#5: "A tablet found in the royal library at
Ugarit ( KTU 1.78, conventionally dated to the second millenium BCE ),.............hints at strange
goings on in the heavens involving the planet Mars............"The Sun went down ( in the day time )
with Mars in attendance. ( This means that ) the overlord will be attacked by his vassals." Here
the word translated as "Mars" is Reseph, a West Semitic god of war and pestilence. As the
authors note, Reseph's celestial identification seems secure in lieu of his well attested
identification with Nergal in Ugaritic texts...........it is certainly significant to find that
Reseph was identified with Heracles in Hellinistic times." The two works that Cochrane cites
on this matter are; 1. W. Fulco, The Canaanite Resep ( New Haven, 1976 ), p. 38. See also
W.K.S.. "Rescef", Reallexikon der Agyptologie, Vol. 4 ( Berlin, 1977 ), p.244. The third work
cited is J. Sawyer & F. Stephenson, "Literary and Astronomical Evidence for a Total Eclipse of
the Sun Observed in Ancient Ugarit on 3 May 1375 B. C.," BSOAS 33 ( 1970 ), PP.468-469.
*****Reseph is the champion monster slayer, including the Dragon, his lethal arrows are far-reaching in their precision to deal out death in the form of pestilence and disease. He is shown to
be the assistant warrior of the Almighty Yahweh, when Yahweh battles against Leviathan ( Satan
). Cochrane explains this point on pages 55-56. "Reseph, like Apollo, was notorious for his
"plague-bringing arrows.............an early epithet of the Canaanite god, in fact, was "he of the
arrow" Familiar from Biblical passages in which he appears as an attendant of the Hebrew
god ( Habukkuk 3:5 for example ), .............In Ugaritic Text 1001, for example, Reseph
appears as the defender of Baal during the latter's battle with a great dragon. It is
Reseph's arrows which finally dispatch the monster, apparently rescuing Baal and the
heavenly kingdom in the process ( this Ugaritic text is frequently cited as an early
prototype of Habukkuk 3:3-15, where Yahweh fights the sea; and it is in Habukkuk 3 that
Reseph appears as Yahweh's satellite ). On a scarab of the 18th dynasty, moreover, Reseph
is represented in the act of killing a giant serpent." In ending this article I leave it to readers
to ponder the striking resemblance between Yahweh and Hercules.
Theseus, The Attic Hercules Who Was The Descendant Of African Rulers
By Samuel David Ewing
In this article we will be discussing the exploits of this legendary or mythical hero, but more importantly assuming that he was an actual historical figure; what can we learn about Theseus' ancestry ( pedigree ) as it relates to the African influence on ancient Greece?
Feats and Exploits of Theseus:
Theseus' older cousin was the Greek Heracles who has been discussed at length in previous articles. He was the son of King Aegeus of Athens and or Poseidon ( the god ) depending on what was accepted at the time. His mother's name was Aethra. Theseus has been called the Attic Hercules partly due to his ambition to imitate Hercules, his cousin and the similiar approach he used in eliminating vile criminals and monsters. Theseus as a youth and young man was becoming popular for his enormous strength, intellectual achievements, resourcefulness, courage, and handsome appearance. His exploits are as follows:
1. Aegeus, his father had buried his own sword and sandals under an enormous boulder which some stories say took six powerful men to move into place. Part of Theseus' rite of passage into manhood was to retrieve these items to present to his mortal father in order to be acknowledged by him. Theseus easily lifted the boulder and he took both items for his use. Theseus decided to make his way to his father's kingdom on foot instead by sea, because he felt inspired to perform mighty exploits comparable to his cousin ( the Greek Heracles ). Theseus, like Hercules wore a lionskin raiment and wielded a massive club for battle. On page 326 of Robert Graves, The Greek Myths:1, copyright 1960 and written by Robert Graves, published by Penguin Books Ltd., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10010, Graves explains: "Theseus became the chief national hero of Athens........ No efforts were spared to connect Theseus with Heracles, but the Athenians never grew powerful enough to make him into an Olympian god. There seems to have been at least three mythological characters called Theseus: one from Troezen, one from Marathon in Attica, and the third from Lapith territory. These were not unified into a single character until the sixth century B.C. ( as Professor George Thomson suggests ) the Butads a Lapith Clan who had become leading aristocrats at Athens and even usurped the native Pelasgian priesthood of Erechtheus, put forward the Athenian Theseus as a rival to the Dorian Heracles." The rock which Theseus moved was called the 'Rock of Theseus' and the 'Altar of Strong Zeus'. The act of retrieving the items is a common ritual for sacred kings during that time in Attica.
2. Theseus walked the long path from Troezen to Athens with the intention of ridding the world of cutthroats, thieves, and monsters. He encountered the first villain whose name is Perphetes ( 'Clubman' or 'Cudgelman'). Periphetes would hide and suddenly attack his victims with an iron- tipped club. This strongman was no match for Theseus. Theseus wrestled the club from the villain and used the club to dispatch Periphetes. This iron or brass-tipped club became his favorite his weapon, and in his hands it was a most deadly weapon. Thus we see his imitation of Heracles. 3. From Epidaurus Theseus traveled to Isthmus of Corinth where he had to do battle against Sinis ( the Pinebender ). Sinis was a powerful giant who was so strong he would bend pine saplings with his bare hands, with the victim tied to it, then catapult the person into the air to their death. Theseus, being a muscular giant himself and much faster tied Sinis to a sapling and catapulted him to his doom.
4. Sciron was the next villain who waited on a high cliff above the sea, where travelers were sure to cross and he demanded that they wash his feet as the toll fee to pass. When the poor traveler bent down to perform the task Sciron would kick them off the cliff. Theseus refused to pay the toll. Sciron attempted to kick him but Theseus was too agile; Theseus grabbed him, lifted him over his head and hurled the villain over the cliff.
5. Theseus pursued and killed a monster, a giant sow that terrorized the farmers at Crommyn so that they couldn't tend their fields. This monster was said to be an offspring of the dreaded Typhon ( Greek name for the Egyptian Set or Satan ) and Echidne.
6. At Eleusis a huge and mighty wrestler named Cercyon enjoyed forcing travelers to wrestle him, grabbing in a bear hug he would crush his victims to death. Theseus was a person of extraordinary physical strength, endurance, agility, and wrestling skill. He pinned Cercyon, lifting him over his head and smashed Cercyon head first against the ground.
7. Theseus traveled to the dwelling of Procrustes. Procrustes, under the guise of helping weary travelers, would offer them a bed to sleep on. If the visitor was too short he would stretch them out on a rack till they died. If the visitor was too tall, Procrustes would strap them down and cut off their legs. Theseus seized Procrustes in his mighty grip and strapped him to the bed. Theseus cut off Procrustes' legs with a sword thus ending that villains miserable life.
8. When Theseus reached Athens to see his father Medea, Aegeus' wife attempted to poison him so that her son by the king would ascend the throne. Aegeus recognized Theseus as his son and knocked the poison drink from his hand. Aegeus banished Medea and Theseus pursued her to get revenge, but Medea used magic to escape. Theseus wore his father's sandals and sword so that King Aegeus recognized him. Theseus became King of Athens.
9. Theseus wrestled the Cretan Bull and took it to the Acropolis where it was sacrificed to the goddess Athena.
10. Theseus went to Crete, the island ruled by King Minos. The King demanded the tribute of human sacrifice from Athens to pacify the monster man-bull called the Minotaur. Theseus walked through the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Theseus used boxing and wrestling in a hand to hand combat with the fiercesome monster. Theseus twisted and broke the Minotaur's neck. He tore off one of the monster's horns and cut its throat open with it.
11. Theseus was said to be the pioneer of democracy and the unifier of Attica into Athens Theseus first eliminated the corrupt conspirators who attempted to murder him and take the throne. He executed them and much later in his career he used this method again. He banished a half-brother who plotted against him. Theseus was renowned for his dedication to the laws of the land, his honesty and integrity with his pursuit of peace. Attica was divided into 12 sections which were independent and quarreling among themselves. Theseus convinced the communities to unite into one Athens, he gave up the monarchy in favor of democracy, he acquired the office of absolute judge and supreme commander over the military forces. He wrote the nations constitution.
Thus concludes the highlights of Theseus wonderful career.
Pedigree of Theseus:
Erichthonias 2 Tantulus 1
Pandion 2 Pelops 1
Erechtheus Pittheus
Cecrops 2 \
Pandion 4 \
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Aegeus 1 ( Theseus' father ) or Poseidon ( the god ) \---------- Aethreus ( Theseus' mother )
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( son of King Aegeus and Queen Aethra )
Who Is Cecrops?:
One of Theseus famous ancestors on his father's side of the family was the Egyptian ruler
Cecrops. According ancient Greeks accounts of this ruler, he was an Egyptian who founded the
nation of Athens, Greece as a colony of Egypt. They considered him to be a ruler of supernatural
origins, additionally the ancient Egyptians had the same agreement that Athens was a colony of
Egypt. Cecrops name has been identified in ancient Greek literature as Kekrops, Kharops, which
due to the ancient Greek method of abbreviating the names of Egyptian rulers, particularly their
throne names we are able to identify this individual. The three Egyptian rulers who are mentioned
as Cecrops are none other than Senwosret I ( throne name is Kheper- Ka -Re ), Senwosret II (
throne name is Ka-Kheper-Re ), and Senwosret III ( throne name is Khau-ka-Re ). Their brilliant
careers were combined in the original stories of the Egyptian Heracles and the Greek Heracles.
These three rulers were of the same lineage and Greek literature is very clear in reporting that
Theseus was a descendant of them. Evidence is surfacing that shows that Senwosret was in all
probability the first conqueror of the known world extending his rule well into the European
continent, he was the driving force that brought ancient Greece and Europe into the Bronze Age.
Senwosret I was clearly recognized by ancient Greeks as Heracles is academic. In a previous
article on his outstanding exploits this point is clarified. Finally Senwosret ( a.k.a. Cecrops,
Kharops, Kekrops, and Sesostris the Great ) was a man of native African descent as was the norm
in ancient Egypt at that time, and he was portrayed in stone as the black man he was.
I want to point out here that others are of the opinion that the Cecrops of Theseus' lineage
was a later king of Athens, however because of the mix of stories and the lack of
chronological data from that period of time, if two separate rulers are being described it is
apparent that these stories of them have been put together. By the very name of Cecrops or
Kekrops it is apparent that the African influence of the original Egyptian ruler inspired the
name of the latter king. In addition if by the ancient Greek account is meant a later
Athenian king as Theseus' ancestor, then again this particular ruler who was Greek was
also of African ancestry due to the fact that he was descended from King Erechtheus who
was African, descendant of the Egyptian royal line, who presided over the Greek royal line
as one of its legitimate members and heirs.
Who is Erechtheus?
Richard Poe, author of BLACK SPARK WHITE FIRE, copyright 1997 by Richard Poe, published by Prima Publishing, P.O. Box 1260BK, Rocklin, CA 95677, mentions an account given by Diodorus of Sicily concerning Egyptian priests who informed him of Egypt's founding of Athens as a colony of Sais ( which is in Egypt ). Quoting from page 116 of Poe's book:
"The reliance of the Saite pharoahs on Greek mercenaries doubtless encouraged their cordiality
toward Greece. But the bond between Greece and Saite predated Psamtek by many centuries.
When Diodorus of Sicily visited Egypt sometime between 60 and 56 B.C., the priests there told
him that Athens had originally been founded as a colony of Sais. Its first king, Kekrops, had been
an Egyptian, they said as had been many other Athenian kings over the years. Diodorus wrote:
"Now the Egyptians say that also after these events a great number of colonies were spread from
Egypt all over the world. ...even the Athenians, they say, are colonists from Sais in
Egypt....Moreover, certain rulers of Athens were originally Egyptians, they say. Petes, for
instance, the father of Menetheus who took part in the expedition against Troy, having clearly
been an Egyptian....Erechtheus, also, who was by birth an Egyptian, became King of Athens."
***Here is information that points not only to the African and Egyptian identity of many Athenian
kings but in addition King Erechtheus, ancestor of Theseus, is also identified as of the same
African origins. Erechtheus and his predecessors were black men. It becomes certain that
Theseus as a Greek man and hero was a product of miscegenation. Using the Anglo-American
societies racist measure of what it means to be a " Negro", "a Black", or "African- American"
is the one drop rule. That rule being that even if you are blonde- haired and blue-eyed ( the
Nordic, Germanic-Aryan ideal ), if you have one drop of African blood ( meaning even one
African ancestor ) then you are definitely "a Black." Now other countries have different
scales of racism or caste. Another example, in South Africa a native African is "a black", and
the persons born of miscegenation ( African, European, Hindu or any other of the various
mixtures ) is designated as "colored." Theseus, were he alive during the slave trade to the
present would find himself in a desperate struggle to overcome institutionalized white
supremacy, furthermore it is this same racist institution which today ballyhoos its civilization
as descendant from "Greek culture", including the marvelous exploits of Theseus. What
irony! Truth and Justice must be laughing. For no matter how one attempts to eliminate it,
Truth will win out in the end. Truth will have its day and the final say!
Richard Poe further explains the data recorded by Diodorus of Sicily on page # 116 of his book: "They recounted, first of all, an Egyptian tradition that Erechtheus, during a worldwide drought, had exploited his kinship with Egypt to obtain a vast quantity of grain, thus saving Greece from famine. Afterwards, said the priests, Erechtheus established the Mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis---secrets rites ostensibly modeled after the Egyptian Mysteries of Isis and Osiris. Greek legend had recorded these same events, said the priests in garbled form. Had not the Greeks long maintained that it was during the reign of Erechtheus that the goddess Demeter had saved them from famine with a gift of grain? And was it not during Erechtheus' reign that the Greeks traditionally believed the Eleusinian Mysteries to have been founded?" Poe brings attention to Martin Bernal's discoveries of the ancient ties between Sais and Athens mentioned in Bernal's work, much to the annoyance of the promoters of an Aryan Model of classical civilization.
The Egyptian empire, having far reaching influence over the area occupied by the Greeks,
that influence being familial, political, governmental, economic, and military in nature, it is
therefore not unusual for an Egyptian ruler to preside over Athens. History is full of examples
such as the ancient Roman empire's domination over Egypt and Europe later on. In such cases
Rome provided a military occupation with a governor to rule its territories. In conclusion Theseus
had more than just one African ancestor on his father's side of the family.
Who Is Danaos?
The ancient Greek stories which describe Danaos report that he was a rival of his twin brother for the throne of Egypt. Danaos was an Egyptian as was his brother whom the Greeks name as Aegyptos. Danaos fled Egypt through the guidance of the goddess Athena. He took his family by ship to Rhodes and dedicated a shrine to Athena. The ancient Greeks state that Danaos migrated with his family and army to Greece. Danaos continued his travels from the area where he landed in Greece to Argos. He deposed King Pelasgos from his throne and took over rulership of Argos. His brother, Aegyptos, pursued him into Greece to force Danaos to marry off his daughters to Aegyptos' sons. Danaos conspired with his daughters to kill his brother's sons with daggers while they were asleep. All but Danaos oldest daughter slew their husbands. Her husband eventually became King of Argos, and from this line came Argos' future rulers. Danaos was famed as a powerful and intelligent ruler who joined the native Pelasgians of Argos and his own Egyptian people to become united as one. He gave these people a new name, calling them the Danaoi and Danaans who later called themselves Greeks. Richard Poe points to a number of ancient sources in which the Danaans' identity is made clear. He shows that in Homer's Illiad, the Danaans are called Argives and Achaians. That records of Egypt's New Kingdom called the same Danaans the Dene, and finally that the same group of people are the first Greeks.
In a previous article I mentioned briefly one of the Greek legends that explains the origin of the Greeks. I will repeat it here. IO, a woman who was the ancestor of Danaos was said to have had an amorous intrigue with Zeus, King of the gods. She had to leave Greece to escape the wrath of Zeus' wife, so she went to Egypt and gave birth to a son named Epaphos. Keep in mind that IO is the Greek name for the African goddess Auset whom the Greeks also called Isis. Epaphos became the ruler of Egypt and he built the city called Memphis. Now on page #502 of his book, Richard Poe correlates Epaphos as being identical with Menes, the actual builder of Memphis. Thus he makes these observations: "Apollodoros' genealogy leaves little doubt that the Greeks saw Danaos' family as an Egyptian royal dynasty. In fact the only Greek who appears in the story is IO herself. Not only does she marry an Egyptian king named Telegonos, but her descendants also marrry Egyptians, in the guise of "daughters of the Nile." Apollodoros notes that seven of Danaos' daughters even had an Ethiopian mother." ".......there was certainly no doubt in Herodotos' mind that Danaos and his daughters were Egyptians..........Herodotos commented, "If...we trace the ancestry of Danae, the daughter of Acrisios, we find that the Dorian chieftains are genuine Egyptians" Ancient Greek literature described the Danaans or Danaids as being "black" in skin color.
Richard Poe continues on page 304 of his work in showing the racial prejudice, bigotry, and
jealousy of the Greek philosopher, Plato, who attempts to make a distinction between real Greeks
like himself and those Greeks who are the racial mixture which includes African ancestry. Plato's
pathetic explanation is virtually identical with the views made famous by the infamous Adolf
Hitler and his contemporaries. Poe explains, "Plato clearly did not look upon the Danaids as
Greeks. To him, they were "barbarians." In Menexenos, Plato concludes that the cowardice and
the treachery of certain Greek cities resulted from their having been "contaminated" with foreign
blood, while the valor and nobility of his native Athens derived from its pure Greek heritage. Plato
writes: "For we are not like many others, descendants of Pelops or Kadmos or Aigyptos or
Danaos, who are by nature barbarians... but we are pure Hellenes, uncontaminated by any foreign
element." **The reader will find this type of thinking all to typical of racism, because racism
has been around for thousands of years, and is not a new train of thought. What is equally
supportive to this discussion of Theseus, besides Plato's anguish at having to acknowledge
that Greeks have African, therefore black ancestry, that the Greeks owe so much to African
culture and innovation, that many of ancient Greece's illustrious rulers, heroes, heroines,
and citizens ( mythical and or historical ) had dominant African ancestry and appearance,
but he also reveals to us today, inspite of himself, that Pelops, Theseus' ancestor on his
mother's side of the family was also a product of miscegenation between the Egyptians (
African people ) and the European element which created dynamic Greek
accomplishments. I mention here again the twist of irony that Plato and Aristotle with their
obsession with pure Hellenic blood, whatever that is, if faced with their ancient heroes such as
Theseus and the Greek Heracles, would find themselves at war against them. And of course the
influence of Aristotle can be seen in Alexander the Great's destructive rampages across the globe,
where he tried to surpass the accomplishments of the Greek Heracles, who he claimed as an
ancestor, for self-serving reasons, and reading Plato's Republic will give one chills of fright when
one understands its striking resemblance to Nazi Germany. Theseus and the Greek Heracles
whether myth and or historical in nature were offspring of miscegenation ( racial mixture ), a
phenomena which is universal in human nature, is the concrete manifestation of physical
attraction, curiosity, migration, diversity, and the one thing that racist of the Aryan school of
thought really fear, true love. Acknowledging that the majority of the earth's population is
ethnocentric, tribalistic, prejudice, and biased in showing favor to those who look like "we" do
individually and collectively, whether we want to admit it or not. That being the case human
beings always feel safe around their own kind, a few of us have the strength to restrain this urge
so as not to cause pain, and sorrow to others, most humans choose to deny their racism while
committing acts of racism against others as it suits their evil purpose, the next group is
unrestrained in its hate against others who are different and their arrogance becomes violence or
belligerence, and the most rare persons of all are those who'd rather love humanity than destroy
it. Humanity could definitely use more of the first group and the last group. Perhaps the people
who love all humanity can help those who are prejudice but who are able to restrain that urge for
the common good, and in some way bring the other two groups out of their sickness. I should say
here that I prefer to deal with the openly hostile racists because I know who they are. It is the
practicing covert racist who is most dangerous and difficult to stop. Finally the very idea of
racism in the human species is racial homogenization, duplication, and standardization
which when brought to its ultimate conclusion leads to inbreeding, tribal incest, biological
defects, and weakness. A fact which scientist and the layman know all too well. Nature has
its own agenda in mind, continuing to defy the willfulness of the Adolf Hitlers, Oswald
Spenglers, Platos, and Thomas Carlyles of the human condition. Nature is the biggest
promoter of miscegenation in the human condition, as the world continues to become more
interdependent this phenomena will increase to an outcome we can't foresee, Nature is not
in the least interested in racial purity, racial elites, and exclusive race dominance. Nature
pooh poohs the foolishness of mortal delusions while having its own way. So whether one
likes it or not, whether I personally like it or not, miscegenation is the direction Nature has
charted for humanity. That is the truth of the matter and for those who don't like it, to
bad!
F.E.M. HERCULES' FIGHT AGAINST BRITISH TYRANNY IN THE BRITISH WEST
INDIES AND THE CARRIBEAN. By Samuel D. Ewing
Felix Eugene Hercules, a black social activist, was a contemporary and rival of the more flamboyant, and controversial Marcus Garvey. He was born in Venezuela and raised in Trinidad, where he established the foundation of his later career as a unifier of the poor and working class in the Carribean against British Colonialism. Here are some of the accomplishments of this remarkable speaker for civil rights:
1. Hercules founded the first organization for black men on Trinidad called "Young Men's Coloured Association." He became a teacher at Naparima Colege, San Fernando after graduating from Queen's Royal College and traveled to England. While at London University he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
2. Hercules became editor of the African Telegraph in 1918, writing the article "The African and Nationalism" in which he exposed the racism and bigotry of the English society. Furthermore he informed the readers of his conversion to black nationalism, the need for self autonomy for African people everywhere, and unity within the African Diaspora. This unity included native Africans, black people of the Carribean, and African-Americans in the United States. Hercules also became involved with the Society of Peoples of African Origin in the position of general secretary and associate secretary of the African Progress Union.
3. Hercules reputation in the British West Indies began to become universal in the Carribean because of two tragic incidences which made him rise to the forefront of social activism. This occurred in 1919 and was the highlight of his career. Black people, particularly the military man, who had served the British government well in the war returned to Liverpool and Cardiff. They acquired a significant portion of the jobs in the industrial sector, at sea, and some became owners of small businesses. The white English soldiers and navy men returning home were enraged by this phenomena, but what really inspired their hate was the growing physical attraction between black men and white women which progressed to a sexual nature. The white male population retaliated against the black men by violence, rioting, while the white businessman barred black males from employment. Foreign employees were hired instead of black citizens and the violent death of Charles Wotten compelled F.E.M. Hercules to take action. He contacted the colonial secretary to inform him that black citizens were deserving of protection from violence, the injustice of the employment practices that effected black people was counterproductive, asking for an investigation into the murder of Charles Wotten, and offering his help in keeping the peace for all concerned.
W.F. Elkins, author of Black Nationalism in the British Carribean pgs. 51-52, describes the racist pronouncement made by a former British colonial administrator named Ralph Williams. In his article to the London Times he proposed that:
He called it "such a thing of horror" for white women and black men or coloured men to come
together for intimate, sexual relationships. Furthermore, he justified the violent actions used by
white men against people of color. He advised that the employment restrictions on black men be
continued including deportation to their native countries. Elkins explains the contents of F.E.M.
Hercules' reply in the Times: "...Hercules reminded Ralph Williams of the intimate associations
that existed between white men and black women in the colonies and dominions. There were, he
said, some 600,000 half-castes in South Africa, and a like number in the West Indies, who were
the progeny of such associations. Why then, had Williams, with his "fine sense of honour and
delicacy," not been shocked by the sexual relations between white men and black women? As a
black man, voicing the attitude of his own race, Hercules declared that his whole mind revolted
"against the seduction of my women and girls by white men-- young girls of 13 and 14 years of
age........" Hercules also gave a rebuttal to William's recommendation to deport black and
coloured units from England. Hercules reply was that black men would be forced to deport white
units from the African continent and the West Indian islands, to protect the dignity of black
women. Finally Hercules made it very clear that the continued mob violence and incendiary
rhetoric of racists like Williams would surely cause the demise of the British empire.
4. F.E.M. Hercules began a campaign of public speaking to address the issues which increased his notoriety considerably. He also started his tour of speaking engagements in the West Indies to find out what was taking place there and to recruit members to the Society of Peoples of African Origin in June 1919. He saw the necessity of the tour due to racial unrest of the same sort that resulted in the British Honduras rebellion, the Trinidad longshoremen strike, the riots in Kingston, Jamaica, and the mutiny of black seamen on the ship S.S. Ocra. The black people of the West Indies were responding in kind to their mistreatment at the hands of British colonialist. On 16 July 1919, Hercules spoke at an event on behalf of the Society of Peoples of African Origin, to promote unity among black people in the entire African Diaspora. His speech was entitled "Unity of the Coloured Race", and the location was Kingston, Jamaica. He spoke out on the injustices committed by England and South Africa, the evils of racism, deportation, meager pay for black workers, and the need for a minimum wage that would allow workers to meet their financial obligations. During this entire period officials of the British government spied on his activities grudgingly admitting that he never promoted aggressive action, but still claiming he was a threat to the empire by encouraging people of color to stand up for their rights. Two days after he made the speech there was rioting so that by the time of his next speech on July 20 British troops were on alert to take action if the blacks decided to riot. The workers decided to cause a railroad strike on the government railways by removing the rails from the track and making problems with normal train operations. This strike lasted into September with the workers demanding increased pay and humane working conditions. The governor of Jamaica noted the strike took place after the workers had listened to F.E.M. Hercules. He did not encourage secession from the government. Hercules wanted the government to perform its moral and ethical obligations to its citizens of color, invest more in the economies of the West Indies , and to bring about cooperation between the business sector and the working middle class. For his total commitment on the behalf of the workers and black population, Hercules was awarded an engraved silver cup with a statement of gratitude. He received this honor from the Kingston branch of the Jamaica League the night before his departure from Jamaica.
5. Hercules went to Trinidad and British Guiana ( the city of Georgetown ) where he gave
speeches on the same concerns if civil rights. On his arrival to Trinidad he was refused entrance to
the island by the governor. The phenomena of Hercules' powerful influence on people of color
was such that riots broke out all over the island. Hercules continued onward to Grenada in which
he declared that black people of the West Indies, Africa, and America should join together for the
purpose of becoming economically self-employed. For more information on this extraordinary
black leader we refer the reader to CARRIBEAN STUDIES/ VOL. 11. NO.4, HERCULES
AND THE SOCIETY OF PEOPLES OF AFRICAN ORIGIN BY W.F. ELKINS. This
article is from his book Black Nationalism in the British Carribean, 1918- 1920, pgs. # 47-59.
THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE ANCIENT CHINESE HERCULES?
By Samuel D. Ewing
The solar myth of Divine Archer Yi has many varied versions of its multiple stories. Its parallels to the Heracles mythos will be shown in its connection to African involvement in ancient China's history, in that it serves as an emblem of China's Bronze Age.
The Exploits of Divine Archer Yi:
Yi, the solar hero, is identified by the names I, Yi, Divine Archer Yi, Hou Yi, Yi Yi, Yi of the East People, Yi the Good, Lord Yi of the Hsia, and Shen Yi. His roles have been that of saviour, hero, and destroyer:
1. According to the basic story there were ten suns in the heavens which shone upon the earth, however whether by deliberate intent or accident, this caused the entire earth to be set on fire and there was loss of human life. The god, Ti Chun ordered Yi to shoot down nine of the suns, and he gave Yi a sacred red bow and arrows to carry out the task. Yi is successful in carrying out this task. Humanity praises Yi as a saviour of mankind.
2. Humanity is also being threatened by many monsters who prey on human beings. Demigod Yao sends his minister, Yi, to destroy these monsters using the divine bow and arrows. Yi goes forth against the monsters on earth, slaying the Cha-yu Dragon-Headed Beast, the Chisel-Tusk Beast, the Nine-Gullet Beast, the Giant-Gale Bird, the Feng-Hsi Wild Boar, and the Giant-Head Long Snake. Yi killed the second beast listed at Hsiung River, the Giant-Gale Bird was killed at Ch'ing- Ch'iu Marsh with corded arrows, he beheaded the snake at Tung-t'ing, and he restrained the wild boar at the Mulberry Forest where the sacred Mulberry tree, a World Tree was located. Humanity again rejoiced at their rescue.
3. In his later career Divine Archer Yi becomes a dictator who overthrows the Hsia Dynasty and
he is married to his beautiful wife, Chang'O. His criminal acts commence with his involvement in
carnal pleasures, killing the river god of the Lo River, taking the river-god's wife for himself, and
overthrowing the Hsia Dynasty. Lo, in the form of the White Dragon was shot in the left eye by
Yi, when the case was tried in the court of Heaven, God ruled that Yi wasn't guilty because Lo
was guilty of killing human beings by drowning them. Yi was the supreme archer throughout the
entire world, but he was clubbed to death by his student, Feng Meng with a stick of peachwood.
The evil Cho of Han, one of Yi's ministers, had conspired with Feng Meng and others to bring
about Yi's death. According to the Huai-nan Tzu, Fan lun, SPPY 13.22A, Yi became the god
Tsung-Pu after he died as a reward for removing evil on earth.
4. Further stories say that after he had destroyed the nine suns and saved the earth, he was given
rulership the remaining sun. The Queen Mother of the West was pleased with Yi and she gave him
the elixir of immortality. His wife drank the potion when he was away, she became a rabbit ( lunar
symbol ), then a frog ( lunar symbol of moon, water etc. ). The Queen Mother of the West was
displeased with Chang-O's actions, she made Yi immortal as well and gave him rulership over the
sun. Chang-O is only allowed to see her husband once a year.
Divine Archer Yi Returns As Zhong-Kui:
Readers should check out the website entitled, 'HOUYI & CHANG'er'
( http://www.sh.com/culture/legend/houyi.htm ), page # 2: "...The noted Gu Jiegang ( 1893
- 1980 ), in a study of Huainanzi and other classics, uncovered some stories making Hou
Yi's soul reincarnated in the legendary hero Zhong Kui. Zhong Kui, appearing in a dream
to a Tang Dynasty emperor, claimed that his mission in life was to destroy all the evils that
plagued human beings. Professor Gu pointed out that both Hou Yi and Zhong Gui were
revered by the ancient Chinese as heroes who dedicated their powers to the service of
humanity." This being the case we will turn our attention to Zhong Kui.
Zhong Kui was a handsome scholar of the highest rank in the emperor's court, possessing
the rank of First Imperial Scholar, while other stories said that he was the number one candidate
for the position. A number of demons worked together to disfigure Zhon Kui's appearance to
such a degree that people couldn't stand the sight of him, including the emperor. He lost his
position at the royal court. In despair he committed suicide and descended into Hades. The King
of Hades bestowed upon him the royal titles of General GhostCatcher, Demon Queller, and
Zhong Kui swore an oath to rid the world of all demonic creatures. Armed with a great sword he
captures, binds, and destroys evil spirits and demons in his benevolence toward humanity.
Paintings of him show him to be an enormously large man, with a beard, wearing a long garment
that reaches down to his ankles, underneath he wears white trousers, and black boots. The
garment he wears is tied at the waist, it has long sleeves. And on his head is a simple skullcap. He
is said to be very kind to mortals. Zhong Kui, because he committed suicide is considered to be in
a category of demons that is actually the spirits of those who suffered a violent death at the hands
of others or themselves, thus is driven to seek revenge. He has numerous powers and abilities, an
Asian superhero which has brought him lasting fame. Next will be described the interesting
parallels between Divine Archer Yi and the Greek Heracles.
Comparisons of The Chinese Hercules to The Greek Heracles:
Divine Archer Yi and the Greek Heracles have many of the same common themes and ideas in
their careers such as--
1. Yi and Heracles both were demigods or heroes whose mission is to protect humanity from monsters that kill mortals. Both of them are monster-slayers who confront and destroy these demonic creatures. They both captured a giant boar, fought huge serpents, and dragons.
2. Yi and Heracles are considered to be the best archers in the world. Yi was in direct conflict against the 10 suns and attacked them with his arrows. Heracles had been in conflict with the sun, even threatening the sun with his arrows, and fighting with Apollo over the oracle.
3. Yi and Heracles are considered to be solar heroes and heroic forms of the planet Mars.
4. Both of them took a journey that carried them to the World Tree. Both received tokens of immortality; Heracles obtained the golden apples of the Hesperides and Yi the elixir of eternal life.
5. Yi and Heracles were betrayed by their wives; Yi by Chang-O AND Heracles by Deineira.
6. Both died by conspiracy. 7. Yi and Heracles became gods after they died.
8. Yi and Heracles were prone to self-indulgence in the pleasures of mortal life.
9. Both were guilty of intentionally killing someone inappropriately. In the case of each hero, they were declared innocent of at least one of the murders they committed. Heracles represented himself in court as his own lawyer after he was brought into court for murdering his music teacher in a fit of rage. Yi was declared innocent by the God of Heaven for killing the river-god, Lo.
10. Both were worshiped as gods.
11. Yi and Heracles were heroes, saviours, murderers, and destroyers.
12. Yi became ruler over a Chinese Dynasty, while Heracles was known for taking over kingdoms and having them held in trust for his offspring.
13. Both of them had proteges; Yi had Feng Meng and Heracles had Iolaus.
14. Both of them were said to have traveled across the earth.
15. Yi beheaded a huge serpent. Heracles decapitated the heads of the Hydra, then used fire to stop them from growing back.
16. Both pursued amorous intrigues with beautiful women.
17. Both were sent to earth by the forces of Heaven to protect humanity and the earth.
18. Both had sacred bows and arrows which had incredible supernatural powers to destroy evil; Heracles possessed the Sagitta arrows which were the ultimate weapons of light, fire, disease, heat, and destruction. Yi's sacred red bow and white arrows were invincible as weapons.
19. Both have lasting fame for all time.
20. The reader will see these parallels as both obvious and academic. However, what is significant in this article is their mutual origin's on the continent of Africa.
Anne Birrell, author of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction, copyright 1993 and published by John Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363, pg. # 128, explains: "...Yi is variously known as the East Barbarian, Yi the Good, Lord Yi, and Yi, Lord of the Hsia. The East Barbarians ( Yi ) are identified as the proto-Yueh people of Southeast China. The ethnographer Wolfram Eberhard linked the main solar myth of Yi the Archer with the Yao people of South China ( 1968, 86 )............" The origin of these 'barbarians' will prove to be most informative.
The Black Chinese From Africa:
Indus Khamit Kush, author of What They Never Told You In History Class, copyright 1983
by the author, published by Luxorr Publications, pg. # 205, reports on the Shang Dynasty: "An
ancient Black royal house in China ( 1766-1100 B.C. ) called the Chiang ( Shang ) contributed
mightily to China's earliest known civilization...... A fact which is clearly illustrated in James E.
Brunson's "African Presence In Early China" ( Translation Book, 1985 ). Furthermore, these
ancient Black people depicted human types in many of their figurines." The Shang Dynasty is
identical to the Eastern Barbarians of Southern and Southwestern China who helped bring China
into its Bronze Age. The three dynasties that reveal the truth of this matter are the Hsia, Shang,
and Chou. The area where artifacts have been discovered correspond to the southwestern region
of China. The Hsia Dynasty according to legend was divided in to nine large areas for each of the
clans. If we examine the story of Yi the Archer destroying nine suns and ruling over just one; we
are looking at a civil war which ended with the Shang Dynasty ( East Barbarians ) a.k.a. Yi.
winning the entire territories under one government. In the book, African Presence In Early
Asia, copyright 1985 by The Journal Of African Civilizations Ltd., Inc., published by Transaction
Publishers, an article by James E. Brunson, African Presence in Early China, pgs. # 125-126
report, "........tradition divides it into nine great divisions. One of these divisions is known as Li-
Chiang. The Chiang, who may have originally come from the west, were black. A present-day
people, known as the Nahki/Nasi consider themselves descendants of the Chiang. The name
Nahki was apparently given to the Chiang by the Moso people, due to their darker complexion.
Nahki means black man ( Na= black; Khi= Man )........These people currently live in the Tibetan
mountains, Southwestern Shansi, the stronghold of the Hsia Dynasty, and the southern province
Shensi were occupied by the Chiang.......If the Hsia Dynasty cannot be established
archaeologically, evidence of contact with the west during the second millenium is evident. In a
tomb from Hsiao-t'un, was found a decorative motif of intertwining animal forms, of Egyptian/
Mesopotamian origins. This was evidently a degenerated version of the famous Hero and
Beast motif, which also originated in Mesopotamia and Egypt........... Two distinct racial
types seemed to have co-existed in China, one Mongoloid, and the other Negroid. The
Shang were a diminutive Black race." The name Shang is also spelled Chiang or Chi'ang
and lasted from 1766-1100 B.C.In addition readers should take note of the "Hero and Beast
motif," which is the basis of the Hercules mythos which originated in ancient Kush, Egypt,
and the Middle East. Yi's similarities and cultural ties to the Egyptian Heracles and Greek
Heracles are quite strong.
The Chou Dynasty conquered the Shang Dynasty, with the Shang priests and priestesses serving as educators, ministers, and religious officials for the new government. Some of the Shang were incorporated into Chou society via miscegenation. Remnants of the Shang people in South China were described as "barbarians." Name -calling is always the privilege of the victor in war. On page # 133 of his article, Brunson reveals another interesting discovery: "......to note similarities between the Nubian-Egyptian civilization and the Shang Dynasty. A common thread seems to exist between the Shang Oracle bone script, Minoan Linear A, Olmec, and ancient Egyptian scripts,........"
The data so far seems to indicate that the people called Shang migrated from Egypt and other
areas of Africa, bringing with them the technologies for growing rice and beans, animal
husbandry, making bronze tools, making silk, and the use of water systems. Additionally, the
Manding of Africa as well as the Dravidians ( black people of India ) were also part of the Shang
people. In summary we now understand that the story of Divine Archer Yi, the Black Chinese
Hercules has much to tell us about African history.
KHONSU, THE EGYPTIAN LUNAR HERCULES: IS YAHWEH THE BIBLICAL
HERCULES? By Samuel David Ewing
The reader maybe compelled to inquire into the connection between Khonsu, Yahweh, and
Hercules. In addition Yahweh as Hercules may raise more than a few eyebrows. That's good.
That's what we want, thinkers not blind believers. Blind belief has been instilled into the
African - American mind so that thinking and mental progression is slowed down and in many
cases halted all together. Clear thinking has more practical and "spiritual value" than all the
blind belief in the world. This form of ignorance has been the cause of many unpleasant
episodes in history. Therefore truth breaks the chains of ignorance, including some of our most
cherished beliefs which have proven to be false. In this article we will bring to light what has
been hidden, denied, or what simply has not been asked.
Khensu was considered to be an ancient form of Heracles ( Hercules ) and a lunar form of
Heracles as well who originated conceptually in the mind of the Egyptians , the native black
people of that region ( Egypt ). He represents the oldest type of calendar based upon lunar
cycles for each month, the stellar mythos of creation, and the matriarchal period of African
societies. Khensu is older than the solar aspects of the African Heracles and may have preceded
the martian aspects of the African Heracles. Khonsu names are the following - Khonsu,
Khensu, Khon, Khons, Chon, Chonsu, and Khensu Nefer-Hetep. Khonsu is a member of the
Theban Triad of deities which consists of Amen-Ra as his father and Mut ( the Divine Mother ).
Thebes, Egypt is the original Thebes where the Egyptian Heracles was born and raised. The
ancient Greeks named this city 'Thebes', 'Thebai ', Thisbe and 'Thespai '. The black people
called their city 'Waset'. Waset, the home of Heracles was for many hundreds of years the
center of religious and political power in the Egyptian Empire, and was the capital of this
nation through most of its ancient history. Now the Greeks, seeking to establish a place for
their Greek Heracles took the name they assigned for Waset ( the original 'Thebes' ), and
and named one of their own Greek cities 'Thebes'. The original Hercules of Thebes ( Waset
), was originally an African concept. Khonsu was one of many African conceptions of
Heracles who, of course is from Waset, the original Thebes.
Khonsu's name has been translated as meaning 'the Traveler' and 'the Wanderer'. Khonsu is
primarily a moon-god, however he is said to manifest in the solar forms of Ra, Heru ( Horus ),
and as Ausar ( Osiris ). Inspite of these varied personas he is still the moon-god who is identified
as Tehuti ( Thoth ), the all powerful Egyptian deity. E.A Wallis Budge reports in his book, The
Gods Of The Egyptians Vol. # 2, pg.# 35: "Khensu-Tehuti, the twice great, lord of Khemennu, a
fact which proves that in the late dynastic times he was wholly identified with Thoth; as Khensu-Tehuti he was also worshipped at Behutet, or Edfu. In Thebes his name was united with that of
Ra and of Shu, and we find such forms as *Khensu-Ra, and *Khenshu-Shu,......From a series
of extracts quoted by Dr. Brugsch from the inscriptions on the temple of Khensu at Thebes we
find that he was the "lord of Maat", like Ptah, and the "moon by night";as the new moon he is
likened to a mighty, or fiery bull, and as the full moon he is said to resemble an emasculated bull.
As Khensu-pa-khart he caused to shine upon the earth the beautiful light of the crescent moon,
and through his agency women conceived, cattle became fertile, and the germ grew in the egg,
and all nostrils and throats were filled with fresh air......." In the very name of Khensu and
Khenshu is the name 'Su' and 'Shu' which identifies that the moon -god is an aspect of the
Egyptian Heracles known as Shu, the cosmic warrior-hero and universal weightlifter. Shu when
combined with the word 'Khen', 'to wander, to travel, to run', referring to the moon explain the
meaning of the name. Shu was also a god with a fiery nature, aggressive, war-like, with the name
'Khenshu or Khensu' we have the mighty fiery bull. Indeed bull cults were a form for the latter. In
Khonsu, Mont and Osiris ( Ausar ) we have the embodiment of a war and fertility god. Khonsu
was associated with spring, the moon and the sun in spring with their influence on nature as
regards fertility and love. Thus Budge further explains on page # 36 of his book: "....it appears
that Khensu-pa-khart was both the spring sun, and the spring moon, and also the moon at the
beginning of each month, in fact, the symbol of the renewed light of the sun and moon, and the
source of generation and reproduction. In these aspects he was readily identified with many forms
of the young Sun-god, whether Horus or Ra, and with some of the gods of reproduction, e.g.,
Amsu, or Min. As a Horus-god he became the son of Osiris, "the Bull of Amentet"......." In his
form as Khensu Nefer-Hetep he has a hawk's head like Heru ( Horus ) or Ra, a human male body
dressed in the breast plate, short skirt tunic, arm, wrist, and ankle bands, with a bull's tail hanging
from the back of the skirt. This of course is the dress of a prince or king. On the Egyptian
headpiece he wears is the moon disc with the crescent moon in its interior. Khensu-Nefer-Hetep-
Tehuti, a form of Tehuti ( Thoth ) is portrayed as having the body of a man, two hawk-heads,
with four giant falcon wings attached to his back, holding the shepherd's crook in the right hand,
a flail in the left hand, arm, wrist, and ankle bands, and the wide collar necklace. He is wearing the
dual Egyptian headpieces crowned with the crescent moon which holds the solar orb. He stands
upon two crocodiles, having subjugated them under his feet, and proving his immense power to
conquer evil. Page # 37, Budge describes the Khensu-Nefer-Hetep- Tehuti iconography: " In this
form he represents both the sun at sunrise and the new moon, and the two crocodiles symbolize
the two great powers of darkness over which he has triumphed.....This god not only ruled the
month, but he was also supposed to possess absolute power over the evil spirits which infested
earth, air, sea, and sky, and which made themselves hostile to man and attacked his body under
the forms of pain, sicknesses, and diseases, and produced decay, madness, and death. He it was,
moreover, who made plants to grow, and fruit to ripen, and animals to conceive, and to men and
women he was the god of love." This particular description specifically describes the functions of
Hercules or Herculean energy as the forces of nature, as well as how every nation and people
upon this planet understood this Being to be. Khensu - Nefer-Hetep's function was as an
exorcising energy that banished, vanquished, and drove out all spiritual, mental , and physically
destructive entities. Khensu is literally the healing power of the Supreme Being according to
Khamitic thought. I want to point out here that the words 'Egypt' and 'Egyptian' are of Greek
origin. The people of Egypt are the people of Khamit, therefore they are Khamitians.
Khonsu Is Tehuti ( Thoth ):
Khonsu's true identity is that he is the cosmic deity Tehuti ( Thoth ). Thoth is a self- generated
being who was not created by anyone, he is the universal creator, mathematician, record-keeper,
measurer, designer, and calculator of every part of creation in the material and etheric worlds. He
was worshipped mainly at his temple in Khemennu which the Greeks called Hermopolis. The
Greeks called Thoth 'Hermes'. Thoth is the master of the law in its moral, spiritual, and physical
ideas, he owns the knowledge of divine speech, maker and god of the arts, the sciences, "lord of
books", scribe of the gods, and he is mighty in speech. The latter meaning that such was his divine
speech that whatever he commanded by his spoken words would actually manifest instantly. He is
shown in the form of an ibis, an ibis-headed man, or as an ape. He is the moon-god who monitors
time itself that is why he wears the crescent moon with the disc upon his head. He is also
represented as being a form of Shu ( Egyptian Hercules ) and An-Her ( Shu in his form as At-Ras
) whom the Greeks called "Atlas". He is the Heart of Ra ( God ), he possesses the Eye of Ra
which he holds in his hand, which has cosmic powers and strength, and it is called the utchat.
The name Tehuti ( Thoth ) has the meaning corresponding to the ibis and the human heart. Thoth's powers have to do with maintaining the perfect balance and harmony of all things throughout the universe, even the forces of light and darkness so that creation is preserved. His list of his powers and attributes are as follows:
1. As the Heart and Tongue of Ra ( God ) he is the Mind of God and the Word of God. Thoth, the Word of God speaks the commands of Ra, which once spoken will immediately take effect in the cosmos. Thoth in the form of speech created the entire cosmos, having the power to cause death or resurrection by speech.
2. He is the cosmic master builder, designer, scientist and mathematician of the universe. The results being the universe itself, the law ( maat ) as it is a form of truth, justice, correctness, and peace, keeping the energies of creation in balance, having all-power over the realms of the dead, and the spiritual worlds.
3. He conducts the movement of planets and stars, the seasons and cycles, he records the deeds of every human being, and he judges them on the scales of God. Budge, author of The Gods Of The Egyptians, Vol. #1, published by Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street, New York, N.Y. 10014; pgs. # 413-414 reports: "In a more extended sense the Utchat of Thoth represented the left eye of Ra, or the winter half of the year, when the heat of the sun was not strong, nor its light so great, and when darkness remained in the skies for a longer period. This Utchat of Thoth, or of Thoth-Horus......... is mentioned in the Pyramid Text, where it is called the "Black Eye of Horus"......( Continued on pg. # 414 )-....."but that he also established the Eye of the Moon-god, who indeed was only a form of himself, and that in Thoth was also in certain aspects identified with Osiris, and with Horus, and with Tem, and therefore Khepera." He is also the lord of terror who manifests his powers of rain, thunder, and the knife of Thoth is rain and thunder.
4. The Greeks acknowledged that their Hermes was the Egyptian god, Tehuti ( Thoth ) from whom they derived the former deity. Thoth is the inventor and scientist who presides over astronomy, astrology, mathematics and numbers ( numerology ), geometry, land surveying, medicine, botany, theology, priestcraft and rituals, government, languages, alphabets, writing, oratory, books, sciences, the libraries, and record-keeping. Budge further states on pg.# 415 of Vol. # 1, "Thoth, however, as the personification of the mind of God, and as the all-pervading, and governing, and directing power of heaven and of earth, forms a feature of the Egyptian religion......" Readers should take note here that Thoth ( Tehuti ) was known in ancient Egypt as the Canopic Hercules of which the historical and legendary figure Imhotep was said to be a living incarnation, and whom the Greeks worshipped as Ascepulapius. Futhermore, the Egyptians and Hebrews also identified Moses ( Ma-Shu ) as being a form of Thoth, the Canopic Hercules of Egypt. Finally notice how after reading the entire exploits of the latter Greek Heracles, that he had mastery over the sciences which he used in the areas of irrigation, sanitation, public health, architecture, hydro-engineering and civil engineering. The Greek Heracles is strongly patterned after his ancient Egyptian, African, and black predecessors.
5. Thoth used such tools as would be used by for measuring, calculating, and weighing today. We
have the ancient Egyptians to thank for our weights and measures, scales, rulers, compasses,
protractors, measuring tapes, pocket calculators, and the like. We have clearly identified Khonsu
as a form of Thoth.
Khonsu is Hercules: A List of Quotes From Various Scholars:
1. The History Of Herodotus, Vol. # 2, by George Rawlinson, M.A., PUBLISHED BY D. Appleton & Company, 346 Broadway, 1859, pages 242-243, : "Khons, the 3rd member of the Great Triad of Thebes, composed of Amun, Maut, and Khons their offspring. He is supposed to be a character of Hercules, and also the moon. In the Etymologicum Magnum, Hercules is called Chon".
2. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. # 6 ( FICTION-HYKSOS ), edited by
James Hastings, PUBLISHED BY Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, pg.# 382: "A
further development resulted from the Hermes-Thoth equation. Thoth had been
combined, in the local worship of some districts of Egypt, with Khonsu, in virtue of
common lunar attributes; and, as Khonsu had been identified independently with
Herakles, the Egyptian Thoth-Khonsu, or Khonsthout, as the name appears in use for a
personal one, became to the Greeks Hermes-Herakles." *** Note here that both Hermes and Herakles individually were considered patrons of the gymnasium, where Greek Athletes and warriors developed their bodily powers. Also Hermes is the patron god of boxing and boxers, while Herakles is the patron deity of wrestlers and strongmen.
3. THE ORDERS OF THE GODS IN GREECE AND EGYPT ( ACCORDING TO HERODOTUS ), BY J. GWYN GRIFFITH, pg. # 21: "But to the Egyptians Heracles is an ancient god; and as they say themselves, there were seventeen thousand years to the reign of of Amasis since the eight gods produced the twelve, of whom they consider Heracles to be one." And pg. # 23 reads; "Heracles was variously equated with the moon-god Khonsu, with forms of Horus, and with Khnum and Shu........."
4. Christianity Before Christ, by John G. Jackson, copyright 1985 and published by The Atheist Press, P.O. Box 2117, Austin, Texas 78768-2117, pg. # 157-158: "....but an ancient Greek tradition identified Hercules with Khonsu, an ancient god of Ethiopian derivation. This deity was a member of the ancient Trinity of Ethiopia: 1) Amen, 2) Nut, 3) Khonsu............The Hercules saga is best known in its Greek form, but it had more ancient roots in Asia and Africa."
5. MOON WORSHIP: ANCIENT AND MODERN, By Gerald Massey
Some quotes from this work: "Sekhet, the She-Lion, impersonated the force of the sun,
which was often fatal, hence she was made the punisher of the wicked with hellfire; and
this lunar hero, as Heracles, Khunsu, or Samson, was the conqueror in the cool of the
night, which followed the fiery fervour of the sun by day. Further, at the time the sun
was in the lion-sign, the full moon rose vis-a-vis in the sign of the Waterman, or
Waterwoman, in the Hermean Zodiac.......In this full moon, which brought the sweet
waters, fresh waters to Egypt, the hero attained the height of glory, as conqueror of the
furnace- heat which culminated then and there with the sun in the sign of the lioness, as
reflector of the fiercest solar fire. As the moon was the bringer of the waters, and the
breath of life in the coolness and the dews of night, the lunar hero was not only credited
with drawing the sting of Sekhet, but with extracting honey from the dead lion..... he
ascends aloft he is seen bearing the dark orb of the old moon as a palpable proof of his
power." Massey continues: "...Cain as the victor is the same character as the Egyptian
Khunsu, Khun or Khen, meaning to chase, hunt, beat, be the victor, and therefore I
take it that the name of Cain is probably one with Khun......The conqueror is portrayed
as the killer.....Khunsu is not the moon. He only represents one phase of the lunar
moon. His name denotes the young hero...In the planisphere of Denderah the youthful
God Khunsu is portrayed in the disk of the full moon of Easter....Khunsu is the
Egyptian Jack the giant-killer, In the Ritual he is called the slayer of rebels and piercer
of the proud....Then the little hero, the child of light, arose and made war on the giants,
and overcame them as he grew in glory and waxed greatly in the plenitude of his Hidden
father's power and might. The name of Khunsu's father is Amen, the Hidden God, the
child Khunsu being his visible representative re-born in the moon....This character of
Khunsu is that of the mythical Messiah, or manifester in external nature, as a
representative of the Eternal in the phenomena of time....the Moon Mythos. The legend
of Samson can now be read for the first time as the Hebrew version of the Egyptian myth
of Khunsu, the luni-solar hero who slays the giants--or Philistines--and overcomes the
powers of darkness...Samson, like Khunsu is the typical hero. Khunsu is the Egyptian
Heracles....." ***Note how Khunsu's role is that of the supreme exorcist tossing out evil
forces and diseases so they can no longer harm humanity.
Khunsu is the ultimate physician, healer, and exorcist, greater than any other Egyptian
deity in these functions. It is he who beats down the demons, obsessing spirits, diseases,
mental illnesses, and powers of darkness whom he casts out for all time. The resemblance
that the Christian Jesus has to Khunsu is no coincidence. Lunatics, people who were mentally
disturbed, were believed to be under the influence of the moon, and were possessed by some
form of Set. Set is known to the Greeks as Typhon, to the Hebrews and Christians he is Satan.
The meaning of Satan translates as "Set comes again." Set was represented as the enormous
demonic pig, sow, or boar. In the full moon Khunsu at the peak of his powers grabs the
monstrous boar ( Set ) and holds him in one of his hands. Khunsu is standing on the highest
mountain where he is casting down the pig ( Set ) to his death. Therefore note this most
ancient tale, how it corresponds to the Greek Heracles capturing the giant boar, and to the
story of Jesus, the Nazarene, casting out legions of demons over the cliff who entered a group
of swine. In all three stories the demon is destroyed and the people are cured of their
affliction.
Now the ancient deity Taht who is also called Tekht is a moon-god, who by his name
reveals that he is a form of Tehuti ( Thoth ). Khonsu as Thoth or Taht wears the crescent
moon on his head that functions as a mighty bow. He draws this lunar bow and slays the
forces of evil ( giants ) with his silver arrows ( rays of the moon ). He is the giant-killer
who inspired the story of the Biblical David. Thus we see in David, Moses, Imhotep, and
Jesus the lunar aspects of the Egyptian Hercules. We can then verify that Khonsu, the
lunar deity is the Egyptian Hercules in concept and actuality as well as being the very
ancient predecessor of the Greek Heracles.
Khonsu Is The Biblical Yahweh:
This part of the article addresses the question that I spoke of in the article's title. Is Yahweh
the Biblical Hercules?. Well, it has already been established that Moses, Miriam, Aaron, David,
and Jesus are part of and identical to the Hercules Mythos as it originated in Cush and Egypt. Is it
really a wonder that this could be true of the spiritual agent that was said to empower them?
Furthermore the first Hebrews under the legendary Moses were outcast Ethiopians, Egyptians,
and desert dwellers of Indo-European descent who became the first people of Israel. To form
their own history and beliefs they had to use what they knew as Egyptians as their model to build
ideas from. This is historical fact and therefore the truth. I have no doubt that upon serious
examination of other characters of the Christian Bible there will be found other Herculean
representatives. Now to the question at hand. Yahweh was known to the Egyptians centuries
before a group of them were cast out of their native country and became Israelites. Yahweh was
called Yah, Yahwe, Yahwah, Osiris-Yah ( Ausar-Yah ), Sin, Tehuti ( Thoth ), and Khonsu.
Charles S. Finch III, M.D., author of Echoes of the Old Darkland, copyright and published by
Khenti Inc., P.O. Box 361003, Decatur, GA 30036-1003, pgs. # 161-162 reports: "As J.H.
Breasted says, concerning this matter: "Through the influence of Moses the Hebrews cast out
their ancient els and adopted Yahweh as their sole god." As before, we can recover the hidden
meaning of the name of this new deity through an Egyptian etymology. The name YAH in
Egyptian is that of the moon deity, whether as Thoth, Khonsu, or Osiris. The word WAH in
Egyptian means "to grow" or "increase." Thus YAHWEH as YAH-WAH is the "increasing
Moon," i.e., a form of Khonsu-Osiris who represents the youthful male moon in his growth
phase from the New Moon. In the words of Ernst Busenbark: ".... the Eduth or Testimony
must have been a male image, probably of unhewn stone, representing Jahveh the increaser,
the generator of life." This is clearly the great phallic image of stone.
The book, A DICTIONARY OF EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES, George Hart, 1986,
pgs. # 225-226: "In its earliest manifestations the name Yah refers to the Moon.... a lunar deity
comparable to the other moon deities Thoth and Khonsu....The zenith of Yah's popularity lay in
the period when immigration from the Levant was high... it is during this period, within the
Theban royal family, that there is a definite inclination for names involving the moon God Yah."
WEH, WE, or WAH also denotes the one and only. Yahweh was also symbolized as the number
10 ( ten ), the 1 meaning the Father Principle which is masculine (Alpha ), while the 0 is the
Mother Principle which is feminine ( Omega ) revealing that this deity is an androgynous being.
Yahweh is the Divine Androgyne and Hermaphrodite who was known in India as Shiva
Ardhaniswara ( Shiva and his wife, Parvati combined in one body ). Should anyone doubt this
statement let them note the fact that Yahweh in the Hindu languages translates into English as the
name SHIVA, whose characteristics are identical.
Now mention is made of Yahweh punishing evildoers and enemies of his devotees with
storms, lightning, terrible winds, fire, earthquake, disease, plague, and death because he is a god
of these things. These are some of his powers. In the more ancient translations of Old Testament
scriptures, one of Yahweh's powers is his servant RESHEF, the god who I mentioned in other
articles as a form of the Egyptian Hercules. E.V. Cochrane, author of MARTIAN
METAMORPHOSIS, COPYRIGHT 1997, Published by Aeon Press, 601 Hayward, Ames, Iowa
50014, pgs. # 55-56, has this to say concerning Yahweh and Reshef: "Reseph, like Apollo, was
notorious for his "plague- bringing" arrows, and in early Syrian and Egyptian iconography
he is depicted with quivers and arrows.....An early epithet of the Canaanite god, in fact, was
"he of the arrow." Familiar from the Biblical passages in which he appears as an attendant of
the Hebrew god ( Habakkuk 3:5 for example )..... is Resephs intimate association with
pestilence and plague. In Ugaritic Text 1001, for example, Reseph appears as a defender of
Baal during the latter's battle with a great dragon. It is Reseph's arrows which finally
dispatch the monster,.....( this Ugaritic text is frequently cited as an early prototype of
Habakkuk 3: 3-15, where Yahweh fights the sea; and it is in Habakkuk 3 that Reseph appears
as Yahweh's satellite )...." *** Note that here we have the Syrian-Canaanite god Reseph (
Reshef ), who was known in Egypt as Hershef, and who has been clearly documented in history as
a form of the ancient Egyptian Hercules. Reshef is identified in Biblical texts as a power and
servant of Yahweh ( who is originally an Egyptian deity ) inherited by the Hebrews. Yahweh
a.k.a. Khonsu is also the ancient Egyptian Hercules, both are fighting against Set, who the Bible
calls Leviathan, Satan, and the Dragon. The Hebrew texts, Egyptian Texts, and Ugaritic Texts
are telling the same story with a difference in the names; but the names have the same
meaning. The overall theme of the story is that you have two ancient forms of Hercules
working together to destroy a monstrous dragon! In the King James Version of Habakkuk
3: 3-15, no distinction is made between Yahweh and Reseph; it is as if they are the same deity.
It is also very clear that the Dragon in all three texts is described as seven-headed or nine
headed, with emphasis on the former. The Greek Heracles fought this same monster who was
called the Hydra. Greek vases sometimes depicted it as a giant squid or octopus, the Beast
from the Sea. The Biblical Texts, Revelations is the same story of the Hercules figure ( Jesus,
Faithful and True ) destroying the Antichrist, False Prophet, and Beast from the Sea ( Satan
). Revelation story is comparable to the story of Heru ( Horus vs. Set ) which is a much older
Egyptian account. These were African conceptions plain and simple. These ideas came from
the minds of black people. I want to point out again that I'm not promoting any religion. My
purpose here is to reveal the African origin of the Hercules concept and how certain African
people self-realized it in their own person or lives.
Yahweh was also called "Sin." Sin is the god of Mt. Sinai, it was called "Mountain of the
Moon." This god possessed the tablets of the law which he received from a goddess and the
mountain was his throne. Moses was a god identical to Sin. If there was an actual Moses the
human hero or more than one Moses, they would have known this information I'm giving to you.
In addition the Bible itself indicates that Moses, the prophet became a god to the people of Egypt
and Israel because Yahweh, the God made it so. Robert Briffault, author of The Mothers ( 3 vols,
)New York: Macmillan, 1927, says concerning the god Sin or Yahweh ( Jehovah ) that He was a
moon-god. In summary, on exploring the deity known as Khonsu we have proven that he is the
Egyptian Hercules, even in his various characterizations in his native land and abroad. There is no
doubt that Yahweh and Khonsu are the same Person. In conclusion: Is Yahweh the Biblical
Hercules? YES! ABSOLUTELY!
Hatshepsut, the Female Heru ( Horus ) And Female Hercules Of Fine Gold.
By Samuel David Ewing
The extraordinary woman Pharoah, Hatshepsut ruled the wealthy and most powerful empire
upon the face of the earth during the 18th Dynasty. It is evident that during her reign she was the
most powerful woman on earth. She was hailed as Hrt' nt d^m ( "Female Horus [ Heru ] of Fine
Gold" ). She ruled Egypt for 12 years as co-regent, 20 years as sole ruler starting in 1490 B.C.,
for approximately 30 years, at the very beginning fulfilling her role as queen, then usurping the
throne while taking the title of 'King of Upper and Lower Egypt'. She expanded the economic
powers of the empire through trade, commerce, promoting the arts, building beautiful temples,
and she was a fervent devotee of the Supreme Being Amen ( also known as Amun, Amon, Amen-Ra, and Amen-Zeus. The Greeks called this Egyptian god 'Zeus.' In this article will be shown the
pertinence of this deity in Hatshepsut's role as the Egyptian Hercules. Hatshepsut was a black
woman renowned for her great physical beauty, charisma, courage, economic and political genius,
leadership, and dynamism. Pharoah Hatshepsut , 'The Living Heru', is described as a ferocious
fighter and protector of her people when they were threatened by enemies, yet she placed
emphasis on promoting a peaceful reign by her constant prayers for peace, the economic
programs she put in place, and her encouragement of spirituality with the deities. It is by this
means that Hatshepsut brought a Golden Age of Peace to the empire. Her abilities as an
outstanding diplomat who used trade, commerce, and communication to help her understand the
various cultures of the world. In regards to external enemies she personally led the Egyptian army
into battle and won the wars. We will discuss more of her military campaigns later in this article.
Hatshepsut's original name was Makare Hatshepsitu and she received her education from the
finest teachers in Egypt. Pharoah Thutmose I, her father trained her in the athletic pursuits of
hunting, fishing with a javelin, trapping quails with throwing nets, and using the boomerang.
Queen Ahmose, her mother, taught her concerning the glorious deeds of her ancestors, how to
move about with poise and confidence, diplomacy, tact, cultivating alliances, science,
mathematics, languages, liberal arts, ethics, and public speaking. She was married to Thutmose II,
receiving the regal name Hatshepsitu ( Chieftain of Noble Women ). The Amon priesthood
helped her in seizing power in Egypt after she had co-rulership with her husband for 13 years. She
ruled for an additional 17-21 years, wearing the white crown of the pharoah over a united Kemet
( Egypt ) thereby becoming the female Heru of Egypt. Her name was changed to the male version
of her name, that is, Hatshepsut.
Hatshepsut developed a strategy to establish herself as absolute ruler of Kemet:
1. An alliance with the Amen priesthood.
2. She began dressing in the male garb of a pharoah such as the gold braid, the uraeus serpent, the white crown, and the kilt.
3. She ordered that she would receive the official titles of her new position : "Ka-Ma-Ra",
"Living Horus ( Heru ) of the North and South", "Khnum-Amun-Hatshepsut", "Conqueror of all the lands", "The Mighty One", and "Vivifier of Hearts."
The scribes reported that her wonderful feminine beauty could not be obscured by the
masculine attire, furthermore it was mentioned that her body gave off a pleasant scent. Pharoah
Hatshepsut made Egypt so wealthy that other nations attempted to conquer it after her death.
During her reign there were no wars of expansion, she led the Egyptian army in only a few
military campaigns of a defensive nature, she brought Egypt into a golden age of peace,
education, culture, foreign trade, spiritual inspiration, and economic expansion. After her death
she was honored and worshipped as a god for 800 years.
The Achievements Of Pharoah Hatshepsut:
1. She renovated the Temple of Karnak.
2. Renovation of the Temple of Het-Heru ( Hathor ) in Middle Egypt.
3. She had built a mortuary temple for her worship after she died.
4. She completely restored and built additional roads, temples, and forts surrounding Egypt's borders to keep out foreign invaders. She beautified the kingdom much in the same way Augustus Caesar did for Rome centuries later.
5. She restored the Temple of the Goddess Pahket at Deira-el Bahi, in The Valley of Kings, across the Nile from Thebes, Egypt ( Waset, the original Thebes ).
6. She sent a part of her army on the famous commercial and diplomatic expedition into Punt ( Somalia ), receiving baskets of gold and precious stones.
7. She successfully exploited the turquoise mines of the Sinai.
8. She led her army into battle against the Asiatics.
9. She led the army into battle against Nubia and was victorious.
10. She was patron of Egypt's army.
11. She commanded Thotmes III, to lead the Egyptian army in successful military campaigns against foreign invaders. Thotmes III is the famous "Napoleon of Antiquity," who took orders from his aunt , Hatshepsut.
12. She ruled the mightiest nation and empire on earth during her reign.
13. She was the most powerful women on earth, some experts proclaim that she was the greatest woman ruler in all history.
The Significance Of The Names And Epithets Of Hatshepsut:
Here are listed the names, epithets, and meanings bestowed upon Hatshepsut.
1. Heru ( Horus ) Uniter of the People
2. The Two Ladies Peace Has Returned
3. Heru ( Horus ) of Gold Lioness Protecting From Evil
4. She Of The Sedge And Bee Truth Is The Heart Of Ra
5. Daughter Of The Sun Nesnut, Beloved Of Nut
6. Living Heru ( Horus )
7. Female Heru ( Horus ) Of Fine Gold
10. Son of Amun
11. King Of The North And South
12. Ka-Ma-Ra ( Spirit Of The Blood Of Ra ) or ( Spirit Of The Wisdom Of Ra )
13. Bestower Of Years
14. Conqueror Of All Lands
15. Vivifier Of Hearts
16. Son Of The Sun
17. Chief Spouse of Amen
18. The Mighty One
19. God Of Rising
20. Lady Of Both Lands
21. Khnum-Amun-Hatshepsut
22.Good Queen Hatshepsut
23. Maatkare Hatshepsut
24. Daughter Of Ra
25. Heru ( Horus ) Powerful Of Kas
26. Divine Of Diadems
27. Two Ladies Flourishing Of Years
28. Son Of Ra ( Sa-Ra )
29. Khenemet-Amen-Ra ( One Who Is Joined With Ra )
30. Maatkare Khenemet Amen Ra ( Divine Female Principle Of Truth, Justice And Harmony Is
The Spirit Of The Solar God )
31. Golden Falcon
The importance that gold has in some of these titles is quite important since it symbolizes immortality and eternity. In addition, the expression "fine gold" is a reference to the metal alloy electrum, which is made of gold and silver, with a dazzling and shining appearance. Silver was actually consider at one point more valuable than gold because it was less common. Hatshepsut, by using these certain titles was giving a message to her contemporaries concerning her divine nature. For example:
1. As Heru ( Horus ) she claimed that she was the god of that name in incarnation. Heru is one of the solar forms of the Egyptian Hercules. The ancient Greeks acknowledged that Heru was Heracles ( Hercules ) and Apollo. The Greeks patterned their deities after those of the Egyptians.
2. As the Son Of Amun she proclaimed herself as the god Khon, who is the Lunar Egyptian Hercules.
3. As the Female Heru Of Fine Gold, Hatshepsut presented a double meaning about her identity. First of all, Hatshepsut wanted to be respected as having official "man" status as any other living Heru ( the vast majority who were males ). Certain accounts of her exploits she is referred to as a "he." Second by calling herself the Female Heru Of Fine Gold she also received praise as a goddess. "FEMALE HERU" and "FEMALE RA" are both epithets of Auset ( Isis ), the supreme goddess of the Kemet pantheon. Auset is the one form of the ancient Female Egyptian Hercules.
4. She portrayed herself to be the living form of the Goddess Pahket. Statuary of Hatshepsut as this goddess are in the forms of the sphinx. Pahket is the dual lioness-goddess who is the oldest form of the ancient Egyptian Hercules, being female and solar in nature. This most ancient form was called Sam, Sem, Som, Gom, Dom, Djom etc. As Gold Lioness Protector From Evil, she embodied the fierce energy of Pahket.
In four different ways Pharoah Hatshepsut self-realized herself to be the god-forms of the
Egyptian Hercules and the goddess-forms of the Egyptian Hercules.
Heru ( Horus ) Is Hercules:
One of the forms of Heru ( Horus ) that the Egyptians and Greeks designated as Heracles was
the god Harpocrates. He was part of the ancient Alexandrian Triad in ancient Egypt consisting of
Serapis ( Ausar ), Isis ( Auset ), and Harpocrates ( child-Heru ). Encyclopedia Of Religion And
Ethics, edited by James Hastings, Vol.# 6, published by Charles Scribner's & Sons, pg.# 379
states: "Originally he was a special form of Horus; and starting from this point, he gradually took
over not only the cult of Horus itself, but also those of all the other special forms which had been
accepted in different districts.........thus at Herakleopolis Magna he was regarded as the equivalent
of Harshefi.....Harpocrates, as successor of Horus, secured the local attributes of the gods with
whom Amen-Ra had been identified. Thus at Herakleopolis Magna, where Harshefi had been
translated by the earliest Greek visitors into Herakles, there appeared the compound Herakles-Harpocrates, who is represented on nome- coins with the club of the Greek hero surmounted by
the hawk of Horus, and wearing a lionskin and a modius." Here we gain insight as to how the
Greeks looked to Egypt's system of thought to formulate their own conceptions of religion.
Indeed numerous forms of Horus clearly were the prototypes for the Greek Herakles. J. Gwyn
Griffiths, author of THE ORDERS OF GODS IN GREECE AND EGYPT ( ACCORDING TO
HERODOTUS ), University College Swansea, pg.# 23 says: "Heracles was variously equated
with the moon-god Khonsu, with forms of Horus, and with Khnum, and Shu......"
The Pharoah while alive was considered to be the Heru in human form, however when the ruler
died he then became Ausar ( Osiris ) ruling the world from the realms of the dead. In early
Egyptian society the king was obliged to fight the challenger for the throne. If the ruler won, he
continued as the Living Heru, if he died at the hands of the challenger, then the successor was the
new Heru who would rule Egypt. This practice was eventually phased out. Charles S. Finch III,
M.D., author of Echoes Of The Old Darkland: Themes From The African Eden, copyright 1991
and published by Khenti, Inc., Box 361003, Decatur, GA 30036-1003, pg.# 92-93 explains this
practice: "A time would come when the continuing enhancement of male status, coupled with the
leverage conferred by conferred by his physical prowess, would enlarge the male's perquisites in
an other-wise female-dominated society......the emergence of kingship by martial contest.....This
process put a premium on martial and athletic skills and the early kings would have been the most
vigorous warriors in the community. Into recent historical times, rulers were expected to be
warriors; many 20th century heads of state were soldiers first......pg.# 93, " ......The pervasiveness
of kingship by combat and contest throughout pre-classical Greece has been explored by Robert
Graves in his study of the Greek myths. Hercules, Theseus, Jason, Perseus, Oedipus, and
Odysseus are merely the best known of the Greek heroes, who, as challengers or defenders,
fought the fight or ran the race of the sacred king. The practice continued in the medieval custom
of jousting. Even the gladiatorial contests of Rome were manifestations of this ancient ritual and,
again, the prototype is found in the Osiris cycle with Set's murder of Osiris followed by the
titanic battle between Set and Horus for the throne. As with the Great Mother before him, the
sacred king's magical force, personifying the strength and vitality of the entire
community....." Here is documented by Finch that trial by combat for the kingship was an
African idea adopted by the ancient Greeks. Furthermore whether the Greek heroes Finch
mentions actually existed or not, the pedigree of the majority of these heroes reveals a strong
foundation in African ancestry. Another words they were blacks. On pg.# 107, Finch shows
how Heru ( Horus ), the Egyptian god-man is the model on which many of the Greek heroes were
produced: "Horus, the Avenger of Osiris, is the prototype of the Hero which so abundantly
populated later Greek mythology. This is evident in the Afro-Kamite astronomical allegory in
which Horus is the youthful solar champion who slays the Dragon of Darkness, representing the
sun overcoming the darkness as it rises each morning. Iconographically, this is pictured as Horus
strangling serpents, trodding upon crocodiles, and spearing the hippopatamus. Similar imagery
crops up in the Hercules cycle where the infant Hercules, the Greek Child Horus, strangles two
giant snakes sent two devour him and later, in full manhood, kills the nine-headed Hydra. In
Egyptian, Horus is HERU, a name that comes to us through Greek as-HERO--every one of the
heroes of Greek myth are slayers of serpents, dragons, and monsters, all emblematic of the
devouring darkness. Horus defeats Set ( Satan, Typhon, or the Dragon ) in mortal combat,
however Set tries a different tactic. Set challenges Horus in a legal court trial to insist that Horus
is illegitimate and therefore has no claim to the throne. The court of the deities, however know
that Horus is a descendant of the murdered king Ausar ( Osiris ), they rule that Horus will be king
in Egypt.
Martin Bernal shows the history of Heru ( Horus ) in his forms as the Egyptian gods HrK3 or
HK3, Tutu, Harpocrates, and Pharoah Hatshepsut herself. The following excerpts are from
Bernal's book, Black Athena, Vol. # 2, copyright 1991 by Martin Bernal, and published by
Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Pages 108-111: 109-110, "....aspects of
Herakles as a tunneller and irrigator....A further derivation can be made from the Egyptian name
Hr, Horus reconstructed as *Haruw. This name was used both for the fierce falcon and solar god
and as the symbol and name of the living pharoah...." pg.# 109-110: ".....that Herodotus should
explicitly state that 'the name' of Herakles came from Egypt. Alan Lloyd suggests that when
Herodotus wrote 'name' he meant name and not just 'concept' as other scholars argued......I
believe that many of the Greek names, such as Apollo, Athena and so on, were in fact Egyptian
and that when Herodotus said 'name' he usually meant just that 'name'.....It is just possible that
Herodotus informants had a name in mind. This would have been Hr k3. Hr k3 was a form
attested only in the reign of Ptolemy VI in the 2nd century B.C. Of the name generally written
Hk3 ( magic ).....we should consider one or two points in its favour. Firstly, Hk3 was seen as
responsible for the subduing of Apophis, the serpentine monster of chaos. Secondly, there was
also a close relationship between H (r) k3 and a late divinity known as Tutu who was seen in
Ptolemaic times as a walking lion and known as 'great in valiance, son of Neit'. Thus he
resembled Herakles- who was distinctly leonine- and was the son of
Alkmene/Athena/Alalkomena. The great period for the worship of Tutu was in the first two
centuries AD which were also highpoints in the cult of Herakles. Both H(r)k3 and Tutu were seen
as manifestations of Shu, the god of air, whose undoubted relationship to Herakles will be
discussed below. Thirdly, at the Ptolemaic and and Roman temple of Neit and Khnum at Esna,
H(r)k3 was seen as a divine child, whose mother was Neit. There is no doubt as to the great
significance of Herakles' childhood and the myths that surround him. This links H(r)k3 to the
young Horus, known as Hr p hrd, 'Horus the Child' ( Harpokrates in Greek ). ....from a statement
by Eratosthenes...Eratosthenes refers to the Pharoah Semphrukrates as being 'Herakles
Harpokrates'...It would seem that Herodotus and his Egyptian informants had H(r)k3 in mind
when they ( continuing to page 111 ) said that the name of Herakles came from Egypt....as well as
that of Hera and the word 'hero',...... but to have come from Horus or *Haruw.......there are the
many solar and heroic similarities between Herakles and Horus/Apollo, and more specifically,
there are those between Herakles and the Greek heroes, on the one hand, and the Egyptian
Pharoahs of the Middle Kingdom, whose official titulary always began with Hr and the so-called
Horus name on the other. ***It is also interesting to note in connection with the name Hera
that the 18th Dynasty woman pharoah Hatshepsut called herself, among other things, Hrt nt
d'm ( Female Horus of Fine Gold ). It is verified that Herakles was a conception and official title
originating from the many African Khamit deities, that was bestowed upon the black African
rulers of Egypt ( Khamit ). Therefore, there is no doubt that Pharoah Hatshepsut was the Female
Hercules of Fine Gold. The name of H(r)k3 is pronounced as 'Heka', Hk3 is 'Hik', and 'Hera'is
the female version of the Egyptian Heru ( from which is said 'Hero' ). Hera later became part of
the Greek pantheon. Bernal sheds more light on this subject on pg.# 114 of his book, "Herakles as
the victor over Antaios in Libya resembles both Horus and the Egyptian pharoah and Shu. The
scholars identifying Herakles with Shu do not mention, however, that Tutu and hence Hr k3 were
manifestations of Shu, Thus, their arguments independently tend to strengthen the possibility of
the name Herakles deriving from Hr k3." And on page # 115 he states, "Here again it should be
noted that Shu, Tutu, and Hr k3 were all seen as the sons of Neit. Thus the two correspondences,
Neit with Mut and Athena Alalkomena with Alkmene would fit nicely with that of Shu and Hr k3
with Herakles". E.A. Wallis Budge, The Gods Of The Egyptians, Vol. # 1 has recorded the
various names of the Egyptian goddess Neit, who was also known in Egypt as Net, Nebuut,
Menhit, Sekhet ( Sekhmet ), Tefnut, "Father Of Fathers and Mother Of Mothers". In later Bronze
Age Egypt she was identified with Mut. This important with when tracing the Greek Heracles as a
derivation from the Egyptian Heracles, because the goddess Neit was worshipped by the Greeks
using the name 'Athena' or 'Athene', which is the reverse spelling grammatically of the Egyptian
'Neit', and it serves as a Greek anagram of the Egyptian goddess. Furthermore it answers right
away why Athena followed Herakles everywhere. Inspite of the Greeks altering Athena ( Neit ),
making her virgin, and not affectionate to men, the truth was the opposite. Athena the goddess
and Alcmene are one and the same, she acting as Hercules' mentor and behind the scenes
protector, empowering Hercules with the Wisdom of God who she is. This truth was known to
the original formulators of Hercules in name and concept, namely the ancient Egyptians ( people
of Khamit ). Budge explains about Neit and Tutu ( Egyptian Heracles ), pgs. # 463-464, "In
Upper Egypt Net was chiefly worshipped at Seni ( Esneh ), the Latopolis of the Greeks, which is
called in the texts, "the house of Net in the land of the sea. Here she was identified with Nebuut,
Menhit, Sekhet, and Tefnut, and was represented with the head of a lioness painted
green.........and the mother of Tutu, a form of the god Shu, whose symbol was a lion walking.
Tutu, is also known by the names Her-ka, and Hetch- Nefer- Sebeq, and he is depicted in the
form of a young man, wearing on his head the crown of the North, and the Atef crown with
uraei and disks; the forefinger of his right hand is raised to his mouth, which suggests that
he had something in common with the Harpocrates gods. According to Dr. Brugsch he is
the personification of the sun when he enters the zodiacal sign of Leo, and the same scholar
would connect the lion-headed rain-spouts of the temples of Denderah, Khensu at Thebes,
Edfu and Philae, with the summer sun. In these texts that describe these spouts they are
called "Lion", the "Strong one of strength", "mighty of strength", "possessor of two-fold
strength", "the mighty one of roarings", "fiery-face", and "lion of the face which
enchanteth ( or terrifieth )." A form of Tutu, the son of Net and Khnemu, called AR-HES-NEFER, often appears in inscriptions wherein he is described as a "god of the south," and
he must be identified with the crocodile-headed god who appears in the temple at Esneh
under the names Sebek-Ra and Hes-Nefer-Sebek, the son of Net."
We can now understand how Hatshepsut defined herself in the role as the Living Heru ( Hero, Horus, and Heracles/Hercules ), how she perfected it till she was the very essence of this divine power. She was determined to be this mighty force for the people of Khamit. I will list some of the forms of Heru/ Horus, most of which reveal the resemblance to the Greek Heracles, but who were predecessors and prototypes of the former. In the listing we compare Heru with Heracles:
1. Heru-ur of Sekhem was worshipped in Sekhem and elsewhere in Egypt in the form of a lion. He is identical with Shu, Heru-tema, "the great god and lord of heaven, of two-fold strength, mighty one among all the gods, whose power hath vanquished the foes...", and as Amen-ur ( Amen, the Elder ). He is a god of the rising sun and of light. Sometimes he is portrayed as identical with Harpocrates.
2. Heru-P-Khart ( Horus the Younger or Child ) is the god that the Greeks named 'Harpocrates'. He is shown as a bald -headed child with the one single lock of hair growing from the right side of his head ( a symbol of youth ). He is sitting in a box which is attached to the back of a lion. He represents the rising sun as well. This god is a form of Ra, son of Ausar (Osiris ), and he was the full incarnation of Shu, Seb, Khensu, Amsu, andMin.
3. Heru-Nub is the Golden Falcon. He is shown as a falcon or hawk seated on the back of a antelope ( Set ). This represents his victory over the evil Set.
4. Heru-khuti or Harmachis who is portrayed as a male sphinx.
5. Heru-Thema is Horus the Piercer. This form of Horus appears as a hawk-headed man who has thrust his long iron spear into a hidden foe or thrusting his spear underground to slay the enemy under the earth. This form of Horus pierced Set with the iron spear.
6.Heru-Behutet is the mightiest and most popular form of Horus. He is Heru-khuti in his most
wrathful form who defeated Set in a fight to the death. He is the most dazzling, fierce hot energy
of the sun and warrior power of the planet Mars. He is called Red Horus ( Mars ) and as the sun
he is like golden fire. He is the god of light. He is usually portrayed as a hawk-headed warrior
wearing a short skirt tunic of leather and a wide collar. He is armed with weapons of iron and
steel such as a mace, long spear, chains ( for binding monsters and foes ), sword, a bow and three
arrows in his left hand. He is also portrayed armed but lion-headed, or seated on a throne which is
attached to the back of a lion. His other appearance is as a lion who is crushing his enemies, and
he is wearing the triple crown. He is seen thrusting his spear through monsters such as an ass-headed man , crocodiles, hippopatamus, an antelope, serpent or dragon etc. At other times he is
crushing them underfoot. This Heru is the prototype not only of Hercules but also of St. George,
the dragonslayer. In his form of the winged solar disc he burns evildoers with heat and fire, blinds
them with dazzling light, deafens them with thunder, and he is the god of blacksmiths. Heru-Behutet also leads a vast army of soldiers who are blacksmiths, armed with iron spears, swords,
chains and clubs ( maces ). The stories of his exploits have him killing the armies of darkness by
his various forms, destroying Set ( Satan ), or leading great armies of light against Set's minions.
Heru-Behutet is a terrible, unrelenting foe against the forces of evil.
The pattern in Egyptian religion is complex and shows a well thought out system for explaining the functions of the deities. Indeed we see how rich the Egyptian ( Khamitic ) contribution is to the Greek Heracles. We can understand better the implications and responsibilities for Pharoah Hatshepsut to be a worthy comparison with Heru/Horus and the other Egyptian forms of Heracles/Hercules. Here we will list the common characteristics of Heru and the Greek Hercules:
1. Heru was the son of divine parentage and of royal blood. This is true of Heracles.
2. Both were said to incarnate in human form on earth to save the world and destroy monsters who threatened humanity.
3. Heru and Heracles were portrayed as lion-like men.
4. Both were considered the supreme archers of the world.
5. Heru's and Heracles' power is derived from the sun.
6. Both shoot lethal arrows of light that can cause great fires, plagues, diseases, poison whatever they hit, or cause blindness.
7. Heru and Heracles fight the great Dragon who is the embodiment of all evil.
8. Both are heroes possessing tremendous physical strength, endurance, and versatile physical skills.
9. Both were cheated out of their kingship.
10. Both are conquerors, warriors, and wrestlers.
11. Both receive help from the Female Godhead.
12. Both serve their divine fathers.
13. Both died and were resurrected from the dead.
14. Both are healers.
15. Heru and Heracles have the club or mace as one of their favorite weapons.
16. Both can be wrathful, vengeful, relentless, and single-minded.
17. Both Heru and Heracles crushed two giants serpents in their hands when they were infants.
18. Both control water, irrigation, and waterways.
20. Both traveled in the sun across the sky.
21. Both are world saviours and monster-slayers.
22. Both are wounded in their heel by a poisonous creature.
23. Both travel on foot.
24. Both fight trials to the death for kingship.
25. Both were betrayed by a woman.
26. Both captured an antelope or stag.
27. Both fought against evil powers in the form of a giant pig. Both bound the pigs in a great chain.
28. Heru could walk on water or sit upon the water in a lotus flower. Heracles traveled on the waters in a gold goblet.
29. Both came from heaven to earth.
30. Both honored the god of their fathers and the people.
31. Both will destroy the world with fire.
32. Both were called "the Son of God".
33. Both were called "the Good Shepherd".
34. In their childhoods someone of royal power conspired to have them killed.
35. Both have black African ancestry, were born and raised in Egypt, and were portrayed as
mighty black African men.
Note: Heracles/Hercules having its origin and very likely its name rooted in the African
traditions of which the ancient Greeks admired, acknowledged, and sought to emulate. This
title "Heracles or Hercules" was the Greek and Roman rendition of old Khamitic titles, not
only for the Egyptian deities, but for those renowned men and women of Nubia and Egypt;
who were given these titles as a badge of office. It is then accurately concluded that the Old
Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom pharoahs of Egypt, of African descent, are the
literal and historical Hercules who gave life to the idea. They self-realized and self-actualized
themselves in that role.
Hatshepsut And The Goddess Pahket:
One of the temples that Hatshepsut had restored is the Temple of the Goddess Pahket. The temple is located in Middle Egypt on the eastern cliffs and was cut from the rock. The Greeks named this goddess Artemis. Pahket is an Egyptian goddess who takes the form of a lioness or lion-headed
woman. On the side of the temple Hatshepsut posted her exploits and the story of her divine origin:
1. Her goal was to completely rebuild and beautify Egypt which she accomplished.
2. She believed she was born to restore the sacred places of worship.
3. She claims that the god, Amun, in the form of her father Thutmose I came to her mother to create himself in human form, the result being Hatshepsut, and she became "the Son of Amun."
4. Hatshepsut claimed that she was an aspect of the Supreme Being, being one with the Mind of God, that her form was that of the glowing seed of the Supreme God, and she witnessed the beginning of creation prior to her incarnation on earth. This motif of the Divine Word which is common in creation stories. Her divine form is also called "the fine gold of kings." Items 3 and 4 are familiar to those who've read the stories about Egyptian and Greek heroes and demigods.
Hatshepsut, at the Temple of Deir-el-Bahi depicts herself as the incarnation of Pahket and documents her exploits as a warrior against Egypt's enemies. She is shown on the temple as a beautiful and ferocious sphinx, the very image of Pahket, and she is tearing at her enemies with her claws. In similar scenes she is shown capturing "evil birds" with a clapnet. The walls have two inscriptions telling how she ordered Thotmes III to lead and win three military campaigns for Egypt. There are partial remains of a successful military campaign that Hatshepsut led herself against the Asiatics. Two descriptive inscriptions recall how Pharoah Hatshepsut prosecuted a victorious war against Nubia:
The first inscription was made by Ty, treasurer of Lower Egypt on a rock at Sehel Island- "I follow the Good God, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt ( Maatkare Hatshepsut ), Maatkare, given life. I saw "him" overthrowing the Nubian Bowmen, their chiefs being brought to him as prisoners. I saw him destroying the land of Nubia, while I was in the following of her Majesty....." Maatkare is the throne name of Hatshepsut who is being referred to as a "him" to create the masculine persona for matters of war.
The second inscription made by the scribe Djehuty says- "I saw the collection of booty by this mighty ruler from the vile Kush, who are deemed cowards. The female soveriegn, given life, prosperity, and health forever."
In other inscriptions her role as a god and or goddess in times of war is encouraged. She led and
commanded the most powerful army on earth into war. Thus as Hatshepsut states herself- "I have
restored that which was in ruins...I have raised up that which was unfinished,.....I came as Horus,
darting fire against my enemies."
We will review what is known about the Egyptian Hercules called Sam because it is directly
related to the goddess Pahket and Hatshepsut. Recall that Sam is also called Som, Sem, Gom,
Dom, Djom, and Shem. George Rawlinson, M.A., author of The History Of Herodotus, Vol. II,
published by D. Appleton & Company, 346 & 348 Broadway, 1859., 67-68 states, "....and Moui,
who is called "Son Of the Sun." The latter was the god of Sebennytus, where he was known
under the name of Gem, Sem, or Gemnouti, whence the Coptic appellation of that city
Gemnouti....Moui appears to be the splendour or force of the sun, and hence the god of power, a
divine attribute-- the Greek Hercules being strength, a gift to man. The Egyptian Hercules was
the abstract idea of divine power...the connection between strength and heat.....In the Hebrew
"Samson" recalls the name Sem, the Egyptian Hercules..... "the Egyptians venerate him with the
most sacred and august rites......He is believed to have killed the Giants, when in the character of
the valour of the gods he fought in defence of Heaven"; which accords with the title of a
work called "Semnuthis," written by Apollonides or Horapius ( in Theophil. Antioch. ad
Autolyc. 2.6 ), describing the wars of the gods against the giants, and recalls the Egyptian
title of the god of Sebennytus." Continuing to pg.# 68, "...and the latter, as Moui, was
intimately connected with the funeral rites, and was generally painted black in the tombs of
Thebes." This Thebes was Waset, Egypt, the original city of Thebes. On page # 243, "7.
Moui, apparently the same as Gom or Hercules, the splendour and light of the Sun, and therefore
called a 'son of Re.' Sir Gardner Wilkinson, author of The Manners and Customs of the
Egyptians gives the findings concerning Sam ( Sem ), pg.# 85- "The Lion-headed God is seldom
met with in the Egyptian sculptures; and never, I believe, in temples of a very early epoch. If,
therefore, he be Gom, or Sem, the Egyptian Hercules, he is probably a form introduced at a late
period, or the God of Physical Strength." Continuing to pg.# 86, "...his hieroglyphic name, which
appears to read Moui, signifying "Lion."
E.A. Wallis Budge, comments on the goddess Pahket, "....the goddess Pekheth, or Pekhet, or
Pekh, the Cat or Lioness deity of Pekhit.....The name Pekht, or Pakht, or Pasht means the
"tearer," and is, of course, suitable for a goddess who possessed the attributes of a cat or
lioness.... the supplementary nome of which the city Pekht, was the capital....Her title was "lady
of Sept", i.e., of the star Sothis, and she was identified with Isis and with a form ( continued on
pg.# 518 ), "..... of Hathor, and also with a form of Sekhet ( Sekhmet ). In the great
inscription of Beni Hasan ( line 18 ) we find the mention of Horus Pakht, and we may
therefore assume that Pahkt was in some way connected with one of the forms of Horus, and
that she was a local deity of great importance." From, THE GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS,
Vol. # I, by E.A.Wallis Budge, published by Dover Publications, Inc., 180 Varick Street, New
York, N.Y. 10014. ***Here is confirmed the fact that Goddess Pahket is a Female Heru (
Horus and Hero ), the god Heru in female form and aspect, and also a form of the
ANCIENT Female Egyptian Hercules. There is more to Pahket's nature than is apparent on the
surface, but here we get further insight into the mind of Hatshepsut who identified herself as this
very goddess. Budge describes the Lion cults of Egypt, pg.# 359-360, "The cult of the lion was
also very ancient in Egypt, and it seems to have been tolerably widespread in early dynastic times;
the animal was worshipped on account of his great strength and courage, and was usually
associated with the Sun-god, Horus or Ra, and with deities of a solar character.....lions were kept
in the temple at Heliopolis, and goes on to say that in the Lion City ( Leontopolis ) the sacred
lions were fed upon the bodies of slaughtered animals....the oldest known Lion-gods is
Aker....and the two gods are called Akeru.. We find the Akeru gods represented by two lions
which are seated back to back, and support between them the horizon with the sun's disk on it, in
later theology they are called SEF and TUAU, i.e., "YESTERDAY" and "TO-DAY"
respectively. Because the Egyptians believed that the gates of morning and evening were guarded
by Lion-gods, they placed statues of lions at the doors of their palace and tombs to guard both the
living and the dead, and to keep away evil spirits and fleshly foes........To such lion guardians they
sometimes gave the heads of men and women, and these are familiar to us under the name which
was given to them by the Greeks, i.e., "Sphinxes." The Akeru are the same lion-deity ( two in
one god ) as Sem. Sem's other name is Akeru. Hatshepsut representing herself as the sphinx
goddess Pahket is becoming more understandable. Budge further explains on pg.# 362, "........
The bas-reliefs prove that Rameses II. And Rameses III. each possessed a tame lion which not
only accompanied them into battle, but also attacked the enemy......" Excerpts from THE
GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS, Vol. # 2, by E. A. Wallis Budge, published by Dover
Publications, Inc., 180 Varick Street, New York, N.Y. 10014. If there is any further evidence to
the use of lions as trained "soldiers", by the Ramses-pharoahs this can only reinforce the stories
concerning the historical Egyptian Hercules whom Ramses II and III represented.
The original identity of the Egyptian Hercules, SEM, is uncovered by Gerald Massey, author of A BOOK OF THE BEGINNINGS, Vol. # II, copyright 1994 by John Henrik Clarke, published by A & B Book Publishers, 149 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11201. The following excerpts are from this book:
Pgs. # 228-229, "...two lion-gods in the Ritual , attached to the limits of heaven, the extreme
bounds of the sun's journey. Horus says to his father Osiris, "Thou receivest the headdress of the
two lion-gods; thou walkest in the roads of Heaven, beheld by those attached to the limits of the
horizon of heaven." The lion-gods supply his headdress. That is, they crown the sun-god. It is also
said of Amen-Ra, "Thou art the lion of the double lions." The headdress of feathers is found in
various forms. The SEM is a double plume of tall feathers , a symbol of the upper and lower
heavens, crowning the sun disk. ....the two lion-gods....they are the preferred ministers ( SEMS )
of "Tum in the lower country." ( continued on page 229 )- "They are also named the Ruti or
Rehiu whom we may call horizon-keepers, RURU being the horizon as the place of the two lions.
The two lions have various forms with but one original meaning, as representatives of the two
truths, the two heavens, light and shade, the two eyes or two horizons. We shall find the two
truths were first of all assigned to the feminine nature, the two goddesses of the upper and
lower heaven. Corresponding to these we have the two lionesses, the typical form of which
exists in Pekht, the lioness-cat, or Pehti, the dual lion, the peh-peh type of double force and
vigilance. These were the most ancient. They were represented by the lion and the panther,
who drew the car or stood beside the statue of the Great Mother as Kubele, and the goddess
Amma-Agdistis of the Phyrgians. In the figure of Diana of Ephesus her two arms are
extended crosswise, and on these she carries two lions....In Shu we can trace the bringing
on from the twin female lions to the male and female, and lastly to the dual - male type,
personified in Shu and Anhar, who is the Onouris ( Mars ) of the Greeks." SEM's original
form is shown to be female, it evolved into Shu ( male ) and Tefnut ( female ), then finally into the
twin male lions, Shu and Anhar. These are the 3 sets of the twin forms of the Egyptian Hercules
with the female form being the most ancient. Also Pahket ( also called PEKHT or PEHTI ) is the
original ancient Egyptian Hercules who is female. In the next excerpt on page 229, Massey
quotes from the Egyptian scriptures, "Hymn To Shu", which glorifies Shu's feminine aspect:
"Thou art greater and more ancient than the gods, in that name which is thine of Aa-Ur (very
great ). Thou art higher than the heaven with thy double-feathered crown, in that name which is
thine of him who lifts up the double-feathered crown." In this passage the lion-god is traced back
to his feminine origin, and to the goddess who preceded all the gods, and who is here called the
very great, the first, oldest, greatest mother, who was Ta-Urt in the Typhonian scheme and Pekht
or Tefn in another. As Tefn or Tefnut she is called his sister." Another words Shu is the
masculine Herculean expression of Pehkt, Ta-Urt, and Tefnut who preceded him, who are
the source and wellspring of his life and power. The function of the Sem was not only to
protect and crown the sun, to become one with the sun as a solar trinity, to guard the
upper and lower heavens, but this also included lifting up the heavens and all that is in it
into its correct position. Therefore, SEM, whether feminine or masculine, is the cosmic
weightlifter, athlete, and warrior whose rulership is absolute throughout the universe. This
is exemplified in the original form of SEM which is female. The Female SEM is the ultimate
truth that sustains creation, Truth is the power that supports and protects the universe.
Thus on page 236 Massey says, "Shu is said to be more ancient than the gods in that name which
is his of Goddess AA-UR, "the very great", that is in the feminine form brought on from the
origin of the Two Truths. One of his names in this character is MA; he is then Ma-Shu. This
character is also assigned by tradition to Moses, or MA-SHU. It is reported by Suidas that the
Hebrew lawgiver and author of the Jewish laws was Musu, a Hebrew woman. Nothing is
omitted."
Pekht ( Pahket ) and Sekht ( Sekhmet ) are the twin lionesses are the SEM that battle against
and destroy the evil diabolical monsters of darkness, demons, giants, bogey-men etc. The
weapons they use beside themselves is light, fire, scorpions, floods of water or fiery lava, and
thunder. Later as Tefnut she aids her masculine aspect, Shu, by transforming into a thunderous
club which Shu uses to smite the demons and monsters of the abyss. Now the story of
Heracles/Hercules in Egyptian or Greek form becomes recognizable. Not only is the Female SEM
he embodiment of cosmic solar power; She is the one who gives birth to Atum ( the Supreme
Being ) and its manifestation as the sun ( Ausar [ Osiris ] ). Tefnut has a twin nature, that being
Pekh or Peh, which represents the backside, rump, or hind quarters of the lioness. Tefnut is Pekht
and Sekht as the dual lioness who gives birth to the sun, as well as the two All-Seeing Eyes of Ra.
Ra's body in this case is the entire universe and his two eyes are Pekht and Sekht. Massey reports
on page 276 of Vol. II, A BOOK OF THE BEGINNINGS: "....THE Egyptian PEH, the hinder
part of the lioness...personified as PEH-T, PEKH-T, or BUTO of the north...The double-lioness
reads PEH-PEH or PEHTI, and signifies glory, the double force."
The SEM's origins are Khamitic with the very name itself defining the color black and the
presence of divine female energy . Page 514 and 515 Massey explains, "The laws of language tend
to show us that the so-called Semitic origines are Kamitic, and we have to take that step
backwards which language took forwards when the K of Kam was transformed into the S
of Sam, and the Kamite became known as the Semite or Sumerian....Also SAM as well as
KAM must have continued to signify black....and SAM is total darkness. One meaning of
Sam is to remain in a place and dwell, or to settle in one locality; SAM, to assemble, flock
together, herd, and form guilds, as did the Egyptian fishermen, called the SAMI." Page # 515:
"The SEM or SEMS is a title of the lion-gods...as ministers of the sun...they are equinoctical
gods of the horizon and of the east and west." Shu during the winter, is said to transform into
his sister, Tefnut. Tefnut ( Female SEM ), is the winter sun whose form is that of the
leopard/cat ( the lion that has no mane ). The lion can transform into a beautiful woman
and the woman can transform into a mighty lion, thus the secret identity of the most
ancient Egyptian Hercules is revealed. In Vol. # 1, A Book Of The Beginnings, pg.196,
Massey states, "SHEM and SEM are type names for a woman, the woman who bears. SEM
signifies breeding; SAM-HER is the delightful because fertile woman, a summer of a woman...In
Egyptian SHEM is summer, harvest, and the woman AR or ARU is the river." This is the
primordial essence of SAM who is goddess of the waters, as the great flood that removes evil,
bringing fertility, represented by the planet Venus ( the morning star ) which is the warrior aspect
of the love goddess, and Sothis, the Dog Star that is identified with Auset ( Isis ). Isis is Venus
and Sothis, and therefore a later form of SAM. As a being of the primordial waters SAM is the
generator of life, by water is meant the waters in and upon the earth, also included is the universe
itself which is described as the boundless watery abyss. Sam removes evil force by flooding them
with water and fire, both are components of Her being.
The reader is encouraged to take this study further, for example investigating the Female-SEM's aspect as Ta-Urt , that will prove enlightening. All this makes the role of Pharoah
Hatshepsut as having a very profound and important part in Khamitic history. I'm happy to honor
the Female Hercules Of Fine Gold, Pharoah Hatshepsut.......Hail Victory!
Samson, The Danite Strongman And His African Ancestry
By Samuel D. Ewing
There is more to the Biblical Samson than is apparent from the stories in the Old Testament. Did Samson exist as a historical figure? Frankly, there hasn't been any historical data to prove that one particular person named Samson or Shimson ever existed except as a folktale. Samson was a common name in those days. However taking in account the name, the stories, and his lineage being Danite we can learn some things concerning what he looked like, historical or otherwise. Towards that purpose I will explore the identity of the Danites based on what history and scientists have revealed about them.
Danoas And His People ( the Danaans ):
The people of ancient Egypt had a very large role in migrating to Greece and living there. A
renegade prince of Egypt named Danoas was said to have led an enormous group of soldiers and
settlers into Greece, and as an outcome his name was given to the ancestors of the Greeks.
Danoas and his brother Aegyptos fought over the throne of Egypt. Danoas lost, fleeing by ship to
the island of Rhodes with his daughters. He built a temple to Athena to honor Her for aiding him
in his escape. Danoas traveled onward to Argos. The inhabitants of Argos in Greece were the
Pelasgians. Danoas, with his army conquered Argos. Aegyptos with his own military forces came
to Argos demanding that his brother give his fifty daughters in marriage to his sons. Danoas
agreed then plotted with his daughter to assassinate his brother's sons after they had married.
Hypermestra, Danoas' oldest daughter, refused to kill her own husband. Lynkeos , her husband
succeeded Danoas as king over the Egyptians and the Pelasgians. The descendants of Lynkeos
and Hypermestra ruled Argos from then on. From the descendants of Danoas came the mighty
heroes Perseus and Hercules, from a different branch of his family came Theseus, with the
miscegenation between the Egyptians ( the people of Danoas ) and the Pelasgians came
Samson. Apollodorus, an Athenian scholar and Pausanias another noted writer give this Greek
legend of Danoas as a chronicle of the history of the Greek people. On page 301 of Black Spark
White Fire, written and copyright 1997 by Richard Poe, published by Prima Publishing, P.O. Box
1260BK, Rocklin, CA 95677, Poe explains, "In the play Archeloas, Euripedes explains,
"Danoas, the father of fifty daughters, on coming to Argos took up his abode in the city of
Inachos ( Argos ) and throughout Greece he laid down the law that all people hitherto
named Pelasgians were to be named Danaans." From that day forth, and for many
centuries to come, the Greeks-- or at least a large portion of them---were known as Danoi,
or Danaans. In the Iliad, Homer never refers to "Greeks" but only to Danaans ( whom he
also calls Argives and Achaians ). Egyptians documents from the New Kingdom also refer
to Greece as Tanaya, and to the Greeks as Dene...The clear implication id that the Greeks
who sacked Troy were the direct inheritors of Danaos's kingdom. Their very sense of
nationhood derived from Danoas...." Apollodorus further states that Danoas is the great-grandson of Epaphos the founder of the Egyptian city named Memphis, and king of Egypt. Poe
points out that if this is true the legendary Epaphos would be none other than the historical rules
of Egypt, Narmer Menes, who founded Memphis. Apollodorus further reports that Danoas had
seven daughter by Ethiopian women. This knowledge matches well when examining the pedigree
of the Greek Heracles and of the Attic Hercules ( Theseus ). Poe quotes the ancient playwrights
in their description of the Danaids, pages 303-304, "Even the physical appearance of the Danaids
was remembered in Greek legend, as having been distinctly African. They are described as "black"
in the plays of Aischylos ( Aeschylus ), as are their cousins, the fifty sons of Aigyptos. In the
Suppliants, the Danaids call themselves "black and smitten by the sun," while, in the same play,
Aischylos has Danoas notice that the "black limbs" of his nephews stand out against their black
robes."
The Danaans were known all over the ancient world because of their many travels and
settlements in various countries. Their names as given by other people to identify them arfe
remarkably similar such as Danaans, Dene, Danu, Danae, Danaus, Danoi, Danaids, Denyen, and
Denen to name a few. Dr. R. G. Latham, an 19th century expert in the history and identification
of ethnic groups concluded that the Egyptians who followed King Danoas when fleeing Egypt,
became the Danaid by assimilating themselves with the Pelasgians they conquered in Argo,
Greece, others as part of a series of exoduses became the Hebrews under the leader/s called
MaShu ( Moses ), another branch of Danaids went to Italy to become the Etruscans, and the other
of the Hebrew group distinguished themselves as the Tribe of Dan among the Twelve Tribes of
Israel. Dr. Latham further explains in his work, The Ethnology Of Europe: "....Neither do I
think that the eponymous of the Argive 'Danai' was other than that of the Israelite tribe of
Dan....only we are so used to confine ourselves to the soil of Palestine in our consideration of
the history of the Israelites.......and ignore the share they may have taken in the ordinary
history of the world........yet the seaports between Tyre and Ascalon, of Dan, Ephraim, and
Asher, must have followed the history of seaports in general.......a light would be thrown on
the origin of the name 'Pelop-o-nesus,' and the history of the 'Pelop-id' family, if a bona fide
nation of 'Pelopes,' with unequivicol affinities, and contemporary annals, had existed on the
sea of ASIA! Who would have hesitated to connect the two? Yet with the Danai and The Tribe
Of Dan this is the case, and no one connects them........"
Ramses III, ruler of ancient Egypt was confronted by an invasion of the people, who the
Egyptians called the Denyen, Danu, and or Denen. These names are a variation on the name of
that tribe known in the Bible as Dan ( a tribe of Israel ).The events of the invasion of Dan are
depicted on the walls of a mortuary temple at Medinet Habu. Apparently Dan teamed up with the
Philistines, and two other tribes of Israel against Egypt. The Philistines and Dan traveled the
world by ship and are referred to as the Sea People. We have established that Dan is a group of
Egyptian descent, but what of the Philistines? Wouldn't they be enemies of any tribe of Israel,
especially Dan who was their rival in the Book of Judges? Once again things aren't always what
they seem. Dan and the Philistines weren't always enemies as this historical invasion proves.
Furthermore the Philistines are mentioned in Gen: Chapter # 10 and Deut: Chapter #2. The
Philistines are called the Caphtorim from whom later Philistines were descendants. The Capthorim
were the descendants of Mizraim, who ruled Egypt when it was only Lower Egypt. Mizraim was
a black man, an African man. What now becomes apparent is that the Egyptians, the Capthorim,
Dan, and the Philistines are all relatives, they are family, and this is a major family feud! But wait,
we can't stop there; we must also include the ancient Greeks who are also members of this
family. There is more! Whether Samson, Moses, Perseus, Theseus, Heracles, Pelops,
Cadmus, Shamgar, Yeshua or Joshua Ben Pantera ( Jesus, the Christ ) existed or not, the
evidence shows that some of them did EXIST as human beings, one can only draw one
evident conclusion. These great heroes of Egyptian , Greek, Hebrew, and Danite origin are
blood relatives, pure and simple! Samson, who the ancient Greeks said was the same person
as the Greek Heracles ( Hercules ) or as separate heroes are still blood relatives. John L.
Johnson, author of THE BLACK BIBLICAL HERITAGE, published by Winston-Derek
Publishers, copyright 1994 by John L. Johnson, pg. # 37 reports, "Capthor was the seventh son
of Mizraim ( "Egypt" ), grandson of Ham, and father of the black Philistines ( Jer. 47: 4;
Amos 9:7 )." He further points out some interesting facts concerning Samson and the Hebrews
who were blacks, natives of Africa. Page # 101, he states: "Ludwig Kohler says that Hebrews possessed flat and pug noses, and that Samson's hair was not in locks as the Biblical translators write, but in plaits ( an ancient African custom ). Kohler's remarks can be found in the following source: "Hebrew Man," pp. 16, 24. 1956. The 1884 edition of The Family Bible," by Baird and Dillon, which contains the identical books of the King James Version with additional texts called Apocrypha, states in the book of Judith 10: 3, that the Hebrewess Judith braided her hair. Hebrews within Samson's era were none other than the Negro type with black skins and woolly hair." J.A. Rogers, author of SEX AND RACE VOL. # 1 states, "The earliest Jews were in all probability, Negroes. Abraham, their ancestor, is said to have come from Chaldea and the ancient Chaldeans were black,....." Rogers informs the reader that, "Only seventy Jews went to Egypt, but according to the Bible, 600,000 men left it, which must have meant an additional two or three million women and children. Thus, Jewish culture was Egyptian culture. For example, the Egyptians did not and still do not eat pork." Ramses III defeated the Sea Peoples, including Dan and the Philistines in approximately 1190 B.C.
Martin Bernal, on page 420-421 of Black Athena, Vol. # 2 compares the sameness surrounding
the careers of Samson and Heracles ( Hercules ) along with the common opinion that the Tribe of
Dan were Egyptians, as were their relatives, the Philistines and Tjeker who roamed the seas
together in ships: "....looking at the parallels between the Samson cycles of stories and the Greek
myths around Herakles. The most striking parallel is that between Samson's death and
Herodotus's story that Herakles was taken quietly to be sacrificed in an Egyptian temple but then
exerted his strength and killed all of the Egyptians. As I argued in Chapter II, and shall be
discussing further in Volume 3, there is a very fundamental Egyptian component in the 'Greek'
myths of Herakles. Nevertheless the Samson stories would seem to come from Greek branches of
the tradition. Both heroes are strong; like the sun with which they are associated - Samson's name
comes from the Semitic Sms ( sun ) - both have strange rages and temporary loss of power; kill
lions and wear their skins.........the stories were taken from the Aegean to Palestine by the Sea
People." The story of Herakles versus King Busiris tells how Herakles found out that the evil king
was performing human sacrifices to a deity. Herakles went to the temple to put a stop to this
outrage. Herakles let himself be bound and brought to the altar, where he quickly burst his bonds,
and slaughtered thousands of Egyptians and early Greeks who were part of this evil cult. This is
the same story which the black Greeks of the Archaic Greek Period represented on the hydra
vases in which the Greek Herakles is portrayed in the original Greek form as an enormous
muscular black giant, slaying cult members, who are shown to be black Egyptians like Herakles,
and lighter complexioned Greeks. This portrayal of Herakles on a hydra in the museum of Vienna
is never discussed by those who still insist on promoting the lie of Aryan or Nordic involvement in
ancient Greek history. I mentioned this same artifact in an earlier article on the Greek Herakles.
This tale has a striking resemblance to the story of Samson in the Philistine temple.
Godfrey Higgins identifies Hercules and Samson as being heroes of the starry celestial realms
of planets and constellations. In addition he mentions that the Greeks knew of Samson and gave
him their own description. Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, page # 237, Higgins says: "The situation of the
celestial Hercules on the Serpent's head , pretty well identifies him with the Cristna ( Krishna ) of
Genesis and India.......Syncellus says of him, "In this time lived Samson, who was called
Hercules ( Heracles ), by the Greeks...." George Rawlinson, author of The History Of
Herodotus, page # 67 states, "In the Hebrew, "Samson", recalls the name of Sem, the
Egyptian Hercules."
The controversy continues as to the actual historical existence of Samson the Danite hero
and strongman. The stories , legends, and tales concerning him seem to indicate that he was an
emblem for the forces of nature. Samson has existence as the sun, sunlight, solar heat, he is
identified as the Hercules constellation, his name reveals that he is derived from ideas in ancient
Egypt concerning Sem the Egyptian Hercules. So Samson certainly exists as a force of Nature,
even as an emblem of human physical strength. Is it possible that a Danite judge and rebel existed
who exhibited marvelous physical strength and endurance as a warrior. Its possible. Samson,
Shimson, Simpson, Sampsa, Shemson, and Simon were not unusual names for Semites in those
days ( Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age ). Many pundits emphasize that the stories concerning
Samson are so fantastic that they are absurd. However their are other experts who see Samson,
the mortal hero, as very likely to have existed. For example Dennis Cox, Certified Professional
Trainer, and Dr. Roger Soule, Professor of Exercise Physiology, are of the opinion that the feats
of Samson are well within the ability of human achievement. They cite numerous records of
modern day strongmen and martial artists, particularly Karate, where such feats of exceptional
strength are demonstrated. The circus understand who must support the weight of 1200-1500 lbs.
consisting of the acrobats standing on his shoulders, karate experts shattering cement bricks and
the walls of buildings with their hands and feet. Dr. Firpo Carr, Professor of Semitic Languages
and Dr. Bryant Wood, Syro-Palestinian Archaeologist report that Samson Killed somewhere
between 20 and 30 men with the jawbone of an ass, not 1000. The number Aleph translates as a
number between 20 and 30 as used by the Hebrews, therefore the later Bible translators made a
mistranslation of the texts. Dr. Carr points out that Samson being able to kill 20 - 30 men is a
remarkable feat which is neither impossible or improbable. He also mentions the fact of Samson's
unusual physical strength and that the jawbone of an ass in the hands of a determined man is a
deadly weapon. Dr. Rulon Wood, lecturer and author reports that one person has often made the
difference in a situation, citing examples such as Alexander, Napoleon, and Hitler. If Samson did
live as a mortal on earth this probably would correspond to 1100 B.C.
Dr. Amikai Mazar, Professor of Archaeology, at the Haaretz Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel
describes the model of the Philistine temple in the museum which is based upon the actual temple
remains found at Tel Asea in Palestine. The temple pillars were made of wood and merely rested
on stone bases. Greg Pyros, architectural engineer created a computer generated model as an
image of the temples structure found at Tel Asea. He reports that the two central pillars were six
feet apart, made of wood, and their bottom part rested on a flat stone surface. This construction
was the weakest section of the temple construction. The wood pillars supported the vertical load
and central weight of the entire temple. A strongman like Samson, when exerting pressure on
these pillars, would cause their top ends which support the ceiling to move out of place. It would
take 150-250 lbs. of pressure to move these pillars. Greg Pyros believes a strongman with
Samson's motivation could accomplish this feat. The reader can refer to the videotape entitled
ANCIENT SECRETS OF THE BIBLE: Samson, Strongman Hero Or Legend. This video is
available from GROUP Productions, Box 485, Loveland, CO 80539. In conclusion what is certain
is Samson's role as an emblem of the solar forces of nature, the human qualities of courage and
physical strength, human weaknesses, and his origins in ancient African culture.
Thotmes III the Great: Egyptian Hercules And Biblical David?
By Samuel David Ewing
Thotmes III is often called the 'Napoleon of Antiquity', but this doesn't do justice to this man
who not only precedes Napoleon by thousands of years, whose approach to war and moral principles were far more admiral than France's "Little Corporal." Men-Keper-Re Thut-Mes III's reign was between 1483-1429 b.c.e. and his life was the source of a legend or two. His name has been spelled in various forms from ancient times until today. Examples being Thotmes III, Tuthmosis III, Thutmoses III, TWThomis III, Thut-Mes III, Taht and TWT. The spelling of his name has been a key to identifying him with a very important Biblical figure from the standpoint of ancient history. His accomplishments are listed here as follows:
1. He conquered all the nations of Western Asia and the region of the Eastern Mediterranean who were forced to pay annual tribute to him. This area included Cyprus, Crete, Syria, Palestine, Babylon, and Cilicia ( a Hittite nation ).
2. He was trained as a priest in the temple of Amun at Thebes *(Waset).
3. He captured kings of foreign nations, showing them along with thrones, royal chariots, jewels, vessels, cattle, objects of gold and silver as spoils of war. Cush sent him a tribute of almost 2000 pounds of gold.
4. He was famed for his remarkable courage which was displayed by his confrontation with a charging elephant.
5. Thotmes III was not a butcher, he wouldn't slay the elderly or the sick who were captured in war.
6. J.A. Rogers, author of World's Great Men of Color Vol. # 1 pg. # 64, gives an explanation of this ruler's character: "His character stands forth with more color and individuality than that of any other king of early Egypt save Ikhnathon. We see the man of tireless energy unknown in any Pharoah before or since; the man of versatility designing exquisite vases in a moment of leisure; the lynx-eyed administrator who launched his armies upon Asia with one hand and with the other crushed the extortionate tax-gatherer....While he was proud to leave a record of his unparalleled achievements, Thotmes protects more than once his deep respect for the truth in so doing....The genius which rose from an obscure priestly office to accomplish this for the first time in history reminds us of an Alexander or a Napoleon. He built the first real empire and is thus the first character possessed of universal aspects, the first world hero......He thus made not only a world-wide impression upon his age, but an impression of a new order. His commanding figure towering like an embodiment of righteous penalty, among the trivial plots of the petty Syrian dynasts, must have clarified the atmosphere of oriental politics as a strong wind drives away missuire vapors. The inevitable chastisement of his strong arm was held in awed remembrance by the men of Nahairn for three generations. His name was one to conjure with for centuries after his empire had crumbled to pieces. It was placed on amulets as a sword of power."
7. His authority extended over Asia Minor, islands of then sea, Babylon, Upper Euphrates, Libya, the habitable areas of the Sahara, Somalia (Punt), the upper reaches of the Nile, and Syria.
8. Cheikh Anta Diop, author of Towards The African Renaissance, copyright 1996 by the Karnak House, published by the Karnak House, 300 Westbourne Park Road, London WII IEH, pg. # 135 states: "From the time of Ancient Egypt to the present, the African has never thought of founding a durable moral or metaphysical system that is based on pessimism. Similarly, his ethics is not based on wars. The African-the Nubian and the Egyptian- were happy in their territories and had no economic reason to go out invading neighboring countries. Northern Europe is a deprived region, in comparison to Africa and the South in general. This is why invasions often came from the North to the South in a bid to take from Africans the resources in their own country. These invasions have remained uninterrupted from the days of the Achaeans- sea people - to recent time. The African is not a conqueror, it is only in defensive warfare that he proves a good warrior by vital adaptation. This was the case during the 18th Egyptian Dynasty of Thuotmosis III, following the Hyksos invasion, of Queen Candace who was described by Strabo as demonstrating unusual courage for a woman. It was the case for all members of national resistance movements during the colonial period, Samory, Lat-Dior, Behanzin, Rabah, El Hadj Omar, the Mahdi, etc."
9. Because of the enslavement Egyptians had suffered by the hand of the Hyksos and other northern (European ) invaders Thotmes III began a program of 17 military campaigns designed to discourage foreign invasions. He commanded a standing army of approximately 700,000 men. Thotmes III made Kemet so powerful that it ruled over the entire civilized world as it was known in ancient history. This included dominance over the Aegean, mainland Greece including Mycenae, and the Levant. During a period of almost 20 years he conquered close to 400 cities. Assyrians, Babylonians, Syrians, and other countries paid him tribute including the daughters of foreign kings as his wives.
10. Thotmes III's character revealed him to be a person of truth, justice, and righteousness who empowered the humble, scribes, governors, and judges. He was humanitarian in his approach to the poor, slaves, and the captives of war. He was the son of Thotmes I and a Sudanese Nubian slave woman named Auset (Isis). Thotmes III was between the age of 80-82 when he died.
Thotmes III, the Biblical David? :
There is information that seems to support the conclusion that the King David of the Bible and Thotmes III are the same person. In this article the various ways of spelling 'David' in ancient Egyptian were listed and these forms are the most likely way the name was pronounced in Biblical Old Testament times. The name David should be examined further. In Hebrew language it has been written Da-ud (Da-wood), in Egyptian as Da-wd (Tawoot). The Da meaning "to smite" and the wd meaning "to fling." This is consistent with David's battle against the giant called Goliath. Thotmes III has been described as a short muscular black man. Looking further at Thotmes' name will reveal:
Thotmes = Thoth + Moses. Thotmes III was a Moses.
A. Thoth or Tehuti is one of the forms of the ancient Egyptian Hercules.
B. Mos = "Chosen One" - rightful person drawn from the water. The pharoah and living Heru.
C. Moses = MaShu is Maat-Tefnut (Mother-God ) as female aspect of Thoth and Shu, therefore
she is the Female Egyptian Hercules. Shu is the masculine or male aspect of Maat or Tefnut
making him the Male Egyptian Hercules (Father-God).
D. As the Living Heru (Horus or Hero), Thotmes III is a Heracles/Hercules.
E. In a previous article showing the Biblical Yahweh to be identical in origin and type to the ancient Egyptian Hercules; it was shown that Tehuti (Thoth), Khonsu, Shu, Ausar-Yah, Yahweh, Jah, Khon, Chon, and Mashu (Moses) were one and the same in type and origin. If King David and Thotmes III are the same person or separate they would both still be incarnations of the Egyptian Hercules. Translations of Thotmes III's name and meaning will result in these descriptions:
1. "The Word Of God (Ra orAmen) born from the pool of water."
2. "The Word Of God, the Chosen One drawn from the pool of water."
3. "Thoth, the Chosen One of [Truth, Justice, and Righteousness= Maat], Power, Strength, and
Might."
4. "Thoth, the Chosen One ( or Rightful Person) drawn from the water."
5. "The Chosen One (or Rightful Person) born from Thoth is drawn from the pool of water."
6. "Thoth is born from the pool of water."
Moustafa Gadalla, author of Historical Deception: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT, published by Bastet Publishing, Post Office Box 7234, Erie, Pa. 16510, U.S.A., copyright 1996 by Moustafa Gadalla, pg. #147 reports:
"As discussed earlier, the ancient language didn't have short vowels. The first element of this king's name was always written as Twt, i.e with three consonants....When Twt is written, in the equivalent Hebrew alphabetical characters, it becomes Dwd. When Dwd is pronounced phonetically it becomes Dawood which is the Hebrew name for David."
David vs. Goliath:
David encountered a Philistine giant named Goliath in Canaan according to the Bible. However historically this could not be true because the Philistines were not in this region till after the time of Ramses III. The Philistines came into Canaan around the 12th century B.C. and David according to the Bible lived some time before that period. Gadalla has mentioned that this story is most likely based on the Egyptian story entitled "The Autobiography of Sinhue." He also reports that other scholars have noted this as well. On pages 149-150, Gadalla quotes William Kelly Simpson, "The account of the fight between the champion of Retenu (Sinhue) has frequently been compared to the David and Goliath duel, for which it may have served as a literary prototype." The Sinhue story is as old as 20th century B.C., a thousand years before the David and Goliath tale, and the Israelites residing in Egypt would be very familiar with the account.
Another factor to be considered is that the military exploits of Thotmes III and the Biblical King David are identical. *Thotmes III fought at the Battle Of Armageddon, he was victorious, and this battle was described in the Bible as David's war in Rabbah. The parallels in the military careers of Thotmes III and David are as follows:
1. Both men fought against a great fortification in Canaan under the command of a Syrian king
who ruled over a Syrian confederacy.
2. Both men defeated the confederacy which sought refuge in the fortification.
3. Both men encircled the fort with their armies and eventually captured it.
4. Both Thotmes III and David defeated the Syrian confederacy at the Battle of Armageddon
which took place at Megiddo (Rabbah). The most powerful Syrian city still threatened the king
(Thotmes III/David) so he attacked and defeated the city. He continued onward to capture the territories up to the Euphrates River then had a stela placed to commemorate his victories.
5. In II Samuel David's war exploits are given and in I Kings the area where wars were fought by David are described. These accounts match very well with Thotmes III's career except that the Biblical chronology places these events in a later time frame which we know is incorrect.
The Battle Of Armageddon:
Moustafa Gadalla points to the importance that the battle at Megiddo had for Thotmes III and to those who understood it as having a prophetic meaning. On page 155 of his book Gadalla states, "Twthomosis III always looked back on the battle of Megiddo as the most important military campaign of his life. That is why in all his military inscriptions, on the walls of the Karnak temple and other locations, he gives more details about that military campaign than any others." On pages 153-154, Gadalla gives the prophetic view point of the Biblical perspective, "The military importance of Megiddo and its legend, as an international battleground, is reflected in John (Revelation 16:16) . Armageddon ( Har Meggiddon, the Mount of Megiddo ) is the site where, at the end of days, all the kings of the world will fight the ultimate battle against the forces of God." Of significance here are the parallels between Thotmes III/David vs. the Syrian Confederacy ( a historical event) and the Word Of God (Jesus, the Christ) vs. Antichrist (Satan) in the future Battle of Armageddon described in the Revelation of John. Some of these similarities are as follows:
1. The meaning of Thotmes III's name or in Hebrew as 'David' indicates that he is the embodiment of the Word Of God and a messiah as Jesus is said to be. The word 'messiah' and the title 'Christ' are of Egyptian origin as the "anointed one" for God's service. The pharoah's were the 'Sons of God (RA or Amen ) anointed to be the messiahs and Christs. The word Christ originating from the Egyptian word 'Karast.'
2. Thotmes III/David and Jesus were both likened to Hercules and the Hero, the former in Khamitian (Egyptian) culture, the latter in Christian and Roman culture. Both are King of Kings and Lord of Lords. *In the second part of my book I explain how the Jesus figure and Hercules are considered to be one and the same.
3. Both figures fight an apparent confederacy of kings under the command of an evil king of kings and defeat them.
4. Both David and Thotmes III brought the Ark of the Covenant to Megiddo. This is mentioned in II Samuel, 6:17 and in the annals of Twthomosis III at Karnak. Gadalla reveals Thotmes III's words from the annals on page 160 of his book, "....Proceeding northward by my majesty, carrying my father Amen-Re, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands that he might open the ways before me." Gadalla further states, "Twthomosis III carried the Ark of the neter (god) Amen-Re with him to war, and it stayed with him near the fortress. The presence of the holy Ark, transformed this location into a holy ground" ".......The idea of a holy Ark was introduced to the Israelites by Moses, from Egyptian practices of worship." The Ark was the actual presence of the Supreme Being with the king and his army, therefore they were favored by the neter (god) to win the war because the god would fight against their enemies. The king and his army became the army of God with the forces of God fighting against the forces of evil. In Psalm 2:6-8 David is mentioned as the "Son of God" which is the same as all Egyptian kings were called the "Son of God." The Ark is a boat or royal barge carried by men with the sacred icons, talismans etc. of the god contained therein.
5. Thotmes III was both priest and king or priest-king which was the same designation given to Jesus Christ.
In conclusion the discussion of the parallels between Thotmes III and King David have significance in actually validating to some degree the Biblical account with historical data. In addition the connection between the Black African culture of ancient Khamit (Egypt) and the Hebrews leads to the African origin of the Hercules concept.
References:
1. Gadalla, Moustafa, Historical Deception: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT, Bastet Publishing, 1996.
2. Finch III, M.D., Charles S., Echoes of the Old Darkland, Khenti Inc., 1991.
3. Diop, Anta Diop, Towards The African Renaissance, Karnak House, 1996.
4. Rogers, J. A., World's Great Men Of Color, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1972
ELOHIM AMAZON: The African Legacy Part # 1
By Samuel D. Ewing
In the spirituality teachings of LAW OF LIFE (A. D. K. LUK Publications) and Summit University Press mention a cosmic being of vast powers named Elohim Amazon. This article will begin with information documented on Elohim Amazon by these two organizations then venture further into the history of the beliefs and traditions linked to this cosmic being.
A. D. K. Luk, author of LAW OF LIFE BOOK II, explains that the Seven Elohim are the mental activities and conscious creative energies of the Creator (Supreme Being). These Elohim are the Seven Spirits of God as well as the Seven Flames of God that are attributes of God. The First Ray of God is Hercules which is the Blue Flame aspect of the Creator. The Feminine Aspect of Elohim Hercules is Elohim Amazon or Amazonia. Hercules and Amazon are the Elohim of the First Ray, of God's Will, Power, Strength, Force, Action, and Courage. A person can call on them for strength and courage. Luk explanation is on page293- 294 of Book II, "Hercules is Eloah of Power....He is guardian of the energy released and used on the planets. Hercules summoned the other Elohim to carry out Helios' and Vesta's plan for the creation of this system. He is known for power and strength, but his power is love...He is nearly fourteen feet in height. One can call to Him for courage and strength. Amazon is also of large stature and very powerful." The Elohim of the Blue Ray are being made of cosmic Blue Flame and Blue and White Electricity (Lightning). A portion of this ray is said to be located in the brow of every human as part of their nature. The result is that we are linked to Elohim Amazon and Her masculine aspect as a part of their nature when we use our power of free will to decide on doing what is righteous, courageous, creative, and purposeful. A. D. K. Luk states on page 388, "The activity and qualities of the first ray are protection, power, faith, and initiative. Executives and rulers come under this, as do governmental activities and affairs." Also are given some of the uses of the Blue Ray by the Elohim of this ray and their devotees:
1. The Sword of Blue Flame is used to pulverize, transform and remove evil on the physical level
by first removing its cause on the spiritual levels.
2. The Cross of Blue Flame is used for protection, to restrain or bind evil (destructive forces), and to silence them.
3. The Cosmic Blue Lightning is a supreme power of the fire element energy that shatters, purifies, incinerates, and transforms negative forces and situations to great effect. The Lords of the Blue Flame rule over all electricity of the earth. Elohim Amazon, like Her male counterpart rules over the power of the throat chakra. A person who has learned to really use their throat chakra would have the power to create anything by the approval of the Supreme Being. Elohim Amazon and Hercules are the throat chakra power of the Supreme Being and are therefore the Word of God. Elohim Amazon and Hercules have one of their spiritual headquarters or focuses of their Presence in Yosemite National Park in California (the Half-Dome Mountain).
The song 'AMAZON (or Amazonia) - THOU GRACIOUS ONE,' written by Thomas Hastings on November 17, 1956 some of the attributes of Elohim Amazon are noted:
1. She is a solar being who is the complement of Hercules and She sits enthroned in glory.
2. She is the Perfection Flame that will one day restore all existence to a state of perfection.
3. She possesses the power of God's Divine Love, with Her Light she "erases" all that is against the Will of God, and a person can call to Her to be held in Her protective influence.
4. Her cosmic power and might is light itself and She brings peace to humanity.
5. She is the Gracious One beauty, charm of form, movement, expression, compassion, and kindness.
Law of Life: Songs, published by A. D. K. Luk Publications, 3575 S. Crow Cutoff, Rye Star Rd., Pueblo, CO 81004, has the song just described here and its beautiful lyrics. This song is usually sung to the tune of Rock Of Ages. From what has been said so far concerning Elohim Amazon it is becoming clear that She is also a female savior and prophet as well.
Further information that points to Elohim Amazon's role as a female savior, prophet, and hero can be gathered from the dictations of Elizabeth Clare Prophet. In a published dictation attributed to "Amazonia, Elohim of the First Ray," April 30, 1978, Vol. 21, No. 18, pgs. #87 and 88, Amazonia describes Herself: "It is really amazing! Well let me tell you, beloved ones, this saying comes from my name, Amazon. For truly the works of God are amazing, and as the complement of beloved Hercules I can say to you today that the I Am is amazing."
2. "Many of you ladies at present wearing physical forms of far less stature than my own are not able perhaps in ordinary thought to conceive of yourselves in giant form; and yet, if you will look at the statue of the beloved Goddess of Liberty' you may develop the concept of a giant race. During the time when I manifested physically upon this planet, there was a race of magnificent women dwelling in South America that bore my name, Amazon."
3. Pg.# 88: "...and we who are known as Amazons- and I AM Amazon....the wonderful complement that God has given me, beloved Hercules, manifests the power aspect of God, that this power is always tempered by the feminine aspect so that it is not a destructive force but it is a power of light and love wielded as blue lightning and manifesting the perfection of God always....Power is needed but it must not be unbridled. Therefore in my beloved complement, Hercules, there manifests that aspect of feminine control which produces the divine balance of life." *Note that in these quotations are some hints to Amazonia's history such as Her being the Power aspect of God that uses restraint upon itself so as not to overwhelm the universe, the association with the Goddess of Liberty which hints at a closer identity, and Her incarnations as a number of Amazons (giantesses) who walked upon the earth. These matters will be explained as this article continues.
I was able to learn more about Elohim Amazon at the Summit Lighthouse Center in Englewood, Ohio where there were people who instructed me concerning their view point on this matter. They informed me that:
1. Elohim Amazon and Hercules are the physical and spiritual aspects of the universe itself. As such they are cosmic beings of light, fire, electricity, shades of blue (electric blue), the secret Turquoise Ray, and the White Ray of Purity. The Blue Ray is represented by the sapphire and the white by the diamond. Their causal body is the blue skies, stellar skies, and the universe itself. All living beings live inside of them. Amazonia is the World Mother who is intensely blue, the Mother of Creation, and the creator of all there is.
2. Amazonia's Causal Body is made up of the good deeds performed by Herself, prayers and decrees used by devotees to call Her expands Her Causal body in the forms of rings of blue and white light. She rules with Her husband (Hercules) over the activities on earth such as the weather, electrical power, law enforcement, good government, sports, health, physical fitness, strength sports ( bodybuilding, powerlifting, Olympic Lifting etc.), self-defense tactics, lightning, and storms.
3. Hercules and Amazon are actually one cosmic being. Hercules is the spirit who gives ideas and impetus to Amazon. Hercules is the Masculine Principle of Will and Determination to carryout an idea and manifest it. This is called the Father Principle. Amazon is the Mother (Mater) or Matter which actively moves to manifest a form of the idea She receives from Hercules. Amazon is the Feminine Principle of Will and Determination which manifests in the form of matter. She is the Mother principle.
4. *I was a member of the Summit Lighthouse's church in Englewood, Ohio from 1995-1996. One of the instructors there explained to me how the Amazon Principle and Hercules Principle worked together to achieve a desired outcome. She used the example of a person who wants to perform an athletic feat. A. A person decides that they want to clean and press 200 lbs. overhead for a time period of 45 minutes. This idea and goal is the desire and will to do it. This is the Hercules Principle. B. The person decides to manifest this idea by obtaining the materials and tool to make this event possible. Therefore the person uses an exercise program, a barbell, nutrition, and rest periods. This is the Amazon Principle. C. The final stage is to perform the clean and press for 45 minutes with a 200lbs. barbell. This brings the Hercules-Amazon Principles together as One. Metaphysically the performance of this feat (the physical prowess to perform) becomes an act of love between the Two who are One. The result of this action is like the child born of the two energies. Of course this is a very simplified way of showing how spiritual energy is used in ordinary situations. Now that some basic information is established on the history of these beliefs; tracing back to the history of Elohim Amazon will show that She originated from the ancient Black African peoples of Africa. To conclude this part of the article it becomes clear that Amazon is the miraculous, creative, and awe inspiring power of God and the results of this power in action.
Amazon(Amazonia) Is The Female-Male of the Godhead:
Amazon is the androgynous and Hermaphroditic form of the Supreme Being to whom ancient
peoples believed was the prototype of human beings as male and female. Amazon who is a being
having a divine female and male nature and appearance created human beings. Godfrey Higgins,
author of Anacalypsis Vol.# 1, page 505, 506, and 508 explains: 506- "Among the ancients, many
persons thought that the book of Genesis meant to describe the man and woman as at first
created, to have been one and and androgynous being. It is there said that God created man
in his own image, and PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF WOMAN, created he him, male
and female created he them. Many persons formerly believed that the first man and
woman were united in one body.... The text says man was formed after the image of God;
but God himself was believed to be androgynous.....The double being, out of which God
formed the man and the woman, is nothing but the Amazon of the ancients; and the
Amazon is nothing but a Venus Hermaphrodite....being both one half male, the other one
half female. The Isis sitting on the lotus, with the solar glory, is another example of this kind
of double being." 506: "I believe, with Mr. Faber, that the statues of Amazons, said to have
been worshiped at most places named above, were statues of the double God, or the first man
of Genesis, made after the image of God." Godfrey shows the presence of the worship of
Amazon in India on page 508: "Mr. Faber says, "The Amazon of the Elephanta "pagoda, and
of the wonder-loving Greek fabulists, is manifestly no other than the compound
"Hermaphroditic deity, who, by the Hindoos, is called Ardhanari, and who is formed by the
lateral conjunction of Siva with Parvati.....from the head to the feet , the right side of a man
and the left side of a woman. Near the statue in question reposes the mysterious Bull Nandi."
"On the Amazon of this cave, Col. Wilford says, the figure with one breast has been thought
by most to represent an Amazon: it, however, appears to me a representation of the consort of
Siva, exhibiting the active power of her Lord; not only as Bavani or courage, but as Isani, or
the Goddess of Nature considered as male and female, and presiding over generation."
".....In the Institute of Menu it is written, "Having divided his own substance, the Mighty
Power became half "male and half female."
Godfrey also indicates that Amazons, the women warriors were black women, page 506,
"There was a city in Africa called Zona....Polyaenus speaks of Amazons in India....They likewise occur in Ethiopia....it was said that Cadmus had an Amazonian wife, when he went to Thebes, and that her name was Sphinx....the reader will not forget that the Sphinx was half Lion, (not Lioness) and half woman. There were also Amazonian Colchians, who were noticed as being peculiarly black.....They were also called Syri, Assyrii, Chaldaei,, Mauri, and Chalbyes....Lucian...calls Minerva an Amazon. Cadmus was a hero of Black African ancestry as was noted in the article on Theseus therefore it would not be an unusual occurrence for him to have a wife who was a Black woman warrior. Colchians, Assyrians, Chaldeans and the like were known to be Africans of Black ancestry. On 511 Godfrey states, "After these people came the Amazons and Cyclops, who invented arithmetic and perhaps letters, who worshiped upon the tops of mountains.....They were Negroes." Page 512, "For a time, the Amazonian doctrines, or the adoration of the female principle, seems to have prevailed among them." Now Amazon was worshiped as the Supreme Godhead as the superior form of God even greater in power and eminence than the masculine aspect of God. She was God the Mother, the Divine Feminine who as Divine Female and Divine Male combined was still the Mighty Feminine Power of the universe. Her influence spread from Ethiopia and Egypt to Greece and on into India. Godfrey explains this on pages 174-175 of Anacalypsis, Vol. # 2 and he gives us the various names by which she was known in these cultures: "The word Yoni is acknowledged to be the same as Iune. It is the same as Iune of the Israelites, which means dove. It is the Diana or Di-ja-na or Dwa-ja-na. It became, when the Greeks perfected their language, by the invention of a neuter gender, the To Ov, or the I Ov. It is the Hebrew ie or ieue I AM THAT I AM- or, grammatically,- I SHALL BE WHAT I HAVE BEEN; or a definition of the creative power....the word Yavana means a sect professing the superior influence of the female over the male nature...... Hence we see why Yavanas become Ionians....It has the same meaning as Amba of India, and the Omphe of Greece, and the Om and Ammon of Egypt....finally it is the Argha." On page 175, "As the city of On or Heliopolis, or of the generative power, was called the city of destruction, so the beautiful of Greece was the Cali or Goddess of destruction with the Indians. From this principle she became the Goddess of Time, because Time is the greatest of destroyers...." It is apparent that Amazon was well known to people in various lands, that She was understood as being the I AM PRESENCE of the cosmos, that AM, OM, AMBA, and AMMON are the same. Her influence as Amazon is known in India as Amba, Kali ( Cali), both which are forms of Durga, the Hindu God as Mother (Supreme War Goddess) and I will also mention here that in India She was known also as UMASOON ( Hindu spelling for Amazon ). Her women warriors in India were also called Umasoons who worshiped Her. AMAZON is the same as the god/dess Yahweh in the Bible. Yahweh is a male-female name revealing the true nature of this deity, Yah is male and Weh ( to increase in life, growth, power) is female, furthermore when this name is transliterated in Hindu language the name 'Shiva' is the equivalent, and Shiva just like His Hebrew counterpart are the same in description including their feminine natures. All of this is Amazon.
Barbara G. Walker, author of The Woman's Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets, on page 24 says of Amazon, "...the Primal Androgyne with a male right half and female left half, echoed by coelescence of the Amazon Goddess Artemis with her brother-consort Apollo." On page 395 she describes Hermaphrodite or Amazon in Greek culture, "Like India's Ardhanarisvara-Kali and Shiva united in one body- Hermes was the original "Hermaphrodite" united in one body with Aphrodite. Priests wore artificial breasts and female garments to preside over Aphrodite's Cyprian temple in the guise of the god Hermaphroditus."
In the name Amazon is contained many clues and information concerning the nature of this being. Amazon is a name made up of several names with significant meanings. First we will look at the meaning of the word AM. Godfrey gives the history of the word AM as well as other ancient African and Hindu equivalents of this word. Page 110, Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, "The word AM in the Hebrew not only signifies might, strength, power, firmness, solidity, truth, but it also means Mother, as in Genesis ii, 24, and Love, whence the Latin Amo, mamma. If the word be taken to mean strength, then Amon will mean ( the first syllable am being in regimine) the temple of the strength of the generative or creative power , or the temple of the mighty creative power..... the mother generative power, or the maternal generative power: perhaps the Urania of Persia, or the Venus Aphrodite of Crete and Greece, or the Jupiter Genetrix.....And the city of On or Heliopolis will be the city of the Sun or city of the procreative powers of nature, of which the sun is always an emblem. Earlier on the same page he says, "On, however, or Aun, was the Egyptian title of the sun, whence the city of On..." Page 109, "Jamieson has said, in his Hermes Scythicus, (pp.6,7) on the word Am, Om, Um....that the meaning of this word is cycle or circle." The words AM, ON, AN, AUN, OM, UM have the same meaning which is the sun, great procreative power, cycle, and circle which are considered here as of the Mighty Feminine Power. Here must be included the second word in Amazon which is MA. Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, pg.# 168, Godfrey explains, " I have stated the fact that, in almost all written languages the word Ma or Am is found to mean Mother- to mean also Goddess, the female generative power- the Alma Venus- the olme-the Mother of the Gods." Page 242, "it was the Pala, the Pallas, (the Divine Wisdom ) and the Palladium or pallium of Elijah, or of the Lamb of God....is amor, and this is ama, which ama aspirated is C-ama. Amor is Roma....is Sora or Sura, the Sun....being Cama is also Ama or Venus....Thus Venus and Cupid....that is the Virgin Mother and Child are the same; these are the Black Madonnas and Bambinos...." It is becoming very clears that Amazon is the Virgin Mary who according to her pedigree in the Bible was a black woman as well as baby Jesus; if one believes in the story as historical then that is the inevitable conclusion. The Mary figure was based on the ancient Egyptian figure Auset (Isis), a black female goddess who we shall see is also the Amazon of this article. Ma was known in ancient Egypt as a form of the Divine Mother called Maat, Ma, Mut, Met, and Ma-Nu. This black goddess is Truth, Justice, and Righteousness who measured the truth of any person or situation with a pair of scales and an ostritch feather. She was the cosmic judge over the living and the dead, keeping the forces of the universe in balance she is that energy known as Libra, sometimes she was shown having wings because was omnipresent, and a sword of justice to cut to pieces those manifestations of evil that went against balance. Her power is cosmic and the modern image of the Goddess of Justice seen in courts is based on Maat. Barbara Walker reports on page 560, The Women's Encyclopedia Of Myths And Secrets, concerning MA and AM, "In Egyptian myth, a reversal of Ma-Ma of nourishing breasts produced the female Devourer in the underworld: Am-Am, eater of souls...Ma, the great goddess of Comana....She was taken to Rome where she merged with the war goddess Bellona, who personifed fighting spirit as indomitable as that of a mother defending her young."
Amazon Is The Solar And Electrical Power of God/dess:
The ancient Africans of Cush and Egypt observed that Amazon took the form of the forces of nature such as fire, the sun, lightning and electricity, floods, light, violent winds, and the like. Their observations of this phenomena are consistent with modern understanding on the Blue Ray/Flame (blue flame is the hottest form of fire) and other attributes of Elohim Amazon.
Pg. 33, "..that all the Gods of antiquity resolved themselves into solar fire, sometimes itself
as God, or sometimes as emblem or shekinah* of that higher principle, known by the name
of the creative Being or God." Pg. # 35, "...this powerful and beneficent agent, the solar
fire, was the most potent destroyer, and hence would arise the first idea of a Creator and
Destroyer united in the same person....it must have been observed, that the destruction
caused by this powerful being was destruction only in appearance, that destruction was
only reproduction in another form- regeneration....Hence, by a very natural and obvious
train of reasoning, arose the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer....in Egypt, Osiris
(Ausar), Neith, and Typhon(Set): in each case Three Persons and one God. And thus arose
the Trimurti or Trinity.....the Creative Deity consisted of a certain very refined substance,
similar, if not the same, as the magnetic, galvanic, or electric fluid." Pg. #37, "...disseminated
throughout the world with the doctrine of the Trinity, was that of the Hermaphroditic or
Androgynous character of the Deity." Note that the Shekinah is the glory of God in Hebrew
scriptures who is God's Female Persona and the goddess Neith of Egypt is a form of Amazon.
This glory or power being of the nature of electrical and solar fires with their consequent effects
reveals Amazon's closeness to and as the supreme divinity. It was believed in those times that all
of existence was an emanation or emanations of rays that came from the Supreme Godhead which
was its source, including matter whose forms were only degrees of energy or light solidified. Pg. #
814-815 "Men supposed that matter emanated or flowed from the Deity, like rays from the
sun....and perhaps all matter consisted of rays of light or fire in different combinations....every
substance was capable of being resolved, and was in fact constantly resolving into an invisible,
impalpable fluid.....The fluid here spoken of was called an ethereal or a spiritual fire, and I
suppose more nearly answers to the Galvanic, or Electric, or Magnetic Fluid....Thus when
reabsorbed, all nature was God, as God had been all nature previous to the emanation." These
quotes in this section of the article on Amazon's electrical and solar aspects are from Anacalypsis
Vol. # 1, by Godfrey Higgins. On page 505 he clarifies that the word Zon in AMAZON has a
meaning related to this subject, "The word Amazon is composed of two very ancient words.
The first is AMA or MA, which in old languages means MOTHER. The second is an ancient
name of the Sun, which was called ZON, ZAN, ZAON, and ZOAN." From this word Amazon
we get the meaning of Mother Sun (Sun as Mother), and Creator-Preserver-Destroyer Mother
Sun. ***Note here as well that the word Zion is derived from Zon, also the word Zon also is the
same as the word SON; ZON, SUN, and SON. Giving the name AMAZON the meaning of
MOTHER-SON or MOTHER and SON= This is Auset( Isis) and her son Heru ( Horus, Hero,
and Hercules). Auset (Isis) is the prototype of the Biblical Mary ( Mother of God). Mary's
numerous titles and epithets were copied of of Auset's word for word, their stories are similar,
the name Mary, Miriam, Meri, and Mari are the names of Auset (Isis) thousands of years
prior to the Biblical Mary. The same is true of Heru, that many of his names and epithets
were copied onto the Jesus legend; many of the stories of Jesus exploits were taken from the
stories of Heru's life, thousands of years prior to the Jesus legend. Amazon is Auset and
Mary. Finally, the ancients believed that God as being the universe had tangible forms and those
which were most powerful and subtle. Godfrey emphasizes on pg. # 336, Anacalypsis Vol. # 2,
"....I would observe as to such philosophers as believe the universe or matter to be God, that if
they be right, he must exist in his more refined, as well as in his less refined state....Was it
hydrogen? This Gas, I think, is what the ancient materialist (and all the fathers and Moses
were materialists) considered to be the substance of the First Cause....we call hydrogen, by
which is meant a substance which is the base of both water and fire, constituted that which
the ancients called spiritual fire, and from this arise the apparent contradictions in the
designations of water, fire, and air, as the origin of things ....we may perceive the corporeal
Trinity of Plato. Whence came the baptism of water, fire, and air? From the FIRST
emanated the base of hydrogen, which base was Maia; from Maia....emanated hydrogen, the
base of fire and water. The first three constitute the first Trinity.....this is ancient doctrine
only put to modern words- Gas and Hydrogen:...that the electric, the galvanic, the magnetic,
fluids and hydrogen, are all one substance; that the first three are one.......thus all nature was
God; thus God was nature."
Amazon Is The Holy Spirit:
Before going on to this part of the article I need to mention that the native Black African people had lived for thousands of years in a Mother-Child type of society where women and mothers were highly esteemed, respected, and held great power within and over the African kingdoms. This eventually changed but we can understand how their love and respect for God as Mother would flourish in Africa and beyond.
Ombri or Omphale (the navel of the world), the center of the universe is shown in the story of the Amazon queen named Omphale who bought Hercules as a slave and lover. The significance of this story is that she became naked placing upon her body the Nemean lionskin and helmet of Hercules that reveals that Omphale is the spirit of the Female Power that has been protecting Hercules. She also takes Hercules' club, another form of Feminine Power. This scene shows a Greek mystery whose source is in ancient Egypt where the oldest form of Hercules was a female with the shapeshifting powers of the Divine Lioness, in addition this lioness was worn upon the shoulders of the Egyptian Hercules, revealing Her protecting presence, and Her form as a club of fire to help him destroy the demons of hell. Readers will note that this information is given in the articles concerning Tefnut and Shu. Omphale is the divine protective power of Hercules. Godfrey explains this dynamic on pages 112-113, Anacalypsis Vol. #1, "As Omphale, it was the female generative power, the wife of Hercules, and the navel of the earth or Nabbi. It was also the prophetic voice of the Om....The oracle was the spirit of God, the sanctus spiritus. It founded Delphi in the form of a black Dove. A Dove is always the emblem the Holy Spirit. Iune is Hebrew for Dove. This is the Yoni* of India, the Os Minxae, the Matrix. At Delphi the response came from a fissure or crack in the mountain, the Yoni of the earth. This was the emblem of the ruh or Holy Ghost, the Third Person of the Trinity. The third person was the Destroyer, or in his good capacity, the Regenerator......M. Dubois has observed that the Prana or Principle of Life, of the Hindoos, is the Breath of Life by which the Creator animated the clay, and man became a living soul. Origen expressedly makes the Holy Ghost female. Page 113, "....the Supreme Being thought to be material, and to consist of a very refined igneous fluid; more like the galvanic or electric fire than anything with which I am acquainted. This was also the opinion of most of the ancient Christian fathers. This was called the anima as female.....and was the ruh of the second verse of Genesis, which Parkhurst calls breath or air in motion (Isaiah xi. 4, ) an incorporeal substance and the Holy Ghost. From this comes the expression 'to inspire,' or 'holy inspiration.' the word Ghost means spiritus or anima.....whence came the baptism by fire and the Holy Ghost....We see the active principle, fire, the Creator, and the Preserver, and also the Destroyer, identified with the Holy Ghost of the Christians, in the united form of the Dove and of Fire settling on the apostles. Here we have most clearly the Holy Ghost identified with the Destroyer Fire. The Dove is the admitted emblem of the female procreative power. It always accompanies Venus. Hence in Sanscrit the female organ of generation is called Yoni. The Hebrew name is Iune. Evidently the same. The wife of Jove, the Creator, very naturally bears the name of the female creative power, Juno. It is unnecessary to point out the close relation of the passion love to the procreative power....the Holy Ghost or the spiritus sanctus, ruh,, or anima mundi, or alma Venus.....It is also said to have come with a sound as of a rushing mighty wind, but to have been visible as a tongue of fire....and we have the baptism of water, wind, and fire-the baptism of the Estrucans."
The seven rays of the Dove or Holy Spirit displayed in Christian imagery was actually taken
from portrayals of an ancient Goddess in ancient Egypt and Greece. The seven rays shining from
the Doves are the Seven Sisters (Pleiades, stars), represented by seven sacred women said to have
founded the oracles of Theban Amon, these women were called Doves who were black because it was recorded that they were Black women, and they became renowned in Northern Africa as the Seven Pillars of Wisdom. The names for the Dove have the same meaning in ancient Africa and India such as Iune, Ione, June, Juno, and Yoni. They are emblems of Isis, Venus, Aphrodite, and Astarte. Barbara Walker reports on page 253, "the cult of the Dove used to incorporate primitive rites of castration, and its modification, circumcision. India called the Seven Sisters "razors" or "cutters" who judged and "critically" wounded men, the Krittakas, "Seven Mothers of the World", root of the Greek Kritikos, "judge." They killed and gave rebirth to gods......" In India the Yoni is the iconic representation of of the generative organs of Devi ( the Goddess in Her infinite forms). This worship was common among all peoples with symbols of the Yoni being worshiped in the form of an inverted triangle, fish, horseshoe, the Omega sign, egg, fruit, bowls, baskets, vases, clefts in a stone, caves, lotus, rose, lily, shells, water etc. Auset (Isis) was worshiped in Egypt seated on a throne with her child in her lap, wearing a crown with a fish on top, and also in her form as Het-Heru (Hathor) the Egyptian prototype of Aphrodite. The Dove was also in the form of the Holy Ghost associated with Semiramis and the Virgin Mary. In medieval Europe Mary was portrayed with 6 or 7 doves of the Holy Spirit representing the Spirits of Fear of God, Strength of God, Piety of God, Wisdom of God, Science (Omniscient) of God, Council of God, and Intelligence of God. The Ruh or Ruach is the feminine name in Hebrew for the Holy Spirit revealing its gender. Godfrey mentions the historical description of the Seven Sisters, pg. # 502, Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, "The priestesses at Dodona were Io-nians.....Herodotus has informed us what this means: he says they were black women, who came from Egypt....but I daresay they were black women, Ionim, followers of ***the black queen of heaven-Pythonesses , or Sibyls..." In Anacalypsis Vol. # 2 Godfrey says, "I have shown that Venus was identical with Ceres, Hecate, and she was black- in fact, the Mother of the Gods as such. She had two doves."
Ceres or Demeter is the Goddess of Agriculture, Food, Abundance, Supply, and Nature in ancient Greek and Roman religion which was derived from African spirituality and religion. Furthermore Ceres is a Female Savior who is the female aspect of Hercules. Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, pg. #588, "Ceres was the Deity androgynous, the Creator from whom abundance and all blessings flow.....Hercules, whose name was Here and clo; Here being Chore, Core, or Cere, or Ceres; and again with Axiokersa (another corruption of Ceres,)who was the same with De-meter was Bacchus, the Saviour, as was also Ceres. Thus Bacchus was the androgynous Saviour..."
***The Holy Spirit is spoken of prior to the ancient Greek, Roman, and European
civilizations in ancient African cultures, especially among the Blacks of Khamit (Egypt) as the
Dove. The Dove is the name of Tefnut. Tefnut is that most ancient Female Egyptian Hercules
who manifests as the Fire of God, the Waters of God, the Winds of God or Atum. She is the
protector, lover and fellow warrior to Her masculine aspect who is Shu (ancient Egyptian
Hercules). She is the Divine Cat, Lioness, and Leopard of Atum (God) who destroys the forces
of evil and their minions. She formed Shu from Herself. Her name translates in Biblical texts as
Miriam (the female aspect of Moses, Moses the Hebrew equivalent of Tefnut and Shu), as Mary,
and other prominent women in the scriptures. Tefnut's name= Tef (also Teb) means Dove, water,
flood, inundation, flowing, and dripping. Nut= the container or vessel of the waters. Tefnut in
human likeness is shown as a black woman holding a vase or water pot because she possesses the
Waters of Life (the Holy Spirit). She is the Holy Spirit, the Female Aspect of the ancient
Egyptian Hercules (Shu), the Power of God ( Atum and Shu), the Amazon, Amazonia, and
Elohim Amazon of the universe, as the Creator of the universe, as the Universe Itself as a
living conscious Being, Shu's mighty weapons of protection ( club of fire, Shield of Atum,
the All-Seeing Eye of Atum (God), the Hand of God (Atum), the Armor of God ), Word or Name of Atum ( Ammon, Ra, Shu), Fire of God, and Waters of God. This same Amazon is also identical with Auset (Isis) and Ceres .
Gerald Massey, author of A Book Of The Beginnings Vols. # 1 and 2 gives further insight into the ancient identity of this Holy Spirit who is Amazon. Pg. 139, Vol. 2, "The Christian theology is supposed to derive its doctrine of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost from the Latin version of the text Isaiah iv......But these seven spirits were extant in Egyptian theology as the seven souls of the solar god, who is spoken of as "Ra and his seven souls." "Hail to thee and thy soul seven times." these Seven personated seven functions or attributes of the sun. They had a still earlier form in the seven spirits of the Great Bear; the first seven spirits of light having their phenomenal origin in the seven revolving stars. The seven gifts of the Holy Ghost are derived from the lady of the seven stars, who as Taurt was called the "Living Word." Pg. # 147, "...the Dove still bears the ancient name of the Ancient Genetrix Tef. The Dove was a type of the Great Mother, as Semiramis, it was also an emblem of Juno...." Pgs. # 149-150, "in the first chapter of Genesis the Creator is called Elohim, in the second chapter the Divinity is denominated Jehovah.... two different deities of the Elohistic and Jehovistic accounts of the creation, whereas it will be made manifest that both have one and the same nature under the two different names. ****Elohim, as in the title of Ashtaroth, the Goddess of the Seven Stars , denotes the seven fold nature, and Jehovah the one who is of a seven fold nature.......the Hebrew writers identify Ashtaroth as Elohim. Elohim takes the place of Goddess as its synonym....Ashtoreth as feminine singular is the Goddess Hes-Tauert or ***Isis-Tauert, the secondary form in Egypt of the Great Bear.....the goddess seven. The cult of Ashtaroth is described as being the worship of the "Hosts Of Heaven." Elohim which literally means gods....identified by name as the Hebrew Jehovah-Elohim, the exact replica of Ashtoreth-Elohim as the genetrix, the mother or representative of the seven. It is intended to show that Jehovah is also the mother-goddess and a form of Kefa........Kefa was the LIVING WORD......The primal "I AM" was of a feminine form, the "I am" announced by Neith at Sais, "I am all that was, and is, and is to be." Thus we come to understand that Amazon is literally I AM, I AM THAT I AM, AMAZON, ELOHIM, ASHTAROTH/ASHTARETH, ISIS, NEITH, TAUERT, DOVE, GREAT MOTHER, LIVING WORD, SEVEN SOULS OF RA and all of these are names for ELOHIM AMAZON.
Amazon Is Auset (Isis):
To some degree we have discussed Elohim Amazon's identity as being that of Auset (Isis), however there is much more that can be learned on this matter. For example Auset (Isis) was said to have solar, lunar, stellar, and earth aspects to Her nature. We've discussed quite a bit concerning Her solar nature and we will list here the names and epithets that display Her influence in this realm:
1. Eye of Ra 7. Lady of the House of Fire
2. Female Heru 8. Lady of Warmth and Fire
3. Female Horus 9. Lady Who is a Chariot in the Form of Fire
4. Female Ra 10. Name of the Sun
5. Lady of Flame 11. Ray of the Sun
6. Lady of Light 12. Wife of Ra
13. Kara or KaRA= The Soul of Ra
Godfrey confirms the identity of Isis as being the same as Amazon, having a Lunar aspect, it was the common opinion among ancient Egyptians with other African people, Greeks, and Romans that Isis was every goddess conceived in the minds of humanity everywhere on earth.
Anacalypsis Vol. # 1 310-313, "....Goddess Isis will be generally taken to be the moon.....except the moon was merely adored as an emblem of the Supreme Being....I Isis am all that has been, that is or shall be; no mortal Man hath ever me unveiled.....Goddess Isis, both by ancients and moderns. She has constantly been taken for the moon, which in many countries was masculine. But she is constantly declared to be the same as Ceres, Proserpine, Juno, Venus, and all other Goddesses.....Apuleius makes Isis say, I am nature, the parent of all things, the sovereign of the elements, the primary progeny of time, the most exalted of the deities, the first of the Heavenly Gods and Goddessess; whose single deity the world venerates in many forms, with various rites,, and various names. The Egyptians worship me with proper ceremonies, and call me by my true name, Queen Isis. Isis is called Myrionymus , or Goddess with 10,000 names....It was perhaps from this country, Egypt, that the worship of the black virgin and child came into Italy, where it still prevails....she was, as the Ethiopians were, black, and such she still remains. Pg. # 312, "Isis....She was called by all the following names: Minerva, Venus, Juno, Proserpine, Ceres, Diana, Rhea........Bellona, Hecate, Luna...But most of these have been shown to be in fact all one- the Sun. Isis, therefore, can be nothing but the sun, or the being whose residence was the sun.....I therefore conclude that Isis was no other than the First Cause in its feminine character, as Osiris was the First Cause in the masculine." Isis is Amma, the Mother and Great Mother of the earth. On the temple of Isis at Sais, Isis explains that she is Athena-Minerva (Neith), the mother of the sun and yet was still virgin.
Isis, the First Dragon-Slayer Who Defeated Satan (Set come again):
Isis was the first hero or superhero to do battle with Set who the Hebrews call Satan. Satan means 'Set come again.' She has slain Set the Dragon or Beast from the Sea on more than one occasion in whatever monstrous form he chose. She was the first person to "take him on" so to speak in a battle to the death. In ancient Egyptian and Hebrew ( Biblical) texts this theme is spoken of. Gerald Massey in A Book Of The Beginning, Vol. # 2 reports, "There is an Egyptian version of the myth, in which the woman is the subduer of the evil one. Isis is depicted in the act of piercing the head of a serpent. In other pictures it is a crocodile, Shesh, whose head is being speared, as in the vignettes to the Ritual, and according to Diodorus it was Isis who subdued Typhon at the battle in An (Ant or Antaeus ) in the North. The piercing of the Shesh by the woman takes the shape of the nail driven through the head of Sisera by Jael. ***The significance here of this account is on more than one level. For example this story predates the Hebrew story of Jael vs. Sisera and the name of Jael for the woman is worthy of note as well. Typhon is the Greek rendering for the Hebrew Satan or the older Egyptian name which is Set. The battle in Antaeus is a big clue. Antaeus is the earth giant (the incarnation of evil) who the Greek Heracles (god-man or superman) killed in hand to hand combat. The original story about Heracles vs. Antaeus is the battle between Shu (the Egyptian Hercules) vs. Antwey (the original name of 'Antaeus'). The Shu vs. Antwey story is thousands of years older than the Greek version and is the source of the Greek tale. In the ancient Egyptian story of the Female Heru or Hercules it is clear that the name where the battle takes place, Antaeus is the more ancient name 'Antwey' which in Egyptian is one of the old names for Set, the god of evil. Her story even predates Shu's fight against this incarnation of evil.
Budge also acknowledges the mighty powers of Auset (Isis) in combat and noting that when
Set would incarnate to terrorize mankind, Isis would fight side by side with her son Heru to defeat
Set as well. E. A. Wallis Budge, author of The Gods Of The Egyptians, Vol. # 2, pg. # 203, "......she was of divine origin; of the forms which she had the power to take in her character of the "lady of words of power"...." Pg. #207 quoting Isis, "Come to me. Come to me, for my speech hath in it the power to protect, and it possesseth life.....I am Isis the goddess, and I am the lady of words of power, and most mighty are my words!" In this quote was taken from a story about Isis raising a dead child to life after he'd been stung to death by a scorpion. She restored the child's life by speaking the words of power. The magic powers of Isis were said to be spirits of Isis which were part of the words of power she spoke to make anything she desired come to manifestation. On pg. #215-216, "...and she was held to have brought about the destruction of the fiend Apep, and of his hosts of darkness by means of the might of her words of power." Apep is another name for Set the Evil One. Pg. # 214, Isis possessed great skill in the working of magic and several examples of the manner in which she employed them are well known.....Now Isis not only used the words of power, but she also had knowledge of the way in which to pronounce them so that the beings or things to which they were addressed would be compelled to listen to them and, having listened, would be obliged to fulfill her behests." this same power she has used to cause the weapons of an adversary to fall to the ground inert, raise a child, her husband(Ausar or Osiris), and her son Heru (Horus) from the dead, and perform numerous other wonders. DeTraci Regula, author of the Mysteries of Isis, pgs. # 55, "Isis forges a harpoon of copper and uses it to skewer Set in the form of a hippopatamus." pg. # 58, "Isis forged a copper harpoon for Herself to aid Horus in his battle against Set." Budge in Volume # 2 of his work shows how the character of Mary and her son Jesus were copied from the Isis-Neith prototype, the stories in the Bible were already thousands of years old in ancient Egypt but in addition the theme of Mary crushing the head of the Serpent (Satan) as used by the Catholic Church also comes from Isis battles against Set. Alexander Hislop records in his book, The Two Babylons concerning this theme, pgs. # 75-76, "The Roman Church maintains that it was not so much the seed of the woman, as the woman herself, that was to bruise the head of the head of the serpent...she renders the Divine denunciation against the serpent thus: "She shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise her heel." The same was held by the ancient Babylonians, and symbolically represented in their temples.....Diodorus Siculus tells us there stood three images of the great divinities of Babylon; and one of these was of a woman grasping a serpent's head....Among the Greeks the same thing was symbolized; for Diana, whose real character was originally the same as the great Babylonian Goddess was represented as bearing in one of her hands a serpent deprived of its head." On page 264, he remarks that the Hero "was represented as crushing the great serpent under his heel," and the Heroine as, "she, as bruising the serpent's head in her hand."
Clearly Elohim Amazon a.k.a Her numerous incarnations, types, forms and manifestations is a cosmic warrior and mother who is indomitable and single-minded in confronting the forces of evil and defeating them.
Amazon Is The Wisdom Of God:
".....Athena, was the name of the female generative principle, as was Helena, called by
Lycophron the Dove, which is a translation of the word Pleias, and also of the word
Semiramis, and Ion or Ione....Athena which was the name of Minerva, who was both the
female generative principle and divine wisdom." Pg.341. Pg. # 342, "Minerva was both the
female generative power and divine wisdom, because wisdom was the first emanation of the
Divine Power......" Pg. # 346, "The doctrine of regeneration is closely connected with the
Yoni and its emblem the Dove. Anacalypsis Vol. # 1. The oldest and original form of Athena
was the Goddess Neith who is found in ancient Egypt and Libya, while in India she is known as
Kali. In Hebrew scriptures she is named Hokmah or Chokmah meaning Wisdom and Perfection
which is considered feminine. This Wisdom is the feminine aspect of Yahweh or Jehovah but is also referred to as Bathkol, Daughter of Voice ( Logos), to call, and the womb. Godfrey reveals the true identity of Athena, pg. # 709, Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, "This at once proves that Isis was Divine Wisdom, and that the sun was not adored as the Creator, but only as an emblem. Athena is only Neithe or Neitha, written anagrammatically....Isis was called Neith or wisdom: she was the Goddess of Sais, which probably means Saviour, from iso and aw and also wisdom from scio to know or to be wise. Wisdom was the Saviour, thus they all dovetail into one another." It was this Wisdom identical to the Holy Spirit or Dove that was called Elohim or Aleim that created the solar system. Thus Godfrey's remarks on pg. # 803, Anacalypsis Vol. # 1, ".....the tangible or worldly sign of the Holy Spirit or Ghost was supposed to be the wind, or air in motion; the Dove its emblem.......,so the solar, ethereal or spiritual fire was the sign of the second person of the Trinity-Wisdom, Buddha, Protogonos. By Wisdom Aleim formed the planetary system. Godfrey reiterates on pg. # 812, "Although we have found in Egypt, the Goddess Neith....the Eternal and Self-Existent Being......She is also called Athena....;-in fact Athena is only the reverse way of reading the word Neithe a little transposed....But if Isis is Wisdom, Wisdom was the Logos or Saviour, and then my derivation of Isis from iso, to save, is very appropriate." This same Wisdom in India was called MahaKali, Cali, Kali, Kali-Ma, Kelly, and Kali-Devi. She is the Goddess of Wisdom, Time, War, and Destruction who protects the innocent and destroys the evildoers. The Androgynous Supreme Being called Wisdom is still primarily female.
The Elohim are the Seven Spirits of God, the Seven Spirits of Ra, the Ka- Ras, the Holy Spirit, the Dove etc. are collectively and individually the same cosmic being called Amazon. When one examines the listing of the Seven who are the Elohim the First Ray of God in feminine form is Amazon. Furthermore being that Amazon is the entire grouping called Elohim then the correct conclusion is that She is:
1. Amazon on the First Ray ( Blue).
2. Minerva on the Second Ray (Yellow-Gold)
3. Angelica on the Third Ray (Pink)
4. Astrea on the Fourth Ray (White)*
5. Crystal or Virginia on the Fifth Ray (Green)
6. Pacifica on the Sixth Ray (Pink-Gold)
7. Diana on the Seventh Ray (Violet)
Upon examination of this fact one can verify Amazon's seven-fold nature by reading what was
stated in this article and or further research showing that these Seven Mighty Female Powers are
actually one and the same Person. Furthermore the examination of the Seven Mighty Masculine
Powers or Rays are consistent in showing Hercules' (Jehovah's) various identities under those
seven names. The seven rays of the female side are the twin flames of the masculine side and
vice-versa. This would give the impression of 7 pairs of twin flames or 14 Fires (Spirits) of God
but this would be incorrect. Actually since the male-female of each ray are really one flame
indivisible the answer would be Seven Spirits of God, then ultimately they are the One Spirit of
God which is God, therefore Elohim Amazon and Elohim Hercules (Ashtaroth and Jehovah) are
the One (YAHWEH, ARHANARIVARA etc.).
The Black African Amazons: Devotees of Elohim Amazon And Their History:
Amazon Is A Universal Theme In Africa-
At Sefar Tassili are cave paintings of Black African Amazons using bows and arrows in combat
while displaying one of their breasts. The descendants of these women were the Dahomey
Amazons of Fon who were elite combat soldiers. These Amazons gained notice from the 18th-19th century and their are photographs of them. They are the most well-documented women
warriors as proof that there were Amazons. They fought against Yoruba tribes at Abeokuta where
6000 of them were instrumental in helping the male Fon soldiers achieve victory. The Sed Festival
and the crowning of the king and queen were similar rituals in Khamit (Egypt) as well as Cush. In
these rituals the king and or queen would shoot arrows to the four directions of the compass to
symbolize their universal authority to rules on earth. At Karnak a stone mural shows Pharoah
Taharka's wife shooting arrows in the four directions while her husband is armed with a mace in
the act of smiting his enemies. The mural shows them back to back as if they are protecting each
other from attack in the rear. The queen has her right breast exposed. It is here where we will
discuss Goddess Neith (Wisdom) as the Divine Warrior.
Neith is considered to be the most ancient Goddess and Deity in ancient Khamit and Libya.
Neith became known as Athene and Athena in ancient Greece, Anath or Anat, Mari, Miriam,
Medusa, Metis, Mother of Mothers and Father of Fathers. She is the Goddess of War, Archery,
the Shield, Weaving, Creation, the Watery Void, and the Soul of the World. Her iconography
reveals her nature. She is shown wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt, holding a bow and
arrows in her left hand, exposing one breast with the symbol of the shuttle on her head. The
shuttle suggests her powers as Goddess of Weaving and Knitting with the forces of nature. This is
in keeping with another way of speaking her name which is Net; all things are made and captured
in her net. Another symbol which she is often shown with is a figure eight shield. She is the
goddess who presides over warfare so that the shield, bow, and arrows are appropriate. She is
identified as being the same as Isis, Sekhmet, the Eye of Heru, and Raat (Female Ra or sun). As
Sehkmet she is the original Sam (or Sem) the original Female Egyptian Hercules, as Tefnut she
also is the Sam in the form of Shu's sister and or wife, and she is the mother of Shu in his form as
Tutu. In her lioness goddess personas of Sekhmet, Menhit, and Tefnut she has the body of a
women with a green lioness head. Her animal totem spirits are the vulture which is also true of
Isis and the scarab. Some Egyptian texts tell that Neith that every day she destroys her enemies by
shooting her arrows and darts with the bow.
As Anath or Anat she wore the phalluses of her enemies on her apron which was part of
the garb of Libyan priestesses. The Greeks named her Athena portraying her apron as full
breastplate armor covered with dismembered phalli and or serpents with the head of Medusa in
the center of her chest. Medusa is the destructive aspect of Athene Herself. She was popular with
the Egyptians, Libyans, Hebrews, Greeks, and other North Africans. The Libyans said that she
originated from the deep of Lake Tritonis in Libya. The Medusa head on her chest turned men
into stone ( causing death). The Greeks created the tale that she was born from Zeus' head when
he dared to swallow her mother Metis (Wisdom) who is the same as Medusa herself. Her other
deadly weapon was a divine spear that became her symbol in Greece. She is the patron of Athens.
Medusa is the goddess of wisdom, serpents, being the same as Neith's aspect called Maat, she is
literally Life and Death. She is the Goddess of War, Nike (Victory), Spiders, Weaving, Practical
Intelligence and Resourcefulness, Strength, Power, Might, Civilization, Culture and Art,
Omniscience, Science, and Truth. In her battle against the giants (forces of evil) she is shown
slaying them with poisonous serpents, adders, and snakes which she flings on them or that shoot
forth from her body. Statuary that shows her in this manner suggests that her body and or
clothing is made of these serpents. She was worshiped by the Libyan Amazons. The Libyan
Amazons were Black African women that were even pictures by Greek artists on vases. In Libya
these Amazons were pictured on rock engravings wearing pointed hats or helmets armed with
bow and arrows. These drawings can be found in southwestern Libya. Their descendants are the
Berber Tribes who are Black North Africans calling themselves the 'AMAZIGH.' They were also
referred to as the 'Barbari or Barbarians.' The Libyan Amazons wore skirts which they tied in
front them , exposing their mid thigh so they could move freely in battle. Runoko Rashidi, author
of African Goddesses: Mothers of Civilization, from BLACK WOMEN IN ANTIQUITY,
copyright 1984 by Journal of African Civilizations Ltd., Inc., Transaction Publishers, New
Brunswick (USA), pg. # 73 reports, "Neith appears to have been dominant not only in Lower
Egypt, but in the north of Libya as well.........But who, now, are the Libyans? They were, first
of all, Western Ethiopians, then heavily Berber, Mongolian Arab, a sprinkling of Hebrews
and other Asiatic peoples, and then, of course, resulting AfroAsians. The ethnic composition
of Libya was about the same as that of early Egypt, with the exception that there were fewer
Europeans and more Mongolians. Libya was once so nearly all Black that to be called a
Libyan meant Black." ***Athena and the Hindu Kali have much in common.
The history of the people of West Africa is the history of the majority of African Americans
who are their descendants. This area is where the Dahomey Amazons originated and furthermore
we will give a clue to the area of Africa that the ancestors of African Americans originally came
from. Lerone Bennett, JR., author of Before The Mayflower, copyright 1968 by Johnson
Publishing Company, and published by Penguin Books, 375 Hudson Street, New York, N.Y.,
10014, reports on pgs. # 22-23, "On the West Coast of Africa, from whence came most of the
ancestors of American Blacks there were complex institutions........the core of West African
society was family which was organized in some tribes on a matrilinear basis- that is, descent
was traced through the mother.....The old, sick, the infirm were cared for. Spinsters were rare;
prostitution unknown....West Africans spoke many tongues,...Only four languages were
reduced to writing before the coming of the white man: Egyptian, Ethiopian, a variety of
Berber and an invention of the Vai people of Liberia." The Dahomean kingdom received a
migration from the Yoruba from the east, the kingdom was what is now called the Benin on the
West Coast of Africa which eventually led to the founding of the Fon of Dahomey. The Fon ruled
from Abomey and their power to conquer other African regions increased during the French
involvement in the slave trade. From this culture came the Dahomey Amazons.
The Dahomey Amazons were elite female soldiers who were trained physically and
mentally for war. As long as they were in service to the king they would forego having children.
Like their male counterparts they trained to be fearless, aggressive, making their bodies very
strong by training with the men, often seeking to outdo the men in tests of physical strength and
endurance. They were experts in dancing, fighting, and were musicians. The weapons they used
were the machete, clubs, spears, axes, bow and arrows, muskets, axes, and at a later period
machine guns. They lived with the king in the royal dwelling, being completely devoted to him
unto death, with women as officers. Photographs of them show them training or fighting wearing
only a loincloth then adopting a blue and white striped uniform of shirt and breeches. They fought
against the French army with varying degrees of success, finally losing their battle to stop slavery
in Africa. This occurred 8 years prior to the 19th century. They were considered as a special
guard, wives of the king, making up 1/3 of the fighting force, and were organized in to regiments.
Initially the Fon participated in the slave trade but changed their philosophy when France's
intentions became all to clear. The Dahomey Amazons history spans a little over two centuries.
Their neighbors, the Ashanti had their own Amazons as well. The Fon were devotees of the god
Gu who the Yoruba call Ogun who is the deity of war, iron and steel works, technology, truth,
law enforcement, physical strength, might, power, weaponry, hunting, and the destroyer of
evildoers. The other deity that is worshiped by the Fon is Avesan whom the Yoruba call Oya.
This Goddess who is the 'Whirlwind' has the other name of AMAZON. Gary Edwards and John
Mason, authors of Black Gods-Orisa Studies in the New World, copyright 1985 by Gary Edwards
and John Mason, published by Yoruba Theological Archministry, 488 Putnam Avenue,
Brooklynn, NY, 11221, pg. # 72 says, "Oya is described as being tall, comely woman who at
the same time is a fierce, bearded "AMAZON". She is called the woman who grows a beard
on account of war. These descriptions mean that Oya is a strong woman, who because of war
becomes fearless, and courageous in the face danger. The beard is symbolic of the courage
within her coming out at the advent of war, and it is symbolic of the mask....Her face is said to
be so terrible that none dare behold it, (another allusion to her mask).; her wrath so
devastating that it must be absolutely avoided. This means that one does not want to face Oya
in war, or go to war against her; and that one does not want to face the ultimate truth of
Oya....." This description is consistent with the likeness of Elohim Amazon as Neith, Isis,
Sekhmet, Tefnut, Anath, Athena, Medusa etc. Oya is female but androgynous, her mask
resembles the veil worn by Isis-Neith, she is called Amazon, she is beautiful yet terrible, the truth
is that she is Life and Death that people fear is the same. Other attributes of Oya match perfectly
with the Hindu version of Amazon called Kali or Umasoon. For example Oya and Kali are
supreme masters of the dance especially those of time, war, and destruction, they dance with their
weapons, they appear as a huge black cloud in the sky that gives no rain. Listed here are some of
the powers and attributes of Oya:
1. Destroyer of towns, cities, and land via tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, volcanoes, storms, and
fire. She is the personification of these powerful forces. The tornado or twister is Oya dancing.
2. She spits out lightning bolts and fire from her mouth to destroy evildoers. She has a fervent
dislike of evil forces and their minions.
3. She is giver of the Breath of Life to humans.
4. She is Death and the bringer of death to humans, ruler of the graveyards, the spirits of the dead,
and the terrible forces of dread. Her broom is the sound of death having power to cause disaster.
She uses her broom as the wind to help plants pollinate or to spread plagues.
5. She rules over communications, music, singing, airplanes, air flight, sailing, and tools that use
the wind.
6. Her favorite weapons are two machetes which she fights with in each and a horse hair whip.
7. She rules over business, commerce, economics, magic, especially for women, women's issues,
and fights to protect women.
8. She is called Tearer, First Woman, the Revolver (tornado), the Owner of Loudness (thunder),
the Foremost Woman, the Breaker, the Twister, and is said to be dazzling. As a warrior who rides
a horse she wears short trousers under her skirt. She uses birds and other animals to help her
fight. She owns seven birds which are Her Seven Spirits used for seeing past, present, future,
healing, and war. This is one of many items listed here revealing her as identical to the Holy Spirit
a.k.a AMAZON. She is MOTHER and Mothers, presiding over those female mysteries. She is the
Spirit of the Winds.
9. She is the World-Mother. She wears fire like a cloth or garment on her body. She is like a
patrol officer going around the world to serve Oludamare (God). She uses truth to terrorize the
evildoer. She is the guardian of the path leading into Heaven and the world.
10. She is a shapeshifter changing from buffalo to birds, wind, tornado lightning, fire, thunder,
storm, death, life, giver of intelligence etc.
Oya and Elohim Amazon are identical. Oya is an orisha, one of the Seven African Powers of
Oludamare (GOD) representing his Seven Axes or Spirits, that are aspects of Itself. Oludamare is
both He and She. The pattern throughout Africa concerning Amazon is clear and consistent even
to the various names by which She is known leads back to Her.
*** I recommend reading African Origin Of Civilization: Myth or Reality by written by Cheikh
Anta Diop, copyright 1974 by Lawrence Hill and Company., published by Lawrence Hill Books.
Pages 179-203 entitled 'Peopling Of Africa From The Nile Valley', documents that the majority
of us in the African American community who are descendants of West Africans, and that the
West Africans are descendants of ancient Khamit and Cush which migrated to West Africa. Even
the languages of West Africa have origins in these two great lands.
In conclusion the wonderful contribution of the Amazon concept by African people can rid
us of the current distortions of Eurocentric culture, cinema, and media. Our conceptions of
ourselves can be greatly enhanced without the need of validation by the European and Anglo-American hegenomy. The facts point to the truth that stands on its own. Truth is Wisdom and
Wisdom is Truth.
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Elohim Amazon: The African Legacy Part # 2 - How A Black Goddess Was Made Into An
Anglo-American Goddess.
By Samuel D. Ewing
In this article we will examine how a Black African Goddess (Amazon a.k.a Isis-Neith)
became a White Anglo-American Goddess.
Elohim Amazon Is Isis-Neith- Female Aspect Of The Supreme Being:
Isis-Neith or Amazon is God's Supreme Glory and Power. She was identified by ancient
Egyptians, Sumerians, Hindus, and Hebrews astrologically as the planet Venus. She was given
such epithets under the emblem of Venus which called Her "Glory," "Radiance," "Splendor,"
as the Hero's crown, Glory of the Sun, and the Hero's Shield. David Talbott discusses this
matter in detail in his book, Symbols Of An Alien Sky, pg. # 72 states, "The Hebrew Shekhinah,
the "indwelling" Glory of God, carries the same connotations. Similarly, the Hindus
remembered the terrifying Face of Glory, called Kirttimukha, born from the eye of Shiva. It
was lion-headed and its "mane, disheveled, spread far and wide into space." The Egyptian
counterpart to these images was called the "Majesty" of Ra- identified as God's central eye-scattering streams of fire." Pg. 83, "Venus produced the goddess archetype and Mars
produced the archetypal warrior-hero.....So it is only to be expected that the hero would wear
the streaming hair of the Radiant Venus as a luminous crown. Did you know that, all the
way into medieval times, a comet was called a "diadem", or "crown?"....the Radiant Venus,
stands behind the very idea of a radiate crown. And who wears the crown? None other than
the warrior hero. To be crowned by the Goddess' Presence is to become King of the Universe,
the Cosmic Hero and Warrior who is under the protection and guidance of the Goddess. The
White Crown of Egypt worn by the pharoahs was representative of the Cosmic Mother, Amazon
also known as Isis and Neith. This crown is a form of the Eye of Ra which again is Isis-Neith.
David Talbott mentions a quote from the Pyramid Texts that makes this clear, "I know my
mother , I have not forgotten my mother, the White Crown."
Venus in Egyptian culture was called Het-Heru or Hathor, a form of Neith. She had numerous
functions that described Her as the power and weapons of the Supreme Male Godhead. Such
examples are the Eye of God, the Lion of God (Sekhmet), and the Shield of God. God in
masculine personification was Ra, Amun, Amen, Amon, Amon-Ra, and Atum from which we get
the word 'atom.' The Eye of God was the soul of the Hero who is the Supreme God, the
Omniscience of the God that sees and knows everything that occurs in the cosmos. This eye was
also described as having the head of a lion. This Divine Lioness was the Goddess Sekhmet who
protects the Hero-God. Talbott shows an illustration from 18th century France ( pg. # 89) in which
the hero Hercules is shown wearing the lion-head helmet, lionskin, and in the center of his chest is
the Eye of God. This depiction goes back to ancient Egypt and Africa where the helmet, lionskin
armor, and eye represent the Presence of the Supreme Goddess protecting, guiding, inspiring, and
energizing the hero. The helmet and skin are said to make the hero invulnerable to all weapons
and this is due literally to the Goddess being a part of or upon him. This explains Athene-Minerva
accompanying the Greek Heracles on his adventures as well as Ulysses. The Goddess acts to
encircle or surround the Hero with Her spirit, power, and presence so that no harm can come to
him, no weapon can touch him, and no weapon can penetrate him. She is his forcefield or circle of
fire that no one can cross. Talbott explains, pg. #92, "Thus, we discover the eye-goddess Isis
protecting the child-hero Horus with her outflowing hair, which we have already identified as
the "radiance" of the Eye. Later warriors represented this protective function by duplicating
the image on their shields.....Magically, the shield denotes the goddess-protectress. ( In the
general tradition, the goddess provides the hero with his protective shield. But later poets
certainly would not know what to do with the original idea, so they had the goddess presenting
the hero with his shield as a "gift.") This is the Shield of God that is spoken of in ancient
literature.
Ancient civilizations also portray the Hand of God as the Creator and Destroyer of the
universe. Illustrations from various cultures show this to be an immense hand with an eye in its
center. This was the hand of the goddess as the planet Venus in its comet form giving off flaming
matter resembling fingers and this must have caused wonder or terror to those watching this
astronomical event on earth. As Talbott has said in his book this phenomena was probably
accompanied by earth changes such as earthquakes, floods, fire etc. On page 97 he says, "to find
the earliest prototype for the Hand of Glory one can go back to the "hand" of Atum in the
Egyptian creation legend. This "hand" was, in fact, the mother goddess (radiance, glory, life,
power of the sun), an identity affirmed across the centuries in Egypt. Thus the goddess
Iusaaset, a form of Isis and Hathor, was celebrated as :the Hand of Atum." Radiant Venus
and the mythical "Hand of God" were one and the same. *Note here that Atum or Ra (God)
was said to have sent his Eye (Hathor a.k.a Sekhmet) down to earth to destroy the wicked people
of the earth. She completed the mission but would have continued slaughtering mortals had Ra
not have calmed her with strong drink. This Egyptian tale has an analog in the Hindu version in
which Kali is sent down to earth by God to destroy the fiends upon the earth. She was successful
but was in a battle rage so that Lord Shiva had to calm Her wrath so that she would not slay
innocent mortals.
The weapons of Amazon the Goddess use the rays of Her glory (Light, Fire, Thunderstones,
Meteors, the Comet etc.) to vanquish monsters, demons, etc. These weapons are in the form of a
fan, flail, broom , or parasol. These items were weapons used by the Goddess to literally sweep
away forcefully the demons of hell. This same example Talbott explains is the meaning of ancient
illustrations of Isis and the Sumerian goddess Inanna. The form hides and protects her child from
Set by transforming Her own hair into the form of a forest of papyrus reeds. This created an
island of reeds for them to hide in, however these same reeds of the goddess' hair can become
terrible weapons to protect her child from harm. This is seen with Inanna who is shown with the
same hair-like projections from her shoulders, on one shoulder they can flower but on the other,
while as Talbott states, "...the "shoots" end in mace-heads, emblems of death and destructive
power." This constituted the symbolism of the pharoah wearing the nemes or royal wig which has
turquoise and gold stripes as rays of the goddess' power protecting pharaoh. The nemes is
therefore the hair of the goddess and her presence with him. Gold symbolizes glory and the
turquoise for the planet Venus.
Elohim Amazon (Isis-Neith) Comes To Greece:
Some thought-provoking clues that reveal Neith's influence on the ancient Greek possibly
leading to a strong effect on the Roman and European civilizations are:
1. Neith, Neit, or Net was considered as the prototype of the Greek Athena which is agreed as the
case by ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
2. Plato writes in Timaeus that Neith founded the city of Sais in the Saitic Region of the Egyptian
Delta according to the Egyptians. They also say that the goddess Athena was based on their
goddess.
3. The Egyptians considered the two goddesses as one and the same. Egypt gave money to the
Athena temple in Rhodes to promote worship of Neith. Furthermore that this Greek temple had
originally been founded by the Denen (Egyptians) who emigrated out of Egypt and became
ancestors of the Greeks. There are ancestral ties here according to Herodotus.
4. The worship of Athena was strong in the Mediterranean specifically in the east where the
Rhodes temple was located and the 26th Dynasty pharoahs gave money for its upkeep and
promotion.
5. Neith, Neitha, or Neithe in Egyptian Hieroglyphs when transliterated in Greek or Coptic
becomes Athene, Athena, Athenait, or Athenai. One is the anagram of the other and this has been
known for quite some time. The Egyptians also called the city of SAIS, "ATHENAI. AGAIN
THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE WASET, THE FIRST CITY OF THEBES (EGYPTIAN) BEING
COPIED IN GREECE BY THE GREEK THEBES WHICH WAS BUILT MUCH LATER.
THE EGYPTIANS SEEMED TO HAVE THE FIRST CITY OF ATHENS (ATHENAI) AND
WERE THE FOUNDERS OF THE GREEK ATHENS AS WELL.
Elohim Amazon: Athena and Kali of India:
Because of the communications and cultural exchange that occurred between ancient Khamit
(Egypt), India, and Greece there is an opportunity to summarize the striking resemblance of two
goddesses to each other. Those goddesses are Athena (Neith) and Durga-Kali. Listed below are
those similarities:
1. Athena was born from the Supreme Father-God Zeus and in Egyptian culture in Her most
ancient form (Neith) She came from Herself eternal and infinite. Durga is eternal and infinite, the
other devas invoke Her presence by combining their powers together. Kali was born from the
mind of the Supreme Mother-God Durga-Ma.
2. They are both goddesses of war, wisdom, knowledge, culture, sciences, power and might.
3. Athena wears Her destroyer aspect on her breastplate in the form of the head of Medusa.
Medusa has long disheveled hair which is are poisonous serpents, fierce red eyes, fangs, a long
tongue that resembles a blade and sticks out of her mouth. The appearance cause horror, terror,
and death. Medusa is Death itself. Durga's destroyer aspect is Kali, a gigantic Black Goddess
with disheveled hair, a third eye, fangs, red eyes, and a long tongue that is blade-shaped sticking
out of her mouth.
4. Athena wears a breastplate and apron (Aegis) with dismembered phalluses and serpents
attached to it. Kali wears a short skirt made of leopardskin, dismembered arms and heads of
evildoers.
5. Athena fought against the giants (Titans, forces of evil and Hell). She is constantly involved in
the battle against evil forces and their minions. She always wins. Devi as Durga and Kali fights
against the asuras (demons) and the Great Demon (Mahiasura) who is the equivalent of Satan.
She defeats all of the demons.
6. At her birth Athena stood over the prostrate Zeus, giving forth a war shout that shook the
universe then she began a war dance while she was armed with weapons. Kali dances the dance of
time, destruction, and war while holding her weapons. She stood on the body of Lord Shiva when
she was done.
7. Athena can't be seduced by gods, demons, or men. Durga-Kali can't be seduced by gods,
demons, or men.
8. Athena and Durga-Kali are renowned for their beauty, strength, power, and might.
9. Athena is devoted to Father-God. Durga-Kali is devoted to Father-God (Shiva).
10. Athena and Durga-Kali are the Female Word and Power of God, Creators and Destroyers.
11. Both are the Elohim Amazon. They are cosmic beings of divine fire, light, air, and water.
Elohim Amazon (Isis-Neith) Comes To America as Goddess Of Liberty, Freedom, and Purity:
Neith was used by the Founding Fathers of the United States Of America in her form as
Athena-Minerva to be the Goddess of America and the Divine Female aspect of the U.S.A. Here I
will list the following quotes from Pamela Scotts' book, Temple of Liberty:
1. Pg. # 12, "In 1769 and 1770, the English astronomer Benjamin West paired.... with
Minerva (Wisdom) as metaphorical supports for the English liberal parliamentarian John
Wilkes and the American patriot James Otis. In 1782, the anonymous designer of the
allegorical print "America Triumphant and Britannia in Distress" transferred Minerva's
attributes from Britannia to America, adding a pike with a liberty cap and an olive branch.
The shield of this new composite figure of America-Minerva-Liberty was decorated with a
snake."
2. Pg. # 13, Minerva had an existence in early American allegory apart from her association
with Hercules in Franklin's Libertas Americana Medal. She was the Roman version of the
Greek warrior goddess Athena...The helmeted of America, used in conjunction with portraits
of Franklin and Washington, displays attributes of Abundance, Liberty, and Athena-Minerva
on the frontispiece of W.D. Cooper's The History of North America........and later
iconography, to create a new American figure, sometimes called America, sometimes
Columbia, sometimes American Liberty."
3. Pg. # 19, "In 1792, the Italian sculptor Giueseppe Cerrachi's terracotta bust Minerva as the
Patroness of American Liberty was placed behind the Speaker's chair in Congress Hall. This
bust has armor breastplate with the insignia of a pike and a cap.
4. The initial idea for a Statue of Liberty used a design that revealed Liberty's identity as a type of
Herculean figure and as the Holy Ghost which she is. Pg. # 86, "Latrobe and Franzoni
collaborated on the insignia to be used for the allegorical figures. Franzoni had chosen a club
(an attribute of Hercules) and "doves nestling in a Helmet" to signify war and peace for his
first design of Liberty; Latrobe suggested that the traditional pike, or staff, carrying a liberty
cap be included."
5. Thomas Crawford created a cast Bronze statue of the Goddess of Liberty in her form as
Goddess of Freedom in 1863. Pamela Scott tells how the final version of Freedom also revealed
the goddess' identity as a Herculean figure. On pg. # 100 she states, "Crawford obliged with a
helmet encircled with stars, its crest an eagle's head sprouting feathers "suggested by the
costume of our Indian tribes." Paws hanging beside Freedom's ears and the fur trim on her
toga suggests that Crawford also included vestiges of a lion skin , one of the traditional
attributes of Hercules. Once again, one single concept was not large enough to encompass
the spirit of America, and Crawford combined features associated with Athena, Hercules,
Liberty, and America to create a suitable symbol."
The evidence shows that an ancient Black African goddess, the AMAZON, was
transformed into an Anglo-American or White goddess personifying the United States.
Furthermore this American goddess is the Caucasian version of the ancient Female Hercules
who is the Holy Spirit.
The Statue of Liberty or Goddess of Liberty can provide us with more information.
Examining the symbol of Liberty we find symbols within it such as:
1. Her solar crown of light representing the sun and the seven rays are the seven planets, the
seven stars, the seven spirits of God, fires of God which are really none other than the Holy Spirit
of God (Elohim). The Elohim or Elohim Amazon is the Female Aspect of Hercules; that Hercules
being Yah, Jah, Yahweh, or Ausar-Yah in Egypt who the Hebrews called Jehovah. The Seven
Spirits of God represent Libeerty's power and influence that illuminate the seven continents
and seven seas on earth.
2. The broken chain at her feet reveals that she can't be enslaved. She is the Libety and Freedom
that should be the right of people in America, even though this hasn't been quite the case.
3. The tablet she holds is likened to the Ten Commandments, with a command on it that says,
"Seek Liberty," and a prophecy that says, Liberty will reach every human on earth just as in
AMERICA. Her role here is as a prophet like Moses with the rays of divine power shining
from her head in face because she was in the presence of God as Moses was. The glory of God
shines from her face. However let it be made clear that in her ancient Black African form as
Maat she is the Supreme Godhead, she gave the commandments of the Divine Law to the
ancient Egyptians, in Egyptian and other texts that honored Maat she is the prophet and the
spirit of prophecy, therefore the Moses who led the Israelites was educated in the ways of
Maat. And of course Maat is Isis-Neith (Amazon). She is the first "Moses" ever
conceptualized in the human spirit.
4. She stands on a pedestal with the shields of most of the states of America, because she is to
embody America. The torch she holds up high is the Divine Flame of God's Illumination which no
evil force can endure. This is the flame of the Living God or Elohim's Presence which represents
Truth, Justice, Righteousness, Power, Love, and Illumination. This country has a long way to go
to live up to the standards of the Mother-God. Let's hope this country will do so in a timely
fashion.
5. The base of the statue is on a pentagram or pentagon representing Venus, the powers or
goddess of Love and War. Venus is Amazon.
In the second part of the book, True Strength: Hercules and Amazon, Africa's Native
Heroes Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Samuel D. Ewing the history of Liberty is
documented from the early years of America to WW II. Needless to say the U.S.A. of Liberty a
symbol of Aryan Anglo-America, while continuing to oppress and humiliate Black people in
the cruelest fashion. It needs to be talked about. In addition there has been a lot of
controversy that states that the original model and actual Liberty was supposed to be a Black
woman. The Black Female Liberty was to represent Black people's struggle and victory in
gaining freedom from slavery. Well, in any case as I've shown in this article and others
Liberty or Freedom, by whatever name used has always been originally, for thousands of
years, a Black African goddess. Truth will win out.
The Black African Goddess Becomes Wonder-Woman:
In the comic book genre DC Comics came up with a superheroine called Wonder -Woman who
was an answer to DC's Superman. The most recent version of Wonder-Woman's origin goes like
this:
Queen Hippolyta wants to have a child. She goes to the beach of Paradise Island (the abode of
predominantly European Amazons designated as Greeks?). She makes an infant child effigy out
of clay and takes it to a sacred cavern where the goddesses and one god Hermes are invoked.
The goddess, Demeter gives her the power and strength of the earth, Aphrodite gives her great
beauty and a loving heart, Athena endows her with wisdom, Artemis gifts her with hunting
prowess and a oneness with animals, Hestia gives her the energies of fire to give her charisma
among men, and Hermes gives her supernatural speed and the ability to fly. Gaia gives the effigy
the gift of life so it becomes a living human being. This is like a Genesis story with the infant
Diana (like Adam) made from dust, Paradise Island is the Eden, Seven (5 goddesses, 1 god, and a
queen) like the Seven Spirits of God (Elohim) create and give life to Diana Prince. Each deity is
putting the essence of who they are into Diana, Diana Prince suggests androgny like Amazon, and
she is obviously an avatar of Goddess (all goddesses are one). As Wonder-Woman she is
Amazon. Therefore again, the Black African goddess Amazon has been turned into an Anglo-American goddess. In the second part of my book where I talk further about the American
Amazon Liberty it will be clear that the Wonder-Woman character is based upon Liberty in her
combat aspect as portrayed in WWI and WW II. She resembles Liberty in the color of the hair,
facial features, costume etc. in her combat mode Liberty is called Columbia (Gem of the Ocean).
Other names for the American version of Amazon are 'Liberty', 'America', 'the Republic,'
'Dynamo,' 'Columbia,' 'American Amazon,' 'Freedom,' 'Justice,' 'Truth,' 'Goddess of
America' and 'Purity.'
In conclusion it is quite clear that the original Black African goddess spoken of in African and
AfroAsiatic cultures was the prototype used by the Caucasian tribes as an emblem of their military
exploits and the ideal for their race.
References:
1. Schneider, Richard, Freedom's Holy Light, New York, NY: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1985
2. Mookerjee, Ajit, Kali, The Feminine Force, Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1988
3. Poe, Richard, Black Spark, White Fire, Rocklin, CA: Prime Publishing, 1997
4. Talbott, David, Symbols Of An Alien Sky, David Talbott 1997
Auset (Isis): The Original Supergirl Was A Black Goddess
By Samuel David Ewing
The American Supergirl of D C Comics is very popular, not only in the United States, but in many
other countries as well. The blonde blue-eyed superheroine epitomizes the Eurocentric ideal of
womanhood which is promoted in Anglo-America in the movies, on television, in magazines,
romance, science fiction, sword and sorcery, and fantasy novels. However most people in the
Anglo-American and African-American communities are unaware that the ancient Black African
goddess Auset (Isis) of Khamit is the prototype of the American Supergirl and all other
superheroines that are seen in the comic book genre. Everything said concerning the American
Supergirl was already written thousands of years ago about Auset the goddess. It is important to
the African American community that we honor the Auset concept as its empowering effect for
Black men, Black women, and Black children can be great. ***This article specifically will
examine the facts that reveal when Supergirl was Black and African. To start with a
comparison will be listed of the two heroic figures known as Auset and Supergirl.
DC's Supergirl Compared To Auset:
1. Both have the same name which is KARA.
2. Auset lives in the Ark, Argha, or Argo. Supergirl is from Argo City.
3. They both travel from and through innerspace or the etheric realm of the watery deep inside of
an Egg.
4. Both of them rise up out of a Lotus from
5. Both heroines fight against and defeat the Shadow (Set, Satan, the Dragon).
6. Both use lightning as a weapon against the Shadow.
7. Both have powers from the sun. Auset is described as being the sun.
8. Both are angels. Specifically they are Angels of Fire with wings of fire and they use fire as a weapon.
9. They both have superhuman or supernatural powers such as traveling through the air at
enormous speeds, invulnerablity, a degree of omniscience, and goddess-like strength.
10. They are called Matrix and are shapeshifters.
11. They are famous for their physical beauty, wisdom, and love.
12. They both revive men from a death- like state.
13. Both of them are on a quest to find something that was lost.
14. Auset casts Set, the Shadow down into the bottomless pit and Supergirl casts the Shadow into the Phantom Zone.
15. They both have secret identities among humans.
16. Auset is Maat= Truth, Justice, and Righteousness. Supergirl fights for Truth, Justice, and the American Way just like Superman.
17. Both Auset and Supergirl are recognized as the Shekhina, the Female Glory and Power of God.
As we can readily see Auset and Supergirl show more than a little resemblance to each other.
Kara Is Auset (Isis):
Auset, the predecessor of Supergirl by thousands of years was worshiped by the name of Kara. In modern times Supergirl has this name. Let's take a look at the history of the name Kara.
Kara has been the name used to describe the various forms or aspects of the Supreme Father-Mother God Ra or Atum-Ra in ancient Egyptian religion. Gerald Massey, author of A Book Of The Beginnings Vol. # 2, explains on pg. # 203 that Kara is the divine agent of fire that burns up evil and evildoers. Furthermore in this capacity Kara is spelled "RAKA" to the ancient Egyptians,
" Instantly the spot is identified as the place in which God answered Elijah with fire from heaven, because the word means the place of the burning. But it signifies the same in Egyptian. The oath of "RAKA" referred to in the Gospel......, meaning "May the sun smite you or consume you with fire." Ra is the sun, Ka to set on fire. The Egyptian Ra is the sun, and Kha signifies carnage and to make corpses...... The Maori Mea-ra-ka-ha is identical with the Hebrew word Mohrakha, the place of the burning and consuming the wicked, and the Egyptian Ma-rekhai, the place of the furnace, and of the culpable and the accursed scorners......We have seen in the "Creation of Ra" another version of the same scene portrayed at Sinai." In this explanation is clarified that Kara (Auset) is a being of fire who punishes the wicked with fire. Barbara Walker, author of The Woman's Encyclopedia Of Myths and Secrets, pg. # 514 reports, ....a name so widespread that it must have been one of the earliest designations of the World Shakti or female spirit of the universe. Variations include Ker, Car, Q're, Cara, Kher, Ceres, Core......Shrines of Karnak in Egypt and Carnac....In Egypt's early dynastic period there was a place called Kerma (Mother Ker) in Nubia.....A similar name, Kara, was held in reverence by several early Egyptian rulers."
There are three words that are components of the name Kara. They are Ka, Kar, and Ra. First
we will examine information pertaining to the word Ka. Ka has a number of meanings that
support each other. Ka means to proclaim, call, stand, stay , and to be thrown to the earth. It has
been used in the context of the throne, earth, stone, seat, or to bring to a halt as in stop or stay.
This becomes evident in that KA also means the Phallus that is the God. Ancient Egyptians used
the Ka to be the spiritual image, likeness, soul, double and name of a person or Deity. Ka implies
that which is tall and upheld. On page 513, A Book Of The Beginnings, Vol. # 2, Massey says,
"....Ka , as in Ka-Dimirra, is rendered Gate of God. But the Ka is the mouth, as the door of
the body, the Egyptian KHA and KEP, the uterus and emaning mouth. The gate of the goddess or mother is the primary sense, verifiable in nature." On page 594, "....Kha sign projecting from the body; this in the hieroglyphics determines the belly, womb, or birthplace.......Ka is also the name of the priest, minister, or ruler,...." On page 670, Massey reveals how this word is used when joined to the word Ra, "......Egyptian KA, the living image of the self and personality....The sun god Ra has fourteen "KA's" or images, which are founded on the fourteen days of growing light in the first half of the lunation, his light being reflected fourteen times by the moon, these fourteen reflections are called his Ka's, as fourteen impersonations of his second self." It is evident here that we are learning about a female aspect of the Supreme God known as Ra in Khamit who is a being of fire and light.
The next word that is a component of the name KARA is Kar. Again in Vol. # 2, pg. # 10, Massey gives definitions for the word Kar. Kar - power, ability. To entrap, to ensnare. Circle, round, zone, complete. In other words this Female Power Of Ra circles about the evil force to ensnare it then burns it with fire. This is one of the methods used by Auset to deal with Set and his minions. Compare this to the Supergirl movie; Supergirl spinning at super-speed around the Shadow (Set, the Dragon) and the two evil witches, creating a tornado that sends them through a mirror portal into the Phantom Zone (Hell, Tartarus, the bottomless pit).
The last word we will examine within the name Kara is Ra. Massey, on page 237, Vol. # 1, explains that the name of Ra or the Ka is actually numerous, that KARA becomes KARAS: "The name is still as much as the word of magic power as it was in the parental religion of Egypt, and precisely on the same ground. Here is the original doctrine. The seventy-five forms and manifestations of the sun god Ra are synonymous with his NAMES. In certain glosses on the Ritual Ra is described "as creating his NAME as lord of all the gods," or as producing his limbs, which become the gods who are in his company. Another words, the aspects as offspring of God are the name of God, therefore they are God. On page 139, Vol. # 2, Massey talks about an elite group of Seven Karas from amongst these powerful beings, all of these beings individually and collectively are the Supreme God (RA), however these seven who are One are very special:
"The Christian theology is supposed to derive its doctrine of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost
from the Latin version of the text of Isaiah iv........But these seven spirits were extant in
Egyptian theology as the seven souls of the solar god, who is spoken of as, "Ra and his seven
souls.".....These Seven personated seven functions or attributes of the sun. They had a still
earlier form in the seven spirits of the Great Bear; the first seven spirits of light having their
phenomenal origin in the seven revolving stars. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are derived
from the lady of the seven stars, who as Taurt, was called the Living Word." It should be
mentioned here that Taurt was a goddess with the neck, face, and hands of a woman, enormous
breasts, with the body of a hippopotamus. She represents the Cosmic Watery Abyss that created
the heavens and the earth. Just as Yahweh or Jehovah was said to have defeated Lucifer-Satan,
the god of evil during the Wars In Heaven; Taurt was the Female Form of God who defeated Set
(Satan) in combat and placed him in chains. She is a primordial form of Isis-Neith. The Seven
Spirits of God can literally be seen in the sky as the first seven planets of the solar system. In the
spiritual aspect the Seven Spirits of The Holy Spirit are the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge, and the spirit of the fear of the Lord.
Together they are the spirit of the Lord. Here we have confirmation that the Kara is made up of
Karas (plural), that they are female as well as male revealing both gender aspects of God. That the
Kara is the Female Word of God. Ra's emblem is the sun. He is regarded as the Creator of the
universe, of the etheric realms of the deities, the deities, the underworld etc. the name Ra is the
creative power called God with omnipotence in all matters of existence. The various deities
having the greatest glory and power are considered to be forms of Ra. Ra and the deities traveled
across the universe in a solar ark or ship, which was their home , and they moved across the
causal water of outerspace in this vehicle. This vehicle was said to be the sun itself. During the solar arks trip Ra and his offspring are forced to fight against the demons, monsters, and fiends which are the forces of evil. Ultimately, they would destroy these evil forces, but would encounter others on the next travel of the sun. The most dreaded personification of evil was Apep (an earlier form of Set or the Shadow). Apep is the personification of darkness, the Devil in serpentine form, gigantic, who was literally said to be darkness, mist, night, and storm. His children were the fiends of hell that Ra defeated in battle. The Egyptians also believed that just as Apep and Ra fought in heaven, that both had representatives on earth fighting against each other. Thus Budge states on page11, The Gods Of The Egyptians, Vol. # 1, ".....and his fiends, the "children of rebellion," were not the result of the Egyptians in historic times, but their existence dates from the period when Egypt was overrun by mighty beasts, huge serpents, and noxious reptiles of all kinds. The great serpent of Egyptian mythology, was indeed a formidable opponent of the Sun god, had its prototype in some monster serpent on earth, of which tradition had preserved a record; and this is know mere theory is proved by the fact that the remains of a serpent, which must have been of enormous size, have recently been found in the Fayuum. The vertebrae are said to indicate that the creature to which they belonged was longer than the largest python known. If the proportions of this snake were the same as in the existing Python seboe it probably reached a length of thirty feet." Such creatures as were said to represent Set- Apep and his fiends are the serpent, crocodiles, rats, the ass, and the pig . These creatures were feared and despised by the people of Khamit.
Ra's battle against Apep was won due to the former using his Names to destroy the later. These Names of Ra are the Kara or Karas, as we shall see many of these forms of Kara are the Female Aspects of the Supreme Being. Budge shows in Vol. # 1, pgs. #324-325, descriptions of the Kara helping Ra to crush the monsters of Hell, "in the Book of the Dead...Thus in chapter 39, "Get thee back, Fiend, before the darts of his beams. Ra hath overthrown thy words, the gods have turned thy face backwards, *the Lynx (Maftet), hath torn open thy breast, *the Scorpion-goddess, hath cast fetters upon thee, and *Maat hath sent forth thy destruction. Those who are in the ways have overthrown thee; fall down and depart......." It is evident that the *goddesses are the Kara, active warriors, fighting against Apep-Set, and protecting Ra who fights as well. Taurt is also called Ashtaroth, Elohim, and Isis-Taurt, note that in the first article I had written on Elohim Amazon I identified these names as other names for her. Therefore we now understand that Kara is Elohim Amazon, the result being that Auset (Isis), the Original Supergirl, who was African, and the Supergirl of D C Comics are Elohim Amazon. Auset (Isis) and D C's Supergirl represent the Holy Spirit symbolically as well.
The Solar Connection between Kara (Auset-Isis) and Ra is listed here as her titles and epithets:
1. Crown of Re-Heru 6. Female Horus
2. Daughter of Ra 7. Female Heru
3. Eye of Ra 8. Female Ra
4. Lady of Warmth and Fire 9. Ray of the Sun
5. Name of the Sun 10. Wife of Ra
11. Lady of Flame
12. Lady of Light
13. Khut- the Light Giver
14. Lady Who is a Chariot in the Form of Fire
Auset The Angel Of Fire:
D C's Supergirl has manifested in the comic book world as three major incarnations. This is important know as we look at the comparisons between her and the predecessor who is Auset (Isis). The three main Supergirl avatars are:
1. Supergirl the Kryptonian- this avatar has the following powers:
a. x-ray vision
b. telescopic vision
c. heat vision
d. invulnerability to practically anything except for various types of kryptonite and some forms of magic.
e. superspeed of movement
f. to fly through the heavens and at speeds beyond the speed of light so that she can time travel.
g. superbreath to put out fires, freeze and shatter objects, move objects about etc.
h. super-senses- hearing, touch, smell, taste etc.
i. little or no form of physical aging, sickness, etc.
This Supergirl had been time traveling when she encountered Red Kryptonite. Its radiation separated her good personality from her evil personality. The good (angelic) Supergirl fought against and defeated her evil aspect ( called Satan-Girl) and also a similar evil aspect called Night Flame. As a result Supergirl purified of all evil, was considered by some writers as being an angel. She was killed in the Crisis Earth Series.
The second avatar of Supergirl was Matrix. A benevolent Lex Luthor in an alternate universe created Matrix as a type of Supergirl to stop three Kryptonian supercriminals. She defeated them but was so devastated by the experience that Superman took her to the earth in the universe where he lived so she could regenerate or heal. She was also called Mae, a synthetic lifeform that has shape-changing powers, invisibility, telekinesis, and the personality of Lana Lang.
The third major avatar of Supergirl is as the Angel Of Fire. Matrix Supergirl interrupted a
satanic ritual, stopped a demon, then found the dying Linda Danvers. Linda was burning to death
and had received multiple stab wounds as a human sacrifice of the ritual. Matrix Supergirl saved
Linda's life by merging herself to become one with Linda in every way. The result was that Linda
was Supergirl. This new Supergirl is a Female Trinity ( Mae Matrix-Linda Lang -Linda
Danvers ), she is fighting against Satan, she performs the functions of the Holy Spirit by
entering into Linda Danvers to revive and heal her. This new avatar was informed by Wally the
God Boy (a form of the Supreme Being) and Zauriel (an angel) that she is an earth-bound angel.
As an earth angel, Supergirl is an earth elemental, seraphim, guardian angel, and angel of fire.
She, again is a part of a holy trinity of the earth angels consisting of the angels of love, light, and
fire. She being the latter. She is an intercessor between humanity and God, furthermore the
Presence of God in the story is said to have a male and female nature. Supergirl is a
manifestation of the Shekhina, the Female Aspect of God that lives on earth, that dwells with
God, and the Ark of the Covenant. She is human and a female form of God (Shekhina). Here
again Supergirl is part of another trinity consisting of a synthetic lifeform (Matrix)- human
(Linda Danvers) - and the Shekhina (Female Supreme Being). Therefore she is Elohim
Amazon.
Supergirl, Angel Of Fire has the power to fly through space with angel wings of fire. These wings enable her to be a shield that keeps the innocent from being hurt, to teleport herself and others to various locations, and to defeat the minions of evil. She can shoot long jets of flame from her eyes, transform fully into an angel made of fire to fully become the Maid Of Might.
Auset (Isis), thousands of years ago was the original Angel of Fire, Matrix, Shekhina, and Trinity of God. Auset was known throughout the civilized world as the "MATRIX." The Matrix is God the Mother. Matrix is the Womb, Mater, Mother within which everything is formed, and created. As such this Supreme God/dess is the primordial Watery Abyss and the Holy Spirit of God (Dove) who created the universe. Auset is the Cosmic Mother, the World Mother, the Great Mother, the Universal Mother, God as Mother, and Mother-God. As Mother and Warrior she is Elohim Amazon. Being the Creator of the universe and the Universe itself she has the ultimate shapeshifting powers, the power to be the Unseen, the ability to move any objects. Time travel isn't an issue for Auset who is the Past-Present-Future of existence. It is correct to say that she is Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent. Matrix (Auset) is the pattern or model of the universe which is why in her form as Nut she is portrayed as the universe, a beautiful Black woman stretched across the ether as if she is flying, while her body is covered with the infinite stars and galaxies of space-time.
Auset (Isis) is the prototype of all forms of angels seen in various cultures. She is the oldest
form of an angel ever conceived in the human mind, an African concept, and she was the first
guardian angel in recorded history. Auset is the First Angel of Fire which is the Phoenix (Bennu).
It was she who made Ra, Her son into the next Bennu, and it was she who gave the righteous
humans the gift of becoming a Bennu. Budge comments on the Bennu in The Gods Of The
Egyptians, Vol. # 2, pgs. # 95-97, "The chief seat of the god appears to have been Heliopolis,
where he and his female counterpart Nut produced the great Egg whereout sprang the sun
god under the form of the phoenix.....The name of the phoenix in Egyptian is "Bennu"......the
Egyptian myth which declared that the renewed morning sun rose in the form of a Bennu,
and of the belief which declared that this bird was the soul of Ra and also the living symbol of
Osiris, and that it came from the very heart of the god. The sanctuary of the Bennu was the
sanctuary of Ra and Osiris...the passages in the Book Of The Dead, "I go in like the Hawk,
and I come forth like the Bennu, the Morning Star (i.e., the planet Venus) of Ra (xiii.2)....I
am the Bennu, the soul of Ra (xxix.c 1)..."....the Bennu, the Soul Of Ra, which appeared each
morning under the form of the rising sun, was supposed to shine upon the world ....We may
note that a Chapter of the Book of the Dead (ixxxii.) was written with the special object of
enabling the deceased to transform himself into a Bennu bird if he felt likely disposed to do
so; in it he identifies himself with the god Khepera, and with Horus, the vanquisher of Set,
and with Khensu." These passages are quite revealing in that Auset in her form as Nut created
the Egg with the god Seb, thus revealing herself as the first Bennu. In fact this World Egg was
said to be created by Auset in her other cosmic bird forms- vulture, goose, swan, dove, hawk,
falcon, and eagle. The Bennu is the Soul of Ra which has been identified as Kara, the Female
Aspect and Holy Spirit of God, and the sun is an emblem of Kara. Kara is also Venus, the
Morning Star. Elohim Amazon is Venus, Bennu, and Kara. **Note that Horus and Khensu are
the Bennu and forms of the ancient Egyptian Hercules. The other parallel with the Greek Heracles
is that he was burned on Mt. Oetna on a funeral pyre, ascended to heaven (Olympus) in the form
of a divine eagle (Greek version of the Bennu) to become one with Zeus the Supreme Godhead.
This eagle is the animal totem spirit of Zeus. In the more ancient tradition of Egypt and later in
Phoenicia the king was cremated in a sacred fire, his spirit rising to the heavens as a Bennu (Heru,
the Divine Hawk), becoming the god Heru-Ra, he was the prototype of the Greek Heracles.
Ishakamusa Barashango, author of Afrikan Woman the Original Guardian Angel, pgs. # 18-20,
says,
"The Firebird and the Seraphim. The seraphim creature depicted in the Isaiah scroll is also related to the phoenix as the firebird is referred to in the Greek language. This flaming emblem of immortality was known as Bennu to the Kemetans........the Random House Dictionary Of The English Language renders definition # 4 of phoenix- "A person or thing that has become renewed or restored after suffering calamity, or apparent annihilation." Truly this emblem is indicative of the Black Race throughout the ages even unto this day....This is the real meaning of the phoenix. Afrikan people constantly rising again.....never stop hoping, never allow your spirit to be broken, never cease striving for excellence, never stop building viable institutions that sustain and nurture - that ignite us to rise up and take our rightful place in the sun once again." Auset, Het-Heru and Nephthys were the three Black women and goddess who were shown in ancient Egypt as guardian angels, winged bodyguards protecting Ausar (Osiris). The same winged Female Trinity are present with Osiris to resurrect him from the dead with their divine lifeforce. They are the same winged super-women that are displayed standing behind the throne of the seated God-Pharoah Ausar to protect him, and pour their Wisdom into him. The Female Trinity is also called Maat= Truth, Justice, and Righteousness that is called Auset (Isis). Auset, the original Black African Supergirl is Maat, fights for Maat, and enforces Maat. As the Angel of Fire, the Bennu, or Guardian Angel she is called Winged Isis. Winged Isis is sometimes kneeling with her wing outstretched or standing with her wings covering the seated Ausar. Winged Isis wears a form-fitting gown of iridescent colors although it is predominantly blue, covering her just below her sternum to her ankles, her upper torso and breasts are exposed, a wide collar necklace and armlets of gold and gems. And she is crowned. The crown represents solar and lunar light, the base is a sapphire vulture, on top are the yellow-gold horns of Het-Heru with the solar orb between them. Her wings are made of the Blue Flame and the Yellow Flame. Blue Flame is the Creator's manifestation as Power, Strength, Might, Courage, Faith, and Creativity. Yellow Flame is the Creator's manifestation as Illumination, Light, Wisdom, Mind, the Sun, Glory, and Radiance. Auset ( of course) is a Black Women or Goddess. On page 63, of his book Barashango explains, "......in the Afrikan world, we didn't and never really wanted to know about anything but female angels. The Afrikan Woman was the only one associated with birds in the sky. To our Ancestors the Black Woman was Mother Sky, Mother Earth, Mother of Everything and she had the power to, through her spiritual essence, move freely throughout the universe." And on page 68, "...compelling features of Kemetan iconography and scenography is winged beings in attendance to and protecting the pharoah, the most significant being that of Auset and Nephthys with arms that merge into wings. Among the many nations that borrowed from and adopted this type of symbology was Phoenicia, Sumer, Persia, Babylonia, Syria, and India. And at a much later date, the Hebrew-Israelites ca, 1240-200 B.C.E.....Kemetans in icons of Auset, Nephthys, and Het-Heru and a host of other female deities; then grafted by the surrounding nations, including the Hebrews, into superhuman symbols of Divine communication and protection. The formulation of the idea of angels, which covers a time span from ca. 100,000 B.P. To the present, is predicated upon the once universal respect and reverence for Black Women that permeated the ancient world." Auset becomes the cosmic mother who created the World Egg, the Golden Egg of Fire which in the Big Bang Theory of science exploded and filled the empty void with galaxies. This Egg hatched (exploded) to give birth to Auset herself as the Solar Hawk of Heaven (Bennu-Phoenix) which could also be the same as the universe itself. The various birds that represented her zootypes were believed to be the spirits of the Ancestors and or angels (gods). Is Auset the Angel of Fire? The answer is "yes, absolutely."
The original idea of the Shekhina comes from ancient African concepts in Cush and Khamit
that were embodied in Auset(Isis) the prototype. The Shekhina is the Wisdom of God, the Glory
of God, and the Spirit of God , as such it was called Ruah in Hebrew showing it to be feminine, and in earlier times it was Neith or the Dove (AM, MA) in Egypt. The Shekhina was God's helper, wife, God's own Cosmic Intelligence and Power that interceded between the Father-God and mortals. She is the Mother-God who is the foundation of the universe and She is the indescribable radiance or glory around the enthroned Father-God. Ernest Busenbark, author of Symbols, Sex, And The Stars In Popular Beliefs, pg. # 322, says, "the term Shekinah (dwelling) is used in the Talmud and Midrash in place of the Word (Memra). Onkelos translates Elohim as Shekinah in Genesis 9:27 and elsewhere. Maimonides, a celebrated Jewish theologian of the twelfth century, regarded the Shekinah of God as of the same character as the Memra (Word) and the Logos: to him the Shekinah was a distinct being.... pg. # 343, "...the Jews came to look upon the Word as the creative agent of the Almighty. This idea spread until Wisdom, Understanding,, the Shekinah, the "presence" or "faces", in fact every power, attribute, and aspect of God visible to man had become an entity, as if God were a many-armed being with each arm performing some specific part of the his work." ***This should certainly remind readers of the Hindu images of their deities, specifically Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kali who are the beautiful forms of the One God the Mother in India. Auset as the Glory of God that surrounded the throne of Ausar (God), the Solar Ark of Ra (God), was also called MA (Mother, Nurse), and in India she was Bhavani. Auset (Isis) was considered by ancient Egyptians to be none other than the Egyptian deity called Ausar-Yah, Yah, Jah, and Yahweh who was adopted and borrowed by the Hebrews (Black emigrants from Egypt). Once again, Auset is the original Supergirl.
The World Egg, the Lotus, and Argo City:
In the movie, Supergirl, Helen Slater (Supergirl) proclaims her identity to Serena the evil witch, "I am Kara of Argo City, daughter of Alora and Zor- El, and I don't scare easily!" This statement brings us to certain symbols found in this movie. For example when Kara travels from Innerspace (the etheric realm of the deities) to Outerspace (the material plane of mortals) through the causal waters of the watery abyss she is inside a craft. This spacecraft that she is traveling resembles an egg and when it opens it takes the form of a lotus, lily, or rose. As we spoke of previously in ancient Egyptian religion the Cosmic Egg was made of the golden fires of creation, within it traveled the Kara (also called Bennu or phoenix), the Kara is the Female form of Ra (the Supreme God), and Innerspace is located in the watery deep of the void. At this time there is no outerspace per se only darkness. Auset (Kara, Isis) is traveling through the dark abyss which the ancients understood to be the universe before there stars of any kind. This Egg was also referred to as the Central Sun where God dwelled and technically it was a version of the Shekina. Now out of this Egg burst forth the Universe Itself that is Auset (Kara-Isis-Neith). By leaving the flying Gold Egg, moving through the baptismal waters of the void, she was transformed into a fully self-actualized Super-Being. In the process of this happening the Egg opened up to become a flower. This flower resembles the lotus, lily, or rose.
The Cosmic Lotus like the World Egg is a symbol of female creative energy. In ancient Egypt Auset (Isis) is shown sitting or standing on the Lotus, and She is called the World Lotus Flower. This is the yoni or female generative organs of the universe or goddess, symbolized by the lily and rose too. Even the Supreme Father-God Ra was born from the Supreme Mother-God Principle. Lotus is the Gate of God specifically the Mother-God. In India too the goddesses are shown sitting blissfully with divine energy on the Cosmic Lotus. Therefore Auset in her form as Taurt the primal deep has given birth to Herself, another words rebirth as Auset. She flies forth from the World Egg- Lotus as a new Super-Being (the Universe).just as Supergirl has flown out of the egg-shaped spacecraft that opened into a flower, Auset was said to have done this thousands of years ago according to our African ancestors.
The facts concerning the symbolism of Argo City from which Supergirl and Auset are said to
have come. Argo is the name of the builder of the Argo, a famous ship on which the Argonauts,
the mighty heroes of Greek legend traveled to obtain the golden fleece. However the name Argo
is derived from the words Ark, Argha, and Bark in ancient Khamit. The original conception of the
Argo and the Argonauts is based on Ra, his crew of gods and goddesses who traveled across the
starry waters of the heavens (outerspace) in the Solar Ark or Bark. Budge describes its journey
through the heavens, pg. # 323-324, (323) "The Egyptians, knowing that the sun was a
fire,....assumed that it must make its journey over the waters in a boat, or boats, .....it passed
over the first half of its course in one boat, and over the second half in another. The morning
boat of the sun was called Matet, "becoming strong" and the name of the evening boat was
Semktet, "becoming weak"; these are appropriate names for the rising and setting of the
sun...." (324) "Ra was accompanied on his journey by a number of gods, whose duties
consisted in navigating the boat, and in helping it to make a successful passage from the
eastern part of the sky to the place where the god entered the Tuat; the course was set by
Thoth and his female counterpart Maat, and these stood one on each side of Horus, who acted
as the steersman and apparently as captain also." It is during this constant travel that Ra,
Maat, Thoth, Horus, the Scorpion Goddess, and Maftet (Lynx Goddess) among the many deities;
must fight against Apep-Set and his army of monsters of Hell and defeat them. Theses are the
original 'Argonauts', which unlike the later Greek version which only included Atlanta, the
Egyptian Argonauts are Hero Goddesses and Gods working together. This was their Solar
Bark or Ark which functioned as a floating city or world on its own. The home of the
Khamitian deities. The story of Noah's Ark is inspired by this history. This cosmic boat or ark
was called the Boat of Millions Of Years. In addition this is the secret of the Ark of the
Covenant. The Hebrew Ark of the Covenant was derived from the Egyptian Ark of the
Covenant described above. In the temples of Ra there were two Solar Arks of the Covenant
made to represent the dwelling of the Supreme God RA which were worshiped as having the
god's presence literally with the people. The Glory of GOD (Shekina) were Winged Isis,
Winged Nephthys, Winged Het-Heru, Winged Maat, and the other goddesses who guard and
protect Ra. Finally the Biblical Moses, if historical, had knowledge of Egyptian spirituality
sothat he could instruct the Hebrews in making an Ark too, then he changed the name of the
Winged Goddesses into "Cherubim." The Ark is the Female Yoni or Womb of God that
contains the symbols of Female and Male Divinity. The priests carried these Arks during
special occasions for the Deities or to accompany the Pharoah in battle as in Thotmes III 's
(King David's) Battle Of Armageddon explained in a previous article. This was a way of
having the forms of God in a portable fashion for people to take with them. The power from
these Arks was said to be lethal if touched improperly. The ark was a container of divine
wisdom and power. Other nations also had containers, arks, arghas, or boxes for their deities
contained powerful symbols of their god/desses. Egyptian Arks contained the phallus, the egg,
and the serpent= the Father-God (phallus) as Creator, the Mother-God (Egg)as Preserver, and
the Destroyer-Regenerator ( Serpent)= Trinity of God. At other times the World Egg itself is
celebrated as the Ark that the Goddess built to rescue the deities and or humanity. Alexander
Hislop comments on this matter on pgs. # 109-110, of The Two Babylons, "In an ancient times
eggs were used in the religious rites of the Egyptians and the Greeks, and were hung up for
mystic purposes in the temples....From Egypt these sacred eggs can be distinctly traced to the
banks of the Euphrates....."An egg of wondrous size is said to have fallen from heaven into
the river Euphrates. The fishes rolled it to the bank, where the doves having settled upon it,
and hatched it, out came Venus, who afterwards was called the Syrian Goddess"- that is
Astarte....the occult meaning of this mystic egg of Astarte, in one of its aspects ( for it had a
twofold significance), had reference to the ark during the time of the flood, in which the
whole human race were shut up, as the chick is enclosed in the egg before it is hatched.....
"mundane egg" ...the egg in which the world was shut up. Now the world has two distinct meanings- it means either the material earth, or the inhabitants of the earth. The ancient Goddess built a great egg to protect mortals and or gods from the enormous flood. In any case we have shown that Argo City is Solar Ark of the Egyptian Deities who the Greeks called the Argonauts of the Greek heroes (demigods). We can understand the parallel of Kryptonians in Argo City to the Egyptian deities of the Solar Ark or Bark. Just as Auset comes from the abode of the gods in the etheric realm, D C's Supergirl follows that prototype in leaving the home of advanced humanoids.
Powers Of Auset:
Simply put, Auset (Isis) is even the prototype of the powers attributed to Supergirl. Supergirl's x-ray vision, telescopic vision, and heat vision were already conceptualized in ancient Khamit by The All-Seeing Eye Of God which is Auset herself. As the All-Seeing Eye of God, the Eye Goddess (Het-Heru, Sekhmet) She has omniscience to see into the nature of everything, even into time and space. Auset using her Words of Power has control over nature which is the bases for the idea of telekinesis as used by the angel-Supergirl. Auset's used her heat vision to burn up evildoers on earth who had overcome the good people of earth. This was discussed in the story about Het-Heru who came to earth as the Eye Of God called Sekhmet. David Talbott has used science and myth to confirm the very strong possibility that this Eye of God was the alignment of Saturn, Venus, and Mars which would have resemble a gigantic "eye" in the sky. This Eye is the protective power of Hercules, which by the way parallels the story of D C's Superman. The powers of Auset such as flight, time travel, fire, invulnerability with her words of power have been explained in the previous article on Elohim Amazon. Regarding Supergirl's search for the Omegahedron, a round or egg-shaped form of universal creative energy that enables the one possessing it to be able to create anything they please is evidently the Omega Principle of God. In addition the Omega is the Feminine Power of God. In the movie Supergirl uses the Omegahedron (Female Power) and Zoltars wand (Masculine Power) to create a large dragonfly and enliven it. Later she is able to balance the Omegahedron in the palm of one hand. This is symbolic of Auset as the Hand Of God. The Hand Of God is an enormous hand of fire (left or right) which has the All-Seeing Eye Of God in the center of its palm. Astronomically this corresponds to the planet Venus and its streamers of electrical activites in a primordial age. The planet Venus is the Hand and Omega of GOD. Auset's Hand of God whose palm has Venus, the planet in its center and that is the power of Omega to create or bring the solar system to its end. She is originally called the Hand Of Atum (Atum-Ra) which created the cosmos. The Right Hand Of God is traditionally associated with the masculine aspect that creates and the Left Hand Of God ( Omega, the End ) is the female aspect that presides over destruction. There is also another ancient African parallel to the Omegahedron. This stone with supernatural powers is called the KARA-STONE. Just as Supergirl searched for the Omegahedron, Auset (Isis) searched for the Kara-stone which is the linga stone or small pillar . of Ausar, Yahweh, and Shiva. This sacred stone representing the Male Principle of GOD is often given a egg shape, so that it appears to represent both Male and Female Principles of God. When given the proper worship or ritual attention the Divine Linga enables a devotee to obtain whatever they need or want from the Supreme Being. Auset used Ausar's Kara-stone to give birth to Heru. Auset is the most ancient concept of the Supergirl.
Auset (the Original Black African Supergirl) Battles Against Set (the Shadow-Satan-Dragon):
In Supergirl, the movie the superheroine battles against the Shadow ( Set-Satan-the
Dragon). More than two thousand years ago Black Africans of Cush and Khamit celebrated
stories about Auset (Isis) who fought against Set, the god of evil, this battle was to the death, and
always ended with Auset destroying him. Examples:
In her first encounter with Set she was pregnant with her son Heru. Set took on the form of a terrible dragon and chased her across the skies. She became Winged Isis to escape him. When he tried to burn her with fire from his mouth or drown her in noxious waters that he vomited up; Auset saved herself by causing the earth to open up and swallow up these deadly attacks. Finally she was able to turn her hair into bamboo papyrus reeds, creating an island of shoots so Set couldn't find her. From that time the tables are turned and Auset and her son team up to destroy this fiend. Some of her battles against Set are on her own. A brief list as follows:
1. In various forms of the goddesses Auset fights by the side of Ra against Apep (Set) and destroys him. This takes place in their travels in the Solar Ark.
2. Auset used her Words of Power to destroy Apep and his armies of darkness on another occasion.
3. In a battle against Set Auset used a magick spear to pierce him through his head and kill him. Set had confronted her in the shape of a great serpent and she slew him.
4. Auset is Goddess of the Thunderbolt in the shape of a spear she used to destroy Set, just as D C's Supergirl used a lamp post glowing with the electrical power of a lightning bolt to defeat the shadow.
5. Isis-Taurt, the Holy Spirit of God is the Great Bear who fought against Set (the Shadow) and defeated him. Taurt is known as Apet and Reret. This goddess has the face, neck, hair, arms, hands, and breasts of a human female. The remaining portions of Her body are those of a hippopotamus with large breasts representing her role as mother and primal bear. ***She is the great adversary against Set. Budge explains in The Gods Of The Egyptians, Vol. # 2, pg. # 249, "The chief opponent of Set was the hippopotamus goddess RERET, who was believed to keep this power of darkness securely fettered by a chain; this goddess is usually represented with the arms and hands of a woman which are attached to the body of a hippopotamus, and in each she holds a knife.....The duty of the goddess was to keep in restraint the evil influence of Set and to make clear a way in the sky for the birth of Heru-Smau-Taui....the texts, however make it clear that Reret was nothing but a form of Isis." In many pictures she is shown helping her son Heru defeat Set. She is shown as a hippopotamus walking on two legs holding a chain which is attached to Set's rear legs, Set is in the form of a giant bull, and hawk-headed Heru is standing in front of Set in the act of piercing the Evil One through his head with His (Heru's) spear. In the same picture Taurt-Reret(Isis) has encircled and trapped Set (the bull) in a circle of Her Seven Stars of the Great Bear ( the Seven Spirits of the Holy Spirit [God]). These Seven are the Elohim or Elohim Amazon which Taurt is, therefore she has bound Set by the power of the Holy Spirit (the chain) and has trapped him in the Seven Fires of God that She is (the Holy Spirit). Heru, Her son (sun) is Her masculine aspect who uses the spear to slay Set (Satan). Some picture show Set in the form of a crocodile chained and lifted from the ground in Taurt's grasp, as if she has wrestled and bound him, then Heru is in the act of spearing through Set's head. Other names for Taurt, the Great Bear are Rertu, Rert, Apet, and Sheput. She is every goddess in the Egyptian pantheon, mother of Ra and AnHeru, protector of the dead, her left paw touches a large talisman of magickal protection which stands in front of her, and she also holds the ankh.
6. In her form as Mary, Mother of God, she is shown crushing the head of the serpent (Satan)
beneath her feet. Mary, Mari, Meri, and Miriam are names for Auset (Isis) in ancient Khamit.
Auset is the first Super-Being recorded to have bested Set in combat. Note that in the Bible the
Book of Revelations describes a Woman Clothed With The Sun, Crowned with 12 Stars, and
the Moon beneath Her Feet. She has wings to fly away from the Dragon for escape, and she
is pregnant. This description is a late copy of the story of Auset (Isis) having to flee from Set
until she gives birth to her son (Heru). In the original story which is Egyptian she exacts retribution against Set in kind. The Catholics call this Woman Mary and in Protestant faith she is the Church, as the Bride of God. Both views compared to the ancient history of Auset are correct. The structure of church buildings are made to represent the Yoni where the Dove Holy Spirit descends.
The Bottomless Pit and The Phantom Zone:
Revelation 20: 1-3: "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the Dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more......"
In Supergirl, the movie, Supergirl casts the Shadow (Satan, Set, Devil, Dragon), Serena (Evil Witch, Babylon the Whore), and her friend (a female False Prophet) into the PHANTOM ZONE which is obviously the BOTTOMLESS PIT. Supergirl is obviously the "angel come down from heaven," and the magick mirror is the key with which Supergirl sends them to the pit. Supergirl also makes sure that she sends them through the mirror, shatters it, then repairs it.
*** So far you have read the Biblical version and the Supergirl version. In the most ancient version (Khamitian) Heru is the masculine Word Of God, Faithful and True and his armies of light, who fights against Set and his armies of darkness. However Heru is accompanied and helped by the female Word Of God, Auset (Isis, Elohim Amazon) and her forces to destroy the armies of Set, and defeat Set. Furthermore as we have just observed concerning Auset(Isis-Taurt/ Her other forms) that it is She who is the 'angel come down from heaven, having the key of the Bottomless Pit and a Great Chain'. It is She who seizes the Dragon, throwing him down into the Pit and sealing him over so that for 1000 years Set is unable to destroy humanity. In ancient African culture the Supreme Being is the Female Hero and the Male Hero fighting together against the King of Darkness. The Female Aspect of God is woefully neglected and disrespected in Western culture which has social, ethical, psychological, and spiritual consequences which will prove destructive in the end. This is the original story of the Battle Of Armageddon.
Why did Supergirl use the mirror as the means to cast the Evil One into the Pit? The ancient belief among most cultures that the mirror (symbol of Female power) could capture the reflected soul of a person in it. Once a person has trapped an adversaries soul in the mirror, the mirror is shattered so that the adversary dies, and repairing the mirror seals them into the watery abyss. The mirror in the form of the Egyptian ankh is a symbol of the powers of Life and the Watery Abyss. The latter is the place of shadows or the bottomless pit. The ankh was later changed into the mirror of Venus. The ankh is the key of life and death.
Conclusion:
In concluding this article it is appropriate that mention is made of a historical figure, a Black
woman, who represented the African Supergirl of Khamit in fact. Her life exemplified the
attributes of Auset (Isis) the legendary superheroine. That historical woman is Heru Maat Kara
Hatshepsut for whom I have written an article on this website. She was the Female Heru.the
meaning of her full name is revealing: ' the Face of Heaven (Heru)- Truth, Justice, and
Righteousness (Maat) is the Soul, Image, Light, Fire, Word of God/Ra (Kara), Chieftainess
and Foremost of Women (Hatshepsut).' Her name is a precise parallel to Auset's divinity, it is
the foundation and meaning of the person in comic book legend called Supergirl. Auset is the
Supergirl of Cushite and Khamite culture and she is the basis for the concept itself. I will end
this article with a quote from the Webster Reference Dictionary of the English Language as
reported by Ishakamusa Barashango, Volume 1 defines the Phoenix, "A paragon, a person or
thing of distinction and beauty." This is the nature if Auset.
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Sheshonk I (Shishak) the Black Libyan Hercules Of Egypt
By Samuel D. Ewing
Pharoah Sheshonk I's name has been spelled Sheshonq I, Sheshonk I, Shoshenk I, and he is said to be identical with the Biblical Shishak. Sheshonq MeryAmun (Sheshonq Beloved of Amun) has the throne name Hedj-Kheper-Re Setep-en-re (Bright is the manifestation of Re, Chosen of Re). Sheshonq I's and Ramses II's exploits were incorporated into those of the more ancient Sen-Wos-Ret I, the mighty Black giant Pharoah, and he was known in the ancient world as 'Sistosichermes Valiant Hercules.' The ancient Egyptians and Greeks considered these three great conquerors and heroes to be incarnations of the ancient Egyptian Hercules. Martin Bernal, author Black Athena, Vol.# 2, pg. #118, reports, "In fact, there is no doubt that there are very strong parallels between the images of these divinized humans held by the Egyptians and Greeks in Classical times and those of the hero Herakles. This resemblance was made explicit by the librarian Eratosthenes, who described the 26th king of Thebes as 'Semphroukrates who is Herakles Harpokrates' and the 34th as 'Sistosichermes Valiant Herakles.' Semphroukrates is difficult to identify but he would seem to belong to the Middle Kingdom.....Sistosichermes has been plausibly seen by modern scholars as a reference to Sesostris I, III, or both. The 19th century Egyptologist Reichard Lepsius, when writing a detailed article on what he saw as the identity of the measurements of Sesostris and Herakles, that 'from the standpoint of the ancient critic the mythical connections of both persons [Herakles and Sesostris] were expressedly recognized and indicated.' On page 200, Bernal says, "Most scholars today accept the identification of Sesostris/Sesoosis with Senwosre I and III and believe there is a historical kernel to the stories....According to them, the legendary figure of Sesostris has been contaminated by features borrowed from later conquering pharoahs- notably Ramses II of the 19th and Sheshonk of the 22nd Dynasty-....." Thus there is the consensus that Pharoah Sheshonk I contributed to the Herakles legend. His career is listed here:
1. He was descended from a family of Libyan princes and he received the title of 'Great Chief of
The Meshwesh.' He had settled in Heracleopolis, Egypt with the Libyan people to provide military security and law enforcement for the last Pharoah of the 21st Dynasty.
2. As commander in chief of the Egyptian and Libyan military forces he married the daughter of Pharoah Psuaemnes (last Pharoah of the 21st Dynasty). As commander of the Libyan mercenaries he became Pharoah of Egypt when the previous dynasty went defunct
3. He was the founder of the 22nd Dynasty as a Libyan Pharoah of Egypt from 945 to 924 B.C. This is the Bubasite Dynasty of Libyan rulers that lasted about 200 years.
4. *He conquered Palestine and Nubia, receiving tribute from them. It is said that he gave asylum to King Jeroboam I.
5. He used Bubastis as his home, joining the political elite of Thebes (Waset) and Tanis together so that Egypt was reunited.
6. He placed his sons in high religious, political, and military positions to consolidate his power over Egypt.
7. He is believed by some pundits to be identical with the Biblical Shishak. If this is so then he also was involved in the following events. In 925 B.C. he conquered Judah (ruled by King Rehoboam) and Israel (ruled by King JeroboamI). Rehoboam was forced to give Sheshonk I the enormous treasures of the temple, the king, and the shields of gold said to have been made by Solomon.
8. Sheshonk/Shishak stopped in Meggido to place a victory stele there.
9. Sheshonk I, as Pharoah was considered to be a living god on earth, specifically Amen-Ra and Heru (solar deities). These two deities were are the Egyptian Herakles and are associated with the Greek Herakles. He was proclaimed by the empire as the King of Kings and Bull of Bulls which are the traditional titles of a Pharoah.
10. It is said that he was the Biblical Shishak who led an enormous military force of Libyans, Egyptians, and Cushites consisting of : 6000 cavalry men, 1200 chariots, archers, men with spears and swords, priests carrying the two Solar Arks (Boats) of Ra (God) and the Deities. The Solar Arks as portable homes of the deities gave the army supernatural aid in war according to ancient beliefs. This is the same strategy used by Pharoah Thotmes III (The Great, King David).
David Rohl, author of Pharoahs And Kings: A Biblical Quest, has discovered that the activities stated in item # 10 were actually accomplished by Ramses II (the Great) not Sheshonk I. the reasons he gives are:
1. Th block on top of the northern pylon of the Ramesseum at Thebes has this text inscribed, "The town of which the King Ramesses II plundered (Khefa) in year 8-Shalem." It was Ramses II who conquered the Bedouin, Palestine, and Shalem. Shalem is the ancient name for Jerusalem. The massive army recorded in II Chronicles 12:3 was Ramses II's forces made up of Libyans, Nubians, and Egyptians. Ramses II was already the ruler of Nubia and Kush furthermore there is documentation that he had foriegners in his army.
2. It was Ramses II who conquered the cities of Tjihenu in Libya, Hatti, Pa- Canaan, Ashkelon, Gezer, Yanoam, Israel, and Kharru in Syria. If Sheshonk I one had done these things he would not have had to attack his own people who were joined with him.
3. Rohl, on pgs. # 162-163 explains, (162) "The historical record (and the chronological
imperative) strongly suggests that Pharoah Shishak of I Kings and II Chronicles was
Ramesses II. The hypocoristic form of his name- was the original basis of the name which
many centuries later became enshrined in a foreign text as Shishak." (163) ".....the name
Shishak maybe derived from the Hebrew name Shashak, meaning 'assaulter' or 'the one who crushes (under foot or under wheel') - a descriptive synonym for Ramesses the Great who 'crushes the rebels on top of the hills'.
Apparently the two glorious careers of Sheshonk I and Ramses the Great have been confused by modern scholars. Here concludes this article on the Pharoah/s who were taken to be the literal Egyptian Herakles and Greek Herakles.
References:
1. Bernal, Martin, Black Athena, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1993
2. Rohl, David, Pharoahs And Kings: A Biblical Quest, New York: Crown Publishers Inc., 1995
The American Hercules: The American Hero Come To Life
By Samuel D. Ewing
Some reader may think this topic is a little off the beaten path of the Black African and or Afro- Asiatic Hercules. On the contrary, along with recording the African connection to the Hercules concept which has been hidden and denied, the other goal is to give record to show this idea has effected Western civilization as well. The reader will understand how the idea of an Anglo-Americanized Hercules is a powerful part of American history.
***We have already discussed the history of the American Female Hercules (Liberty) and her roots to the ancient Black African Female Hercules. Now we will give coverage concerning the traditional male aspect of Hercules as it is perceived in this country.
Hercules Is The United States Of America:
The United States Of America is Hercules.
1. 1769-1770, English astronomer, Benjamin West used Hercules (Strength) and Minerva(Wisdom) as symbolic emblems to describe John Wilkes, a member of English Parliament and American patriot James Otis.
2. 1782, Benjamin Franklin chose Hercules to represents the United States Of America on a medal entitled, "Allegory Of The American Revolution" (the Libertas Americana Medal). This medal commemorated American Independence from Britain. Minerva (France) is shown armed with sword and shield against a lion (Britain). Pamela Scott, author of Temple Of Liberty, pg. # 13 says of Hercules' role on the medal, "The infant Hercules, whose strength was likened to that of the young American nation, stands between them and strangles two snakes, one representing the defeat of British troops at Saratoga in 1777 and the other at Yorktown in 1781.
3. On pg. # 13, Pamela Scott further states, "As early as the beginning of the eighteenth
century, a French designer of stove tiles depicted America as a Hercules figure carrying his
traditional club, but wearing a cape of feathers (in emulation of the feather clothing of Native
Americans), rather than a lion skin. Franklin's revival of Hercules to represent the fledgling
America led to the adoption of the hero in the role of adult victor against tyrants and
monsters, recounted in ancient tales of the Twelve Labors of Hercules. One of the federal
governments first ships, the Hercules, commanded by Moses Browne, sailed for Canton,
China, on February 1, 1778. On July 1, 1789, Congressman John Vining of Delaware, in a
speech before the House of Representatives, noted that "this government, like HERCULES,
rose brawny from the cradle." In 1792, the French minister to America, Barbe-Marbois, presented Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson with a drawing of Hercules astride an arch whose thirteen voussoirs are inscribed with the names of the American states in their geographic order from north to south." The drawing was entitled Allegory Of The American Union. Hercules is shown wearing a short skirt of eagle feathers, wearing a lion head cap, and the lion skin is draped over his right forearm.
4. 1778, Robert Edge Pine's made a painting entitled Allegory of America which was engraved by Joseph Strut in 1781. In this painting Hercules (Heroic Virtue) is one of the attributes of America. It became a very powerful and inspiring portrayal of the American Hercules due to another factor we will discuss later.***
Benjamin Franklin chose Hercules to be the embodiment of American unity and strength.
George Washington Is Hercules:
George Washington with American forces had defeated Great Britain, the most powerful nation on earth, he was offered kingship over America on numerous occasions when their was civil unrest but he refused this opportunity to have power. He gave up his supreme military authority over America's army after the Revolutionary War was over much in the same fashion as the Roman Cincinnatus did for his country. George Washington in his own life time was considered to be a living god on earth by the American people and the most powerful man on earth by other nations. He was regarded as the ultimate hero. To illustrate this point we refer to Barry Shwartz's book, George Washington: The Making Of An American Symbol, from which we get the following quotes:
1. Pg. # 4, "....most recently, Garry Wills views him as an Enlightenment Cincinnatus."
2. Pg. # 21, "Praise for Washington was boundless. William Hooper, a delegate to Congress from North Carolina, declared him to be "the Greatest Man on Earth." "Had he lived in the days of idolatry," announced a writer in the Pennsylvania Journal, "he had been worshiped as a god."
3. Pg. # 24, "Civic celebrations, including poetry, oratory, illuminations, and newspaper hosannas, gave proof that he had become the savior of his country."
4. Pg. # 29, The American Moses: It seemed preordained, at least in hindsight, that someone would play the leading role in the American Exodus drama. When Washington emerged, he was the most plausible Moses.....Citizens of the "New Israel" knew that Moses, the leader of their spiritual predecessors, prevailed not by annihilating his enemies but by preserving his followers form annihilation. Not by his own powers did he do so, but by force of the Covenant. Correspondingly, the military retreats of the "American Moses" were often defined not as defeats but as acts of deliverance, and they were followed by prayers of gratitude. Thus the successful retreats from Long Island was made possible by the Lord of Hosts, who intervened "by sending a thick fog about two o'clock in the morning which hung over Long Island while on New York side it is clear."
5. Pg. # 30-31, Washington as god-like: "In short, the earliest manifestation of the worship of
"godlike Washington," as Americans came to call him....the extraordinary powers in whose
presence Americans found themselves in the tumult of 1775-76 were sacred powers of two
kinds: the benevolent, godlike power symbolized by George Washington and the malevolent,
Satanic power represented by George III." Pg. # 31, "...to conceive George Washington as a
god and George III as a devil....Specifically, Americans paid homage to Washington through
venerational forms once reserved for kings." George Washington is viewed by Americans as a
leader of the Army of Light in the Battle of Armageddon against the Forces of Darkness led
by King George III.
6. Pg. # 34, Washington the demigod: "...his "great soul," "godlike virtues," and "inborn greatness"- to the new hero. Americans had lost a monarch but gained something better: a demigod, whose merit "Fame's thousand tongues confess."
7. Upon his death there were those who compared him to Jesus Christ as "the Savior Of His Country."
8. ***The painting, 'Allegory Of America' evoked a powerful response in America not only because it stated that the United States Of America was Hercules collectively, but it also supported the idea in the minds of Americans that George Washington is the American Hercules. Pamela Scott reports an example of America's response to the American Hercules (Heroic Virtue) as a synonym for George Washington on pg. #14, "On August 23, 1784, Pine's patron George William Fairfax wrote to his relative George Washington from England:"The figure of "Heroic Virtue" was intended to represent your Excellency, and if your likeness could have been procured, it had been a fine portrait of your person." In addition to this Washington was also compared to Samson, the Israelite Hercules. Barry Schwartz describes how this was presented by eulogists, "He was stronger than a LION," said Jonathan Sewall, "comparable to Samson in his manly prowess."
George Washington was a tall man of great physical strength and fitness. In his young adulthood he was a muscular 175 pounds, as he matured he became a powerful man of around 230 pounds. David P. Willoughby, author of The Super Athletes, gives some statistics on Washington's physical prowess, pgs. # 180, 379, and 465:
1. George Washington was a superior wrestler and a champion broad-jumper.
2. At a height of 74 inches and weighing 215 pounds, George Washington defeated the best wrestler in North Virginia at the age of 18. At 15 years of age and onward he was proven superior in wrestling.
3. In 1750 George Washington set one of the first records in the running broad jump (long jump) in the United States when he was 18 years old. He performed a running broad jump of 23 feet at a height of 74 inches while weighing between 200 -215 pounds. This American record stood for over a hundred years before it was finally broken.
Often George Washington's character, leadership, and administrative abilities are brought to mind but it must not be forgotten that his military leadership depended on his physical presence as well. By physical presence includes his height, weight, physical fitness and toughness as a soldier in the battlefield who could take down the enemy in a physical confrontation. He was more than able to do so. In conclusion the American Hercules Mythos is very strong within American society today judging from the proliferation of magazines, comic books, paperback, tv shows and movies about supermen and superwomen which are cranked out year after year for the past 70 years of this countries history. This phenomena has its basis in an ancient African concept that was transplanted to Europe and is a part of the American psyche.
Reference:
1. Willoughby, David, P., The Super-Athletes, South Brunswick & New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1970
2. Schwartz, Barry, George Washington: The Making Of An American Symbol, New York: Collier Macmillan Publishers
3. Scott, Pamela, Temple Of Liberty, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, 1995
Narmer Menes: Pharoah And Egyptian Hercules Of The First Dynasty
By Samuel D. Ewing
Narmer Menes last name has been spelled Mn, Min, Menes, Meni, Mena, and is said to identical
with the legendary King Minos. Because of the association with Minos he is also associated with
the Egyptian deity Mn. In this article we will summarize his career and then show that he was the
living Horus who was known to the ancient Greek world as Heracles.
Narmer Menes' Career:
1. Founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt during the Archaic Period. Reunified Upper Egypt and
Lower Egypt.
2. Founded the famed city Men-Nefer which the Greeks named Memphis. To build the city he had
to change the course of the Nile flood, creating a complex system of drainage, hydraulics, and the
making of a dam.
3.He defeated the Libyans who plagued Egypt in the Eastern Delta.
4. He conquered the Asiatic and Libyan invaders in a battle near Buto.
5. Narmer defeated the Tamahu (Caucasian from Europe and the lighter hued Libyans) and Euro-Asian barbarians who threatened the Black people of Khamit (Egypt). Narmer was a Black man
of Africa and this becomes clear when you look at who he was fighting against. The Tamahu were
mainly invaders from Europe who had white skin, blue eyes, red or yellow hair. Tamahu means
'white people' or 'ivory people.'
6. Narmer had superior expertise as a civil engineer and hydro-engineer.
7. He organized a navy, using it to conquer the Sea of Hellas and the region called the Cyclades
(the Greek Islands). He assigned his sons to rule this region and to colonize it with Egyptians.
8. Narmer waged a victorious war against the pirates in the Sea of Hellas who were oppressing
the Greek and Egyptian people who lived there. He founded the Minoan civilization which was
highly advanced in engineering, navigation, trade, government, and art. He was renowned and
esteemed among the Greeks for being the protector, nurturer, and lawgiver for Greek
civilization.
9. He became famous throughout the civilized world as the legendary Pharoah that was a stern
champion of righteousness, conqueror, the judge, and the lawgiver. *In a number of ways his life
seems similar to that of Moses (Mashu), Samuel (Semphroukrates) and David (Thotmes III) who
were considered to be the Egyptian Hercules.
10. Narmer Menes reigned as pharoah for 62 years, some pundits believe that Narmer Menes, and
Hor-Aha Menes' careers were confused together. It is said that Menes died from an attack by a
crocodile or hippopotamos.
Narmer Menes was the Egyptian Hercules in the minds of the ancients and we list some
quotes that would make that conclusion more valid:
1. George Cox, author of African Empires And Civilizations: Ancient And Medieval, 69, 71, and
72, - 69, "Minoan civilization was the civilization of Egypt. As Thucydides has explained,
when the Egyptians invaded the land, the inhabitants simply moved on to somewhere else.
Thus, becoming vacant, the land was settled by the Egyptians who simply transplanted there
civilization there." Pg. # 71, "Most of the Grecian myths of this period pertaining to Minoan
civilization are stories of Kushite and Egyptian colonists and of Kushite and Egyptian
civilization. Many of them, such as those concerning the labors of Hercules seemingly reflect
the protection provided the weak and primitive inhabitants of Hellas by the Kushites and
Egyptians was symbolized by the Egyptian god Heracles......Hercules (Heracles) was the
Kushite deity supposedly carrying sustenance and strength to the opposite shores of the
Mediterranean world - part of the mighty Kushite and Egyptian Empires. It is no accident that
the Grecian historian, Thucydides tells us that the Kushite Pharoah, Min, cleared the sea of
pirates, making intercourse and commerce safe for all." Pg. # 72, "The ancient Greeks knew
that they got their finest cultural heritage from Egypt and looked to her for inspiration and
example. They also knew that the fountain-head of Egyptian civilization was Kush, further
inland from Egypt.....The truth is that Africa civilized the world and that Europe inflicted
crime, disease, misery, and wretchedness upon it..."
2. Martin Bernal, author of Black Athena, Vol. 2, discusses the facts that show that Narmer
Menes, the Old Kingdom Pharoahs and Middle Kingdom Pharaohs were the inspiration for the
legend of Heracles/Hercules:
a. Pg. # 115, "...another aspect of Herakles should be considered, that of him as the Greek
image of a Middle Kingdom pharoah (c. 2100-1800 BC). ALTHOUGH, AS WE SHALL SEE
BELOW, THE Greek hero resembled pharoahs of both Old and Middle Kingdoms in such
things as irrigation,.....Herakles was seen as coming from the Greek Thebes or in older
incarnations from Egypt or more specifically Thebes in Egypt."
b. Pg. # 116, "Herakles as a hydraulic engineer: There are also interesting parallels between
the activities reported of the Middle Kingdom - and Old Kingdom - pharoahs and a somewhat
puzzling aspect of Herakles' character, his role as a hydraulic engineer." Pg. # 117,
"Herodotus reported that King Min had built dikes to protect Memphis at the Delta." Pg. #
119, "Although the major work in the draining of the great Lake of Fayyum was in the 12th
Dynasty, the tradition placing the beginning of irrigation in Egypt with the first pharoah
Menes who ruled around 3400 BC. would seem to be archaeological evidence of damming
from the Old Kingdom (3000-2500 BC.)
3. Wayne B. Chandler, author of the essay, OF GODS AND MEN: EGYPT'S OLD KINGDOM,
from the book, Egypt Revisited, tell us more about this great Black ruler of Egypt, pg. # 135,
"There is no doubt that Narmer Menes was a genius in many respects. We find proof that he
was better acquainted with hydrostatics and hydraulic engineering than we were in the early
1900's. The herculean task of diverting the course of the Nile was done with a degree of skill
and precision that still eludes us to this day.....Thus it was this feat of hydrostatic ingenuity
that created the Delta and allowed Menes to build a city on the land which had been drained
by the diversion of the river. In time, this city stretched over twenty square miles and was
known as Men-Nefer, "the Good Place".....Prior to this period, this land which was later to be
designated as Lower Egypt was no more than a swamp." Pg. # 138, "....Narmer Menes' rule
was one of glory and vast accomplishment......One thing that can be said of these Old Dynasty
kings is that they viewed themselves as lawgivers or enforcers, implementing a grid of
protection that they felt would last forever. Thus Narmer Menes was "the constant...."
It becomes very clear the resemblance of Narmer Menes to the Egyptian Hercules and the Greek
Hercules, particularly Menes civil engineering feats parallel the Greek Heracles civil engineering
activities in dangerous swamp marshes, both of them enforce laws of good government, they are
victorious in battles to protect others, the similarity also includes the way they dressed, and the
use of their favorite weapon, the club or mace. For this we will examine the famed Narmer
Palette.
The Narmer Palette:
The Narmer Palette resembles a stone shield on which are engraved scenes of Narmer
Menes' bare torso, wearing a short skirt tunic with a bull's tail, the White Crown of Upper Egypt
on his head, his right hand holding a mace ready to strike an opponent, whose hair he has grasped
in his left hand. The opponent is a Libyan or Tamahu who has fallen to his knees. Narmer is bare
foot with a sandal bearer carrying his sandals. Narmer's crown is symbolic of the presence of the
Mother-God's protection and power helping him. The mace is the traditional weapon of royalty
and is symbolic of lightning, the thunderbolt, or enormous electrical power. The mace is a divine
weapon reserved for the gods. Narmer is an incarnation of Heru (Horus,Heracles, Hero, Apollo)
yet he is portrayed as having animal forms that assist him in battle. As the Divine Bull, Narmer
tramples down a Libyan city and its ruler, as the Solar Falcon he flies in the air dragging prisoners
behind him by a rope in his beak that has the other end attached to the prisoners' noses. Cyril
Aldredge, author of Egyptian Art explains, Pg. # 35, "This palette may represent, as many have
claimed the conquest of all Egypt by Narmer and its unification under his rule: but it also
illustrates what was to be the dominant theme of much pharoanic iconography, the victory of
the god incarnate over the forces of evil and disorder. Here, as man, falcon, and bull, he
subdues rebellious subjects as well as Asiatic and Libyan neighbors of Egypt." On the reverse
side of the palette is the words "Horus leads captive the Delta."
To the ancient Greeks the Solar Falcon or Bennu was a synonym for the Spirit or Soul of
Heracles, in the form of an eagle ascending to Mt. Olympus after being consumed in the fire. The
bull (Taurus) was a emblem of Osiris (Ausar-Yah, Yahweh, Yah, Jah, Khonsu) as the Egyptian
Hercules in Khamit.
In conclusion Narmer Menes' life contributed greatly to the Egyptian and Greek versions of
Herakles/Hercules from the historical and symbolical standpoint.
References:
1. Aldred, Cyril, Egyptian Art, New York, NY: Thames and Hudson Inc., 1980
2. Chandler, Wayne B., OF Gods And Men: Egypt's Old Kingdom, from Egypt Revisited:Journal
Of African Civilizations, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1999
3. Bernal, Martin, Black Athena Vol. # 2, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutger's University
Press, July 1993
4. Cox, George, African Empires And Civilizations: Ancient And Medieval, Columbus, Ohio:
Pan-African Publishing Company, 1992
Mentuhotep II, Egyptian Hercules Of The Egyptian Thebes (Waset)
By Samuel D. Ewing
Mentuhotep II's directed his life so that it paralleled the attributes of the war god Mont and
the god Khonsu, both which are forms of the Egyptian Hercules. Below is a summary of his
career as Pharoah of Egypt:
1. He was the son of Theban ruler Antef (Intef) III and a woman named Iah.
2. He fought against the 10th Dynasty King Kheti, throwing him out of Abydos, conquering
Assuit, and Heracleopolis, thereby putting an end to the 10th Dynasty of kings.
3. He became Pharoah, reuniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one nation.
4. He conquered the Nine Peoples of the Bow going east through defeating rebellious nomarchs
of Egypt's 10th Dynasty, Nubia, Medjay, Wawat, the Libyans, and the Asiatic invaders. He is
portrayed clubbing down a king of each of these nations.
5. He established Waset (the original Thebes of the legendary Hercules) of Egypt as the capital. It
was the capital for the next four centuries.
6. His successful military strikes against the Egyptian army of the 10th Dynasty enabled him to
subdue part of Nubia.
7. He built the funerary temple at Deir el- Bahri.
8. He conquered the Libyans at the Delta and the Asiatics in the Sinai.
9. He was the fourth Pharoah of the 10th Dynasty and became the **founder of the Middle
Kingdom.
10. He ruled Egypt for 51 years from 2000-1956 BC.
11. He built and renovated temples in Upper Egypt such as Denderah, Abydos, Elkab, ansd
Elephantine.
12. He was devotee of the solar war god Mont or Montu, who was the chief god of Thebes. He
built temples for Mont in Medamud, Armant, and Tod.
13. He performed extensive irrigation works in the eastern Delta of Lower Egypt.
Mont, the war god was also known as Montu, Mentu, Monthu, and Menthu. He represented the
destructive aspect of the Sun god who killed demons and monsters. He was the main god
worshiped in Thebes (Waset) and was part of the Heru (Horus) Cult. Mont has a number of
forms. Mont is given the form of a white bull with a black face, a black bull, a falcon, and a
falcon-headed man. As the Falcon-headed man he holds a mace, scimitar, bow, arrows and knives.
Concerning Mentuhotep II's identification with Hercules we will first begin with his predecessor
Mentuhotep I who promoted the Cretan Bull Cult in Crete. This cult was an aspect of the Mont
cult. Montu was identified not only with Horus but with Amen- Ra himself , Montu-Ra. Mntw I
(Montuhotep I) has been associated with the famed King Rhabdymantis of Crete. According to
archaeologists, scholars, and Martin Bernal Mentuhotep II's identity begins to become very clear.
On pg. # 106, Black Athena Vol. # 2, Bernal states, "Neit...was also seen as the mother of the
sun god Re and therefore linked to Amon, who was frequently syncretized as Amon-Ra. From
at least the 30th Dynasty- the 4th century BC - Neit was identified with two consorts of Amon,
Amenet, and the goddess Mut......Another interesting feature was Neit's relationship to Mntw ,
the Egyptian warrior god especially associated with conquering the north. There are two very
interesting reliefs from the 11th Dynasty showing Mntw and Neit protecting the Pharoah Mntw
Htp II, whose possible involvement in the Aegean.....This notion that Neit and Mntw and
possibly Neit and Amon were the divine guardians of the pharoahs of the 11th and 12th
Dynasties would seem to provide interesting parallels to Alkmene's marriage to the mythical
judge and lawgiver Rhadamanthys......the Greek counterpart of both the god Mntw and the
11th Dynasty Pharoah Mntw Htp . It would also provide interesting parallels to Zeus
consorting with Alkmene to produce the hero Herakles, who strongly resembles a Middle
Kingdom pharoah." Who might this pharoah be who resembles Herakles strongly?
Let's examine what Bernal's clues are:
1. Neit (Wisdom) is the same as Mut or Amenet, the wife of Amon-Re. Mut and Amon-Re have a
son whose name is Khonsu.
2. The god Mntw (Montu) is Montu-Re who is the same as Amon-Re. Neit (Wisdom) and Mntw
(Solar war god who is God) are guardian beings over Pharoah Mntw II. Mntw Iiis a great
conqueror and warrior. These two deities are protecting other 11th and 12th Dynasty pharoahs.
3. Neit is the Greek goddess Athena and Alkmene is an aspect of Athena. She and her husband
Rhadamanthys (the Greek version of the god Mntw and Mntw I). The god Mntw is Amon-Re
who the Greeks call Zeus. Neit(Alkmene-Athena) is the mother of Herakles while Mntw is the
father. Mntw I, the pharoah of Egypt is a human incarnation of the god Mntw (the Greek Zeus).
4. The Greek Herakles is actually the Egyptian god Khonsu. Khonsu is the Egyptian Herakles.
The end of this equation reveals that Pharoah Mentuhotep II (Mntw Htp II) is Khonsu the
Egyptian Herakles and the human incarnation of the Greek Herakles. In addition the pharoahs of
the 11th and 12th Dynasties woul be sons of Neith just like Mentuhotep II, therefore they would
be human incarnations of Herakles. Rhadymanthys is Herakles stepfather= Mntw I would be
Mntw II's (Herakles') stepfather. The god Mntw (Zeus) would be Mntw II's (Herakles') actual
father. Mntw I's wife would technically fulfill the role of Neit (Athena) the goddess and the
mortal mother aspect of Neit (Athena) who is Alkmene =Mntw II's mother. It was a tradition for
some time in Egypt for the queens or mothers of the pharoahs to be regarded as incarnations of
Neit and or Auset (Isis). Bernal explains on pg. # 116, "....Egyptians constantly made gods of a
completely different class of men, the pharoahs. ....This reverence became particularly strong
in the 11th and 12th Dynasties; later generations paid particular homage to the divine figures
of Menthopte II, Ammenemes I and II, and Senwosres I and III, and these cults were active in
later times. Bernal further clarifies this on page 121, "The related cults of Athena at Itonia
and Alalkomena indicate an identification of Athena, the consort of Amon/Zeus and mother
of Herakles: in Egypt, Neit was represented as the divine mother of the 11th-Dynasty pharoah
Menthopte II." MENTHOPTE II IS ANOTHER SPELLING FOR MENTUHOTEP II,
PHAROAH OF EGYPT=EGYPTIAN HERAKLES AND GREEK HERAKLES.
The link between Mntw I and the Cretan Bull cult is another clue to the strong association with
Mntw II being the Herakles of Egyptian and Greek legend. Recall that Herakles fought against the
Cretan Bull in the Greek legend which is derived from the Egyptian tradition of the bull as a form
of the god Mntw and the ritual related to him.
In conclusion the facts make the truth stranger than fiction. Herakles' African roots go very
deep.
References:
1. Sertima, Ivan, Van, Editor, Egypt Revisited, New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1999
2.Bernal, Martin, Black Athena Vol. # 2, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press,
July 1993
Amenemhet I, Egyptian Hercules And Savior Of The Prophecy
By Samuel D. Ewing
Sehetepibre Amenemhet I has been called Ameny and Amenemes I. His career is listed as
follows:
1. He was founder of the 12th Dynasty though not of royal blood and his descendants brought a
golden age to Egypt.
2. He was an 11th Dynasty vizier who usurped the throne after Mentuhotep IV died.
3. He conquered the Libyans and Asiatics in the Sinai.
4. He built the Wall Of The Prince to guard the eastern borders.
5. He built a trading post in Kerma, Nubia.
6. He built the capital city between Upper and Lower Egypt naming it "Seizer Of The Two
Lands" (Itj- Tawy).
7. He was Senwosret I The Great's father. Senworet I is Sistosichermes Valiant Heracles.
8. He started the policy of co-regency with his son Senwosret I.
9. He restored unity to Egypt after the civil war.
10. He built fortresses along the eastern and western regions to protect the Nile Delta.
11. He increased the size of the Amon temple at Thebes.
12. He used the Sinai copper mines and retaliated against confrontations with the Bedouin tribes.
13. He appointed his son to conquer Nubia up to the Southern cataracts.
14. He centralized Egypt's government around himself.
15. He traveled with his navy along the Nile to subjugate the Egyptian nomarchs (governors) who
rebelled against his rule.
16. He promoted the arts and sciences while starting the golden age in Egypt.
Amenemhet I the Savior Of Khamit (Egypt):
During the 4th Dynasty Pharoah Seneferu requested that the priest Neferti of Bastet give
prophecies concerning Khamit's future. Prophet Neferti predicted the events that would occur in
the late 11th and beginning of the 12th Dynasties of Egypt. This prophecy was written down in an
18th Dynasty texts, P. Leningrad 1116B. He predicted the loss of food supplies, the demise of
royal authority, confusion, the failure to keep foreign elements like the Libyans and Asiatics out of
Egypt, and the aggressive invasion of the Asiatics into the Delta marshes who will have arisen in
the East who will come down into Egypt. He calls the Asiatics "A strange bird will breed in the
Delta Marsh." ***Strange birds is an expression for invaders and evil spirits. Hatshepsut
presented herself as subduing birds symbolic of evil spirits and invaders with a net. The net was
one of the weapons of Heru (Horus) who captured and destroyed evildoers. Also examine the
parallels between a pharoah fighting against monstrous birds representing evil spirits of disease
and foreign invaders with the Greek Heracles'battle against the Stymphalian Birds in the
poisonous, marshy swamps.
Neferti predicted the coming of a mighty savior and hero who would rescue the Egyptian
people. Asa G. Hilliard III, author of Waset, The Eye Of Ra And The Abode Of Maat: The
Pinnacle Of Black Leadership In The Ancient World, pg. # 218, gives the rest of the prophecy,
"Then Neferti prophesies a dramatic turnabout. At the very moment of deepest despair a
redeemer will arise. He predicts that the redeemer will be none other than Amen-em-het I, A
Nubian king. "Then a king will come from the South. Ameny, the justified, by name, Son of a
woman of Ta-Seti, child of Upper Egypt. He will take the white crown, he will wear the red
crown; He will join the Two Mighty Ones,....Rejoice O people of his time, the Son Of Man will
make his name for all eternity! The evil-minded, the treason plotters, They suppress their
speech in fear of him; Asiatics will fall to his sword, Libyans will fall to his flame, Rebels to
his wrath, traitors to his might, as the serpent on his brow subdues the rebels for him. One will
build the Walls- Of- The Ruler, To bar Asiatics from entering Egypt: They shall beg water as
supplicants, So as to let their cattle drink, Then order will return to its seat, While chaos is
driven away. Rejoice he who may behold, he who may attend the king! And he who is wise will
libate for me, When he sees fulfilled what I have spoken!"
The prophecy came true, Amenemhet I was the redeemer, king, and Son Of Man who would
crush the forces of evil in Egypt. He is clearly an Egyptian savior. Unfortunately he was
assassinated by traitors after ruling from 1938- 08 for a total of 30 years.
Bernal, in his book, Black Athena Vol. # 116, includes Amenemhet I among those pharoahs
who were prototypes of the Egyptian Herakles and Greek Herakles: "...Egyptians constantly
made gods of a different class of men, namely the pharoahs. These, like the Greek heroes,
were of royal blood and were frequently seen as carrying out tremendous and valorous deeds.
This reverence became particularly strong in the 11th and 12th Dynasties; later generations
paid particular homage to the divine figures of Menthopte II, Ammenemes I and II, and
Senwosres I and III, and these cults were active in later times. Thus, these divinities, whose
titles began with and often repeated the name Hr, are relatively similar to Herakles in their
mixture of the divine and the human. Furthermore, at the height of the 12th Dynasty it was the
practice of pharoahs to rule together with their heirs. Thus the association of Khonsu,
Arsaphes, and Herakles in Egypt with heroic royal children fits well with both Herakles and
the other Greek heroes." The royal children were considered to be representatives of the
Egyptian Herakles who was variously named Khonsu, Arsaphes, and Hr. The Greeks used the
Egyptian prototype as the basis to create a Greek Herakles who is indicative of Egyptian princes
ruling as governors in ancient Greece. At this period of history in Egypt the royal son was
designated as the Son of Ammon and Neit, Ammon and Neit corresponding to the pharoah and
queen of Egypt, thereby making the son a type of Khonsu. The Greeks, using this scenario
portrayed Ammon as Zeus, Neit as Athena accompanying the son, Khonsu as Herakles on his
heroic missions. It becomes clear that Athena a.k.a. Alkmene is Herakles' mother. Small wonder
that she would be with him (Herakles) as the mother and Mother-God who protects her son.
Bernal informs the reader on pg. # 118, "It will be remembered that Herakles clearly dates back
to the age before swords and chariots.....Like Herakles, the pharoahs of the 11th and 12th
Dynasties wore ( and were shown as wearing) lion skins and brandished clubs...... While the
12th Dynasty pharoahs were especially protected by Ammon, who as the royal god of Thebes
was their divine father, Herakles was the son of Zeus, who in the Greek Thebes was
particularly closely identified with Am(m)on. As we mentioned in the previous article
Ammon's wife is NEIT who was named Amenet (Ammon-Neit) and Mut). Ammon and Neit
are the divine parents of theMiddle Kingdom pharoahs. Amenemhet I is one among many
incarnations of Khonsu(Herakleses) that are historical figures. Khonsu is one of the names
for the Egyptian Yahweh, Yah, Jah, or Jehovah which became the Supreme God of the
Hebrews. This deity was also called Taht, Tawoot, Tehuti, Thutmoses, Thoth, Daud which in
Hebrew is Dawd (Dawood) and in English 'David.' Yahweh and Ammon are the same Deity.
Khonsu is Khon (traveler) and Su or Shu (the Egyptian Herakles) the giant killer who uses
the half moon as a bow to shoot deadly arrows of moonlight against the armies of hell.
Khonsu is Shu the traveler, exorcist, healer, and warrior. He can be describes as the Lunar
Egyptian Herakles. Amenemhet I fulfills his role as Khonsu, a David, and as incarnation of
the Supreme God Yahweh. Amenemhet I was a native of the original Thebes in Egypt, Waset,
where the original Herakles (the Egyptian) was born, raised, and the stories about him
flourished. Amenemhet I was an inspiration for this legend.
References:
1. Bernal, Martin, Black Athena Vol. # 2, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press,
1993
2. Hilliard III, Asa, G., Waset, The Eye Of Ra And The Abode Of Maat: The Pinnacle Of Black
Leadership In The Ancient World, from Egypt Revisited, Sertima, Van, Ivan ( Editor), New
Brunswick: Transaction Publishers, 1999
HERU (HORUS): The Original Superman Was A Black God
By Samuel D. Ewing
"The Adventures Of Superman!"
"Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall
buildings in a single bound! Look....,up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane!...It's
Superman!" "Yes its Superman! Strange visitor from another planet who came to earth
with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men!" "Superman!" "Who can change
the course of mighty rivers. Bend steel in his bare hands!" "And who disguised as Clark
Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great Metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending
battle for Truth, Justice, and the American Way!" "And now another exciting episode in
the Adventures of Superman!"
Many Americans have heard this affirmation to the American superhero known as
Superman, another comic book character of DC Comics. However for African Americans,
especially our children it hasn't been possible for us to conceive of ourselves as a Caucasian
Super-Being. Neither should we deny our racial and cultural heritage. This article is a complement
to the previous one on the Black African Supergirl, Auset. In this article I will show that the
origins of the Eurocentric Super-man were based on the Black African Superman who goes by
many names and adventures on the African continent. Here we will talk about Heru, the original
Black African Superman who is the prototype of all American superheroes portrayed in the comic
books. This article affirms our racial and cultural heritage based on historical facts.
Heru Compared To DC's Superman:
Heru was the first superman concept originating in the African mind. Furthermore it preceded
the European conception of the superman by thousands of years. Let's compare:
1. Heru's powers come from the sun because he is an aspect of the sun (Ra), the Supreme God,
of his parents Auset and Ausar who are the sun. Superman as a Kryptonian gets his power from
earth's yellow sun.
2. Heru comes from an advanced civilization of deities who came to earth. Heru, as an infant,
came from the etheric Egypt to earth with his mother, Auset to escape destruction. Superman, as
an infant, comes from the advanced civilization of Krypton to escape destruction.
3. Heru is the Egyptian origin and meaning of the Greek names and meanings of Hero, Horus, and
Heracles. Heru is Heracles and the hero according to ancient Egyptian and Greek tradition. Every
hero (same as superhero) is a form of Heru. Superman is Hercules, Samson, and other strongmen
heroes put together.
4. Heru as a child was called Har-Pa-Krates. Superman's childhood name is Kalel and Clark Kent.
5. Heru lost his father. Superman lost his parents.
6. Heru possesses the Divine Strength, Power, Might, Courage, and Endurance of a Solar God.
Superman possesses the superhuman strength, power, courage, and stamina of a Kryptonian
energized by the sun.
7. Heru, the Golden Falcon/Solar Hawk-the Winged Solar Disc is able to fly to and fro anywhere
at supernatural speeds. Superman can fly through the air faster than the speed of light.
8. Heru is the Egyptian Heracles and the later Greek Heracles. As such he is a Black African
deity. DC's Superman is based on this African heritage.
9. Heru can change the course of mighty rivers just as Superman can.
10. Heru dies and was resurrected form the dead twice as Ausar (Osiris) and as an infant.
Superman died and was resurrected form the dead.
11. Heru fights the never-ending battle for Maat (Truth, Justice, and Righteousness). Maat is his
mother Auset (Isis). Superman fights for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
12. Heru's archrival is Set better known in Hebrew as Satan ("Set come again," the god of evil).
Superman's archenemy is Lex Luthor, a supervillain.
13. Heru is an Angel of God (Amon -Ra) called a neter in Egyptian theology. Heru is the original
Kalel. Superman is called the angel Kalel.
14. Heru possesses the All-Seeing Eye of Atum -Ra (God) that is his mother Auset, thereby
giving him omniscience and solar heat vision. Superman has x-ray vision, telescopic vision, and
heat vision.
15. Heru is of the House of God (Atum-Ra). Superman is of the House of EL (God).
16. Heru's father is Ausar- Yah (Osiris-Aah, Yah, Jah, Yahweh). Superman's father is Jor-El (an
angelic name).
17. They are both monster-slayers and crimefighters.
18. Heru is a Leo. Superman is a Leo.
19. Heru is the Man Of Steel. Superman is the Man Of Steel.
20. They both have ties to African and AfroAsiatic cultures especially the Semitic name Kalel.
DC's Superman:
Dennis Dooley and Gary Engle, authors of Superman At Fifty, give details about the Man of
Steel. Pg. # 26, "I conceive a character like Samson, Hercules, and all the other strongmen I
ever heard tell of rolled into one. Only more so. The persons who conceived of Superman were
Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Superman was designed to be a modern day angel as explained on
page 86. Pg. # 86, "...that Superman's real Kryptonic name is Kalel...In Hebrew el can be both
root and affix. As a root it is the masculine singular for God. Angels in Hebrew mythology are
called benei Elyonim (higher beings). As an affix, el is most often translated as "of God.".......
The morpheme Kal bears a linguistic relation to two Hebrew roots. The first Kal, means with
"lightness" or "swiftness" (faster than a speeding bullet in Hebrew?). it also bears a
connection to the root hal...Hal roughly translates as "everything" or "all." Kal-el, then can
be read as "all that God is." Superman becomes the heroic example of the extraterrestrial visitor
who assists lawful governments when they need help and to stop the unlawful use of power
against human beings. This idea on Superman was condensed in this ad, "The Superman" and
described as "A GENIUS IN INTELLECT- A HERCULES IN STRENGTH- A NEMESIS TO
WRONGDOERS," PG. # 105.
KALEL: The Name Of A Superman:
The meaning of Kalel in ancient Egyptian language may yield information concerning the
ancient Superman of Khamit. In the Hebrew language Kalel has these meanings:
a. All That God Is.
b. Everything that God Is.
c. Swiftness of God.
d. Lightness of God.
In the ancient Egyptian languages we will examine the same name in its individual parts as
KA, L, KAL, and EL. Ka= the spirit, soul, ghost. To speak, proclaim, call, say. L= Peh (the tail or
rump of the Lion (of God). Strength, Power, Force of the double lion god/dess called Sem or
Akheru. Sem is one of the solar names of the ancient Egyptian Hercules. This Sem is the Power
(strength, heat, fire of God). Kal= translates as "the Spirit or Soul of the Power of God." "The
Voice or Word of the Power of God." "The Spirit of the Word is God's Power." "The Spirit of
the Word is God's Fire." ***these meanings are descriptive of the Supreme Being's influence in
the universe. L is identical in meaning and use as the letter R. Another translation could be, "The
Voice of the Lion." "The Spirit of the Lion's Power." the Spirit of the Sun." "The Soul of the
Sun's Power." The most simple translations, "The Spirit of the Mighty God," and "the Spirit of
God." EL= In Ancient Egyptian L and R are the same, I and E are interchangeable as well. EL
becomes IR. IR= "to create." Therefore, in Egyptian, Kalel could mean:
1. "the Spirit or Soul of God's Power creates."
2. "The Word of God creates."
3. "The Spirit of the Mighty God creates."
4. "The Spirit of God's Word creates."
There are other combinations a person can get from this but those are some examples.
Because of the interchangeability of I and E, and L and R, the other word for the name
KALEL is KARIR. Kar= an Egyptian furnace or oven. Power, Ability. Circle, round. To
entrap. To ensnare. The Word (God). The Name(God). The Child(God). The Name, Word, or
Child that proceeds from the mouth of God. The Names of Ra (God) are his 75 forms and
manifestations, these Names are gods that represent the many limbs of his body. The Son of
God is the name of God. IR= to create. This is identical with the Karas, the Spirits of God (Ra)
who are the Holy Spirit, except that this is the masculine aspect (the gods) that are Ra
(Supreme God) instead of the female aspect (the goddesses) that are Ra. Ra uses both his
masculine and feminine Names to destroy the forces of evil, by encircling them with is Names
and burning them up with fire. Karir= "the Name of God is Fire." "The Word of God is
Creative Fire." "The Fire of God destroys evil and creates." "The Son of God destroys evil with
fire and creates."
The name Kalel or Karir describes those masculine aspects of RA , there names are Heru,
Shu, Shu-Anheru, Herukhuti, the Horus-Gods, Mont, Tutu etc. The names listed here are a
few that describe the ancient Egyptian Hercules. Heru is Kalel or Karir, the original
Superman from Africa.
"More Powerful Than A Locomotive".... "Able To Bend Steel In His Bare Hands":
The might of Heru was so widespread and popular from Africa to India, Europe, Asia, and the
Americas that Dr. Charles Finch comments, "Horus, King