Monstrous giants with a single eye located in the middle of the forehead … As a rule, myths are unanimous in describing the appearance of the cyclops, but at the same time there is no unity in the matter of their number and origin. According to Homer, the Cyclops were a whole people who lived in distant Hyperia and nearby islands. They lived in caves, were notable for their ignorance, savagery, pride, did not know the state and law, did not sow or plow, did not differ in hospitality.
In turn, Hesiod said that there were only three Cyclops: Brontë, Sterop and Arg, their mother was Gaia, and their father was Uranus. At the time when Zeus rebelled against Crohn's own father, he received the support of the Cyclops. They forged lightning and thunder for the god, with the help of which he won the victory.
In the works of some authors, you can find references to the fact that the Cyclops were the children of the Stoorukhs and lived in Asia Minor. For the Romans, they were helpers of the god Vulcan, lived on the island of Sicily, and kept their workshops in the crater of Mount Etna.
According to ancient authors, the land of the Cyclops was located somewhere in North Africa. But both the people and the gods avoided entering their territory, and even the closest neighbors, the Faeaks, preferred to move to the island of Scheria. And only Odysseus got to their land, and then only because his ship was washed ashore by an unfavorable wind. The hero went ashore accompanied by 12 people, and returned only with six - all the rest were eaten by Cyclops Polyphemus. According to Virgil, Aeneas had a chance to meet with the Cyclops, but he left them without loss. Moreover, the giants, by order of the god Vulcan, even forged new armor for the hero …
Cyclops became extinct for a long time, but there are many of their images and the name that is usually called strongmen and giants. The earth holds a lot of evidence that in ancient times gigantic humanoid creatures lived on it. There are many structures on our planet that an ordinary person would not be able to build. But did the Cyclops and giants really exist on Earth, who they were, how did they get to our planet and where did they disappear over time?..
Some scientists have hypothesized that in fact the giants were robots and mechanisms of ancient people.
As mentioned above, in the mythology and legends of almost all peoples, mentions of ancient giants have been preserved. And the most interesting thing is that in most cases the myths turn out to be true in the event that some enthusiast undertakes to prove it. The most striking example is the case of Heinrich Schliemann, who found ancient Troy with the help of myths.
However, this is far from the only case. So, in particular, in Greece in 2001, the palace of Jason was discovered. Archaeologists came up with the idea to conduct excavations near Mount Pelion, since its name was consonant with the name of Pelias, who once took the kingdom from Jason. Amazingly, the excavation was successful.
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All this made it possible for some scientists to assume that the myths about giants and cyclops have real grounds. What if there really were giants on Earth in ancient times?
Some enthusiasts are inclined to believe that guests from outer space, aliens, have visited our planet a long time ago. Presumably, they could create people or ended up among the ancient wild tribes that inhabited the planet at that time. And these ancient half-human-half-savages watched the aliens who had not only weapons, but also various flying vehicles, mechanisms and machines.
The newcomers had to settle down on Earth, blow up rocks, clear forests, build all kinds of structures. It is quite logical to assume that for the ancient people it all looked terrible - constant fire, roar, clang and explosions.
In fact, if we analyze the texts of ancient myths about giants and cyclops in the context of this topic, then it can be assumed that their descriptions are very similar to the descriptions of robots and machines that were used for especially hard physical labor.
Similarly, it can be assumed that the myth of the battle of giants and gods is actually a battle of robots and the forces of nature. Suppose titans are forces of nature, gods are advanced beings equipped with powerful equipment and weapons, and giants are huge robots and mechanisms.
The Titans were formidable and powerful, but the Cyclops came to the aid of Zeus, who forged him lightning and thunder. The struggle lasted for many years, but neither side could win. And then God decided to release a hundred-handed giants from the bowels of the earth. These giants tore off whole rocks from the mountains and threw them at the titans. Everything around rumbled and groaned. The earth was engulfed in fire, a thick veil of smoke enveloped everything around, the seas were boiling. Under such a powerful onslaught, the titans wavered, they were defeated, as a result of which they were thrown into Tartarus. In other words, when the power of the titans (forces of nature) was broken, the planet became more suitable for human life.
Another myth is also interesting - that once a tribe of giants lived on the planet, which was replaced by a tribe of ploughmen. Scientists suggested that in this way the gods prepared the ground for crops - with the help of terrible giants who uprooted mighty trees, blew up rocks and removed stones. And then the gods gave people various grains and taught them crafts and agriculture. This is how the history of a cultured person began.
By the way, Slavic mythology also has its own giants. In particular, we are talking about Svyatogora, which was so large that Ilya Muromets could easily fit in his pocket along with a horse. And the relations with the land of the Slavic giants were also not easy: either the land cannot bear them and the giants go into it either knee-deep or even head-deep - you must admit, it is very reminiscent of construction equipment conducting earthworks …
In the event that the theory that the giants were in fact the machines of the ancients can be proved, scientists will be able to explain a large number of unsolvable mysteries of the past until now. So, it would be possible to explain the presence of many gigantic structures that never cease to amaze the misunderstanding of how they could be built without the help of special equipment. It is noteworthy that even now such structures are called Cyclopean, because, according to myths and legends, they were built by the Cyclops.
There are such structures in all corners of the planet: in Lebanon, Malta, Sardinia, India, Peru, Greece. It can be assumed that these structures were erected with the help of powerful construction equipment. But in this case, the question arises: why are there any traces of it? But here, too, scientists have shown originality of thinking. According to them, the number of such gigantic equipment was rather limited, so it is almost impossible to find traces of these mechanisms on a large planet, if, moreover, it was disassembled or hidden in a safe place …
It should be noted that there is one point in mythology that can partially explain the mysterious disappearance of the giants. If we accept the theory that the giants were robots and mechanisms, then we can assume that in antiquity something like a revolt of machines took place. We are talking, in particular, about the battle of Hercules with the giants. It can be concluded from it that the giants, that is, mechanisms and robots, are buried under entire islands, so it is almost impossible to find their traces.
Thus, according to mythology, giants really existed on our planet. Moreover, there are traces of their stay on Earth - structures of gigantic proportions.
It is not surprising that scientists with great enthusiasm set out to look for traces of cyclops and giants. As a result, in 2007, the Internet was blown up by sensational news - in India, a group of archaeologists unearthed the skeletons of giants, whose height reached 12 meters. True, this was strikingly different from the theory of the mechanical past of giants, but still …
The news was like a bomb exploded. The reports said that somewhere in the wilds of Western India, archaeologists, together with the military, found the skeletons of giant people who lived on our planet several thousand years ago. The excavation area was cordoned off to deny access to the artifacts. And in order to prove the veracity of the find, photographs were provided, which looked really impressive.
One of the publications contained an article describing an Indian find. According to her, tablets with inscriptions were found at the site of the skeleton's burial, which were later deciphered by scientists. According to the text received, the skeleton belonged to one of the giants created by Brahma to maintain order in human society, in order to prevent war among people. Such giants were very powerful, but one day they started a war against the gods and were destroyed by Shiva.
The find, the message goes on, was classified. The true size of the giant can be judged by comparing the archaeologists and the remains in the picture. The article was accompanied by photographs.
By the way, such sensations happen quite often. So, three years earlier, in 2004, also on the network, there were reports of a mysterious find in Saudi Arabia, where, according to the Internet, the skeleton of a giant man was also found. The military, naturally, hastened to take the artifact away from the eyes of curious scientists and journalists.
But after the discovery in India, similar messages poured, as if from a cornucopia. The same skeletons were allegedly found in Portugal, Kenya, Greece, Malaysia, South Africa, Kenya. True, in most cases, scientists have found only three-meter skeletons.
But was it really a sensation in India? What really happened there, and can this find be considered real? Are the remains of an ancient giant that once lived on our planet in the pictures?
This message was so resonant and gave rise to so many guesses and rumors that the National Geographic Society could not resist, which in the same year published an article on the official website stating that it had not found any remains of the ancient giants.
It turned out that most of the images of the remains of the ancient giant turned out to be a fake, and, moreover, rather crude. All these photos appeared on one of the resources, which is engaged in editing using various software. The basis was taken from real photographs of archaeological excavations carried out earlier, in which there were no giant skeletons.
In 2010, the theme with ancient giants was continued by enthusiasts, resulting in new photographs that are even more sensational and realistic. But still no one has discovered the real giants … Draw your own conclusions …
