Sunday, July 7, 2013

The Myths of History



The Myths of History
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There are Scholars (PhD people) who want you to believe that Mythical Persons of History and Literature are real.  Take King Arthur for instance.  His fabled Sword Excalibur was said to be found in a stone, that once removed shall make one King of England (etc.).  This story was actually based on Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot, whereby if the Great Knot was undone the person would be Ruler of all Asia.  Alexander inserted his sword and untied the knot or by cutting it.  Alexander went on to Conquer the Persian Empire.  Arthur was said to be based on a Welsh King. 

Another Example was the Trojan Horse of Homer’s Odyssey.  It was a large empty horse structure given as a gift to the soldiers of Troy; hidden inside were soldiers waiting to be released when opened at night so they could infiltrate the enemy camp.  This was based on Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose 3 during the Battle of Megiddo, whereby he had fruit baskets brought inside the enemy camp, containing his soldiers.  He later conquered Megiddo after a long siege.  


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