Week 4: History + Nerd Trope
Ancient Egypt and Aliens
There are quite a lot of people who believe a lot of the Egyptian art and accomplishments were influenced by alien life. Looking at it from the view that aliens could have been the case opens up a wide range of possibilities for worldbuilding and storytelling.
We all know the story of Moses. Moses split the Red Sea. What if Moses was assisted by, or was himself an alien, using powers unknown to humans.
In this universe, the people of Egypt were visited by heavenly bodies. The people didn't have a concept of aliens and labeled them as Gods. These beings look similar to Earths beasts. Being the only thing Egyptians had to relate them to, they created imagery with the beasts they were familiar with to depict the Gods. Anubis looked like a jackal, Ra looked like a bird, etc. The Pharaoh was dubbed the vessel between mortals and Gods, this ideal came from the aliens bringing a pharaoh into power and working through him to get what they needed from the Egyptian people. The aliens took from them and they took from the aliens, one always learning from the other. The aliens provided them with the technology to build their incredible monuments.
Once the aliens were done with the egyptian people, as more of the world became aware the Egyptian empire and it'ss mysteries. The "Gods" returned to the heavens where they came from, leaving the Egyptian people with their legends, teachings and stories. The people kept on believing in the Gods through their elders even though the last people that were alive when the aliens were there are long past.
One day the Gods will return.
There are quite a lot of people who believe a lot of the Egyptian art and accomplishments were influenced by alien life. Looking at it from the view that aliens could have been the case opens up a wide range of possibilities for worldbuilding and storytelling.
We all know the story of Moses. Moses split the Red Sea. What if Moses was assisted by, or was himself an alien, using powers unknown to humans.
In this universe, the people of Egypt were visited by heavenly bodies. The people didn't have a concept of aliens and labeled them as Gods. These beings look similar to Earths beasts. Being the only thing Egyptians had to relate them to, they created imagery with the beasts they were familiar with to depict the Gods. Anubis looked like a jackal, Ra looked like a bird, etc. The Pharaoh was dubbed the vessel between mortals and Gods, this ideal came from the aliens bringing a pharaoh into power and working through him to get what they needed from the Egyptian people. The aliens took from them and they took from the aliens, one always learning from the other. The aliens provided them with the technology to build their incredible monuments.
Once the aliens were done with the egyptian people, as more of the world became aware the Egyptian empire and it'ss mysteries. The "Gods" returned to the heavens where they came from, leaving the Egyptian people with their legends, teachings and stories. The people kept on believing in the Gods through their elders even though the last people that were alive when the aliens were there are long past.
One day the Gods will return.
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