ATLANTIUM Episode XVII

MERCURY... ANCIENT SPACEMAN?

The Roman god Mercury was a swift and just messenger capable of sending messages to Heaven at lightning speeds. He was depicted as having wings sprouting from his ankles and head emphasizing his speed and agility. The Mercury of the Romans was a derivative of a long line of information technologists. The oldest known reference to a Deity resembling Mercury was made by the Ancient Sumer. They described creatures known to them as Nephilim, meaning "lofty Ones" or "Those who came to Earth from Heaven".

The Sumer sculpted images of these beings as half bird and half man, they wrote extensively about how these beings travelled from Earth to Heaven and back at will. One possibility is that the Sumer wanted to make a clear statement that these man like beings could fly. One of the well documented stories details the fascination and desire the Nephilim had for human women and how they bred with them generating a race of super hybrids. The Hebrew Bible eludes to these events in Genesis chapter six. The Sumer's Nephilim became the Egyptian god Thoth. Thoth was depicted as having the head of an Ibis bird and the body of a man. A very close iteration of the Nephilim as described by the Sumer 2000 years earlier. Thoth was the Egyptian god that created writing, chronicled all knowledge and was the measurer

and recorder of time. Thoth was thought to be scribe to the gods and maintained a great library of scrolls. His images are prolific among the ruins of ancient Egyptian temples. Thoth always has one form of instrument or device in his hand or about his head. What these curious items are and their purpose may never be understood. Thoth evolved into the Greek god Hermes a thousand years on resuming his post as herald to the gods. Hermes carries messages from earth to the gods in Heaven. All of these figures carried an instrument called by the Romans a Caduceus. A staff with two snakes entwined around it. When real life Roman messengers carried important news or information across the battlefield to the opposing leadership they in fact bore a Caduceus. This provided complete protection for messengers, no one would dare harm them if they carried a Caduceus. The Sumerians were the first to document the appearance of the Nephilim and record the amazing and thought provoking behavior of a being that inspired many great empires. Were Mercury and all his progenitors spacemen? Were their behavior and capabilities patterned after an individual from a space fairing civilization that once lived on Earth? In the Atlantium continuum the answer is YES. The Ancient Sumer recorded many stories of the Nephilim, the Hebrew Bible refers to them as Fallen Angels and their mark on humanity has continued until today. Just like many other ancient artifacts that are taken for granted, they remain Mercurial until viewed through the filter of scientific curiosity. ATLANTIUM. Roc Hatfield/Author