It was a period when the earth was under the ruling of monarchs across the globe, everyone eager to expand their domains further and further. As a result, arose powerful civilizations filled with the richness of languages, architecture, technologies, medicines and more. But this was not all, surprisingly every civilization/city/town had a dedicated god or goddess, and the monarchs used to give the credit of his victory in battle over his rivals or the technological and economical feats that he accomplished to the dedicated deities by constructing megalithic structures or portraying the deities statues in city halls. It is believed that ancient kings used to please and appeal those deities who descended from the skies, so that there was economic prosperity in the kingdom, and used to have an upper hand in battling his rivals. These are some of the ancient civilizations and their primary deities :
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Ancient Mesopotamia = Anu/Enki
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Egyptian civilization = Amun
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Ancient Greece = Zeus
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Indus valley civilization = Rudra
While the hymns of Vedas often mention the god who is the creator of humans as well as the deities to whom the Vedas are dedicated to, most of the Vedic hymns are dedicated to the lord of the Deva's the Indra/Zeus/Ashur who is also the lord of the universe (de facto), followed by Agni(fire), the fire is considered to be the portal between humans and gods through which humans can please devas to get the boon, and followed by other deities which include few celestial messengers and scholars of them.
Lord Indra/Zeus offering nectar of immortality, mount Meru in the background, guarded by Angels. |
The truth of Vedic deities who were considered to be the gods in the past is clarified in the book of Bhagavad_Gita in verse 9.25:
"Worshippers of the celestial gods take birth amongst the celestial gods, worshippers of the ancestors go to the ancestors, worshippers of ghosts take birth amongst such beings, and My devotees come to Me alone."
Apart from Vedas, there were a lot of
incidents recorded and mentioning of extraterrestrial origins of
those deities, their arrival their influence on humans in ancient
times and their departure in books such as Mahabharata and Purana's.
Alongside the extraterrestrial race of devas, there were a lot of other races mentioned in different Hindu scriptures such as Asura Daitya Rakshasa Gandharva Danava Kinnara who were mentioned as extraterrestrial origins and fought with each other to hold supremacy over planet earth.
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