The Gods Were Astronauts

Erich von Däniken

May 2011 · Tantor eBooks

About this ebook

Erich von Daniken has exhaustively researched and analyzed the great world religions, their myths and belief structures, in an effort to find an answer to a question that has fascinated humans for millennia: who, or what, were the Gods described in ancient stories?His extraordinary conclusion? The Gods were not metaphysical beings born of humanity's overactive imagination, but extraterrestrials who left traces of their presence everywhere on Earth.The book includes:---The suggestion, based on a thorough examination of ancient texts, that alien beings employed high-tech vehicles in epic aerial battles---Compelling evidence that the Gods used awesome weapons of mass annihilation, both against themselves and humankind---A radical new interpretation of evolution on Earth that contradicts both established religions and modern science

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About the author

Erich von Daniken's first book, Chariots of the Gods, became a worldwide bestseller following its publication in 1968 and has been translated into thirty-two languages. It has since been followed by over two dozen additional books, including The Eyes of the Sphinx, Odyssey of the Gods, and The Gods Were Astronauts. Born and educated in Switzerland, Erich is an active researcher and explorer. His books have given rise to two full-length documentary films, Chariots of the Gods and Messages of the Gods, and he has delivered over 3,000 lectures in twenty-five countries. He lives in Beatenberg, Switzerland, with his wife.