12-06-2005, 01:28 PM
Salvete omnes,
only few weeks or days ago I read a topic on this forum with a link to a website that provided some evidence that ancient Greek might have been in Mesoamerica already; couldn't find it again
Just my unscientific thoughts when I noticed that: could it not be that the Greek (may-be later an erred Roman ship too) arrived in America and impressed the native cultures so much that they might have seen them as "White Gods". I came on this idea as I recalled that the totally outnumbered Spanish conquistadors had an easier game with the Indians because the latter thought them to be their returned White Gods that once in the past had gone overseas. IIRC both cultures, the Inka under Atahualpa and the Aztecs under Montezuma had this faith.
Even the basic equipment of a Greek hoplite (metallic bell cuirass, metallic helmet, sword and round shield, lance / halberd) looked roughly and approximately equal with that of a Spanish conquistador, with the only revolutionary exception of fire weapons.
Not to forget the overall appearence: Greek and Spaniards oftenly white men with dark hair and beards, especially the last unknown to the Indians.
Only my highly speculative ideas, please don't crucify me for that - any thoughts?
Greets - Uwe
only few weeks or days ago I read a topic on this forum with a link to a website that provided some evidence that ancient Greek might have been in Mesoamerica already; couldn't find it again
Just my unscientific thoughts when I noticed that: could it not be that the Greek (may-be later an erred Roman ship too) arrived in America and impressed the native cultures so much that they might have seen them as "White Gods". I came on this idea as I recalled that the totally outnumbered Spanish conquistadors had an easier game with the Indians because the latter thought them to be their returned White Gods that once in the past had gone overseas. IIRC both cultures, the Inka under Atahualpa and the Aztecs under Montezuma had this faith.
Even the basic equipment of a Greek hoplite (metallic bell cuirass, metallic helmet, sword and round shield, lance / halberd) looked roughly and approximately equal with that of a Spanish conquistador, with the only revolutionary exception of fire weapons.
Not to forget the overall appearence: Greek and Spaniards oftenly white men with dark hair and beards, especially the last unknown to the Indians.
Only my highly speculative ideas, please don't crucify me for that - any thoughts?
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
