The Gods Were Astronauts

The Gods Were Astronauts

In The Gods Were Astronauts, Erich von Däniken investigates a mystery that has fascinated humankind for millennia: who, or what, were the Gods described in ancient stories? <br /><br />Erich von Däniken 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?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The book includes:<br /><br />---The suggestion, based on a thorough examination of ancient texts, that alien beings employed high-tech vehicles in epic aerial battles<br /><br />---Compelling evidence that the Gods used awesome weapons of mass annihilation, both against themselves and humankind<br /><br />---A radical new interpretation of evolution on Earth that contradicts both established religions and modern science