That goes way back. Are we talking about 2-3,000 BC, around the beginning of written history? Further back than that, given oral story telling traditions?
I've always associated these early myths of gods imparting knowledge to the idea of migrating "sages" that were refugees of Atlantis or some other more advanced prehistoric civilization that collapsed. They would eventually arrive in the most civilized places outside of Atlantis, like Ancient Mesopotamia.
I've always associated these early myths of gods imparting knowledge to the idea of migrating "sages" that were refugees of Atlantis or some other more advanced prehistoric civilization that collapsed. They would eventually arrive in the most civilized places outside of Atlantis, like Ancient Mesopotamia.
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