Ancient Greek tradition records that Egyptian priests described periodic destructions of the earth — the greatest by fire (ecpyrosis), others by water (cataclysmas). This knowledge was reportedly shared with the lawmaker Solon by priests at the temple of Saïs, who contrasted Egypt's deep historical records with Greek amnesia about past catastrophes. 📜🔥🌊
Ancient Greek and Egyptian records of multiple world destructions by fire and water
Key facts
- Ancient Greek tradition describes six destructions of the world, some by ecpyrosis (destruction by fire) and others by cataclysmas (destruction by water)
- This knowledge was reportedly communicated to Solon the Elder by Egyptian priests in Alexandria
- Egyptians had documented at least six destructions of the earth
Sources
Plato Meets the Meteorite: Atlantis, Solon and Egyptstrangehistory.net
In it the priest, named doubtfully Sonchis by Plutarch in a later age, describes periodic catastrophes breezing over the earth, destroying ...
Plato on Solon, the Egyptian priest, and Atlantis (mid-fourth ...philipharland.com
The greatest destructions will be by fire and water, and the lesser ones by countless other means. For instance, you have a story about how ...
Sonchis of Saisen.wikipedia.org
Sonchis of Saïs or the Saïte was an Egyptian priest, who is mentioned in Greek writings for relating the account of Atlantis. His status as a historical ...
Atlantis, the Antediluvian World: Part I: Chapter IIsacred-texts.com
the Egyptian priest had said to Solon, "You have no antiquity of history ... earth, and was himself destroyed by a thunderbolt. Now, this has the form ...
[Dialogue between Solon and an Egyptian Priest]...goodreads.com
To this city came Solon, and was received there with great honour; he asked the priests who were most skilful in such matters, about antiquity.
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