In his 1976 book The Twelfth Planet, Russian-American author Zecharia Sitchin claimed that the Anunnaki were actually a race of extraterrestrial beings from the undiscovered planet Nibiru, who came to Earth around 500,000 years ago in order to mine gold.
According to Sitchin, the Anunnaki genetically engineered homo erectus to create modern humans to work as their slaves. Sitchin claimed that the Anunnaki were forced to leave Earth when Antarctic glaciers melted, causing the Flood of Noah, which also destroyed the Anunnaki's bases on Earth. These had to be rebuilt and the Nephilim, needing more humans to help in this massive effort, taught them agriculture.
Ronald H. Fritze writes that, according to Sitchin, "the Annunaki built the pyramids and all the other monumental structures from around the world that ancient astronaut theorists consider so impossible to build without highly advanced technologies."Sitchin also claimed that the Anunnaki had left behind human-alien hybrids, some of whom may still be alive today, unaware of their alien ancestry. Sitchin expanded on this mythology in later works, including The Stairway to Heaven (1980) and The Wars of Gods and Men (1985). In The End of Days: Armageddon and the Prophecy of the Return (2007), Sitchin predicted that the Anunnaki would return to earth, possibly as soon as 2012, corresponding to the end of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.
450,000 years ago, the Anunnaki arrived on Earth in search of precious resources, bringing with them 600 workers known as the lgigi. These workers spread across ancient Africa, establishing infrastructures that allowed the Anunnaki to exploit the continent's rich mineral wealth. The Igigi, depicted with long beards, flowing hair, and wings, were a lower rank of deities, predating humanity and often likened to angels.
As told in the Akkadian myth of Atrahasis, the lgigi were burdened with immense labor by the Anunnaki, highlighting their subordinate status. The Anunnaki's relentless quest for gold, vital for their survival, eventually led to the gigi's rebellion. To ease their burden, humans were created to take over the laborious tasks.
This story intertwines myth and speculation, offering a glimpse into how ancient civilizations might have perceived divine intervention and the origins of humanity.
This ancient olive tree, born 4,000 years ago, stretches its roots deep into the earth of Greece. It began its journey in the Bronze Age, when woolly mammoths still wandered distant lands, and human hands first discovered the fragile beauty of glass.
It has stood through the rise and fall of kingdoms, a silent observer as the world turned. Empires were born and crumbled into dust, battles raged and ceased, prophets spoke their truths, and time moved ever forward. The tree's twisted limbs have known the passage of countless souls-kings, warriors, and thinkers-each rising from the soil only to return to it.
Through wars and peace, through the shadows and light of history, it remains—a witness to humanity's brief flicker. Even now, after millennia of change, it continues to bear fruit. Its olives, offered to a world that has shifted from bronze to steel, from fire to atom, remind us that life endures, quietly, persistently, far beyond the measure of any one human age.
The Mysterious Fog of 536 AD: A Year Without Sun
In 536 AD, a strange and thick fog enveloped Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia, lasting for 18 months. This fog was so dense that it blocked out the sun, leading to a dramatic drop in temperatures, crop failures, and widespread famine. Historians and scientists believe the fog was caused by massive volcanic eruptions, possibly in Iceland, which threw vast amounts of ash into the atmosphere. This event led to what is often referred to as the "worst year to be alive," as the lack of sunlight and ensuing famine caused untold suffering across civilizations.
Remember when warriors defended kingdoms, when men and women stood firm with purpose?
Legends were forged in discipline, not comfort.
Real progress is made in the grind.
The wise learn and grow.
Fools argue and fade.
Step out, face discomfort, and rise above the noise.
