by
Damien F. Mackey
Herman Saini and
Roger Waite, who follows Saini, are both of the opinion that
the biblical
“Naamah” (Genesis 4:22) was the Greek goddess of myth, Athena.
Herman Saini, in his book Satan
Vs. God: A Brief History, has
identified on p. 322:
Cain as Kronos;
Lamech as Zeus;
Jubal as Apollo;
Tubalcain as Vulcan;
Naamah as Athena.
Previously (p. 248), Saini had
written:
Hephaestus is called
‘the god of fire’; ‘god of metalworking’; the son of Zeus and Hera. Thus
Hephaestus is the son of Zeus. However, he was not the son of Hera, but Demeter
who was identified with Zillah. This is an attempt to corrupt the truth. Many
myths compare Hephaestus to his sister Athena who was said to be of ‘sublime
character’. Hephaestus in comparison was not of sublime character, thus
implying that he was sexually immoral. Athena was considered to be the virgin
goddess. Hephaestus and Athena are both mentioned as having taught men many
luxurious arts. This means that they were inventors of luxuries such as
jewelry, ornaments, textiles, clothing, beautiful metal fixtures for houses and
palaces.
Myths also mention that
with Athena Hephaestus taught men many crafts throughout the world. As a result
men who before used to live in caves now live peacefully in their own homes
throughout the year. These people were now employed by him in his works
manufacturing household utensils, agricultural implements, weapons and many
other useful products. This shows that Hephaestus with his father, brothers and
sisters started the industrial revolution in the pre-Flood world, and employed
people in their arts, crafts, construction and weapons industries.
The Roman Venus, who is
the Greek Aphrodite was Hephaestus’ wife. All the myths mention her as
unfaithful to Hephaestus. He was equally sexually immoral. Hephaestus was the
god of fire, metalworking, building, and fine arts. He was the god of fire in
the sense that he worked with fire to forge weapons, implements, utensils,
jewelry and other arts and crafts out of metals. He was later identified with
the Italian volcano god Adranus-Volcanus, hence as the god of volcanoes. The
description of Hephaestus’ or Vulcan in the myths perfectly matches the Bible
description of Tubalcain in Genesis 4:22 ‘…Tubalcain, an instructor of every
artificer in brass and iron’. Hence Tubalcain is the Greek Hephaestus, or the
Roman Vulcan.
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An identification of the biblical Tubal-cain
with the Roman god, Vulcan (Greek: Hephaestus), appears at least to be
generally accepted.
Along lines very similar to Saini, Waite has
written, “Man’s History from Adam to Abraham”: http://www.rogerswebsite.com/articles/Man'sHistoryfromAdamtoAbraham.pdf
Understanding the Myths
Now for some specific examples. First consider Cronus
(Kronos), called Saturn by the Romans, who was the son of Uranus. The myths say
that he was the ancient god of seed sowing and that he was dethroned by Zeus.
Here, in actuality, is the story of Cain who was the first to practice
agriculture and who was slain by Lamech!
The myths further tell us that the father of Cronus was
Uranus. Uranus was the first "king". This term "king" often
means a ruler or patriarch. And Uranus is sometimes presented as the husband of
Gaea. Gaea was "mother earth" -- that is, the mother of all
living on earth! The Greeks myths also state that Uranus
and Gaea were the first man
and women! This could be none other than Adam and Eve!
The goddess known as Hera among the Greeks and Juno among
the Romans was also
considered the "Mother of all Living", the
original "Queen of Heaven", or the "Mother of Childbirth".
This is also is Eve!
This fact serves to introduce a key point about the myths:
IN some cases, several names were applied to the same individual; in other
instances, several separate historical figures were given the same name.
Mackey’s comment: I made a similar
observation in my article:
Similarities
to The Odyssey of the Books of Job and Tobit
in which I found that the multi-identified
Athena, in the guise of a young man, now takes the place of the angel Raphael
of the Book of Tobit, in the guise of a young man.
Thus I wrote:
I need to point out right at the start that it sometimes happens that
incidents attributed to the son, in the Book of Tobit, in Job, might,
in The Odyssey, be attributed to the son’s father, or vice versa (or
even be attributed to some less important character). The same sort of mix
occurs with the female characters.
Roger Waite continues:
Thus, in understanding the myths, it becomes necessary to
separate out the different descriptions and apply them properly on the bases of
the Bible account. So keep this factor in mind when reading the succeeding
paragraphs. Actually, this twin device of making one many or making many into
one is what makes myth a myth. This was deliberately conjured up by the pagan
religious leaders to cloud the true meaning!
Sometimes one name was applied to different personages both
human and divine! Consider the Greek god Zeus (whom the Romans called Jupiter.)
Zeus was the husband
of Iicra (Juno) and the "Father of All Mankind".
This could be no one but Adam. Yet Zeus
was also the FATHER OF ALL LIFE, the father of all the
"gods". In this sense Zeus is God Himself. After all, the Greeks did
retain some knowledge of the true God, as did all
ancient peoples. Bear in mind that Lamech, husband of Adah
and Zillah, was also called
Zeus. This Zeus was the father of Athena or (Naamah).
Lamech was a "Zeus" in the sense that he was the
strong man of his day, the most famous man in the line of Cain before the Flood
-- a Zeus by reputation, in other words!
And, in another important sense, he was a "Father of
Life" when we consider that he was
the father of the key person in the family of Cain who
lived through the Flood -- Athena or Naamah!
The derivation of the word "Zeus" is important.
Many scholars admit that this term comes
from the word "Zee" meaning "life"
(with the "s" being added as it often is in Greek names). As already
stated, God is the father of all life, Adam the father of human life, and Lamech
the father of a life that came through the Flood -- and so it becomes clear why
this name would be applied.
This presents another important factor, the basis of
mythological "names." Actually these "names" were not really
names at all but close derivatives of Greek words which had significant
meanings. Thus these mythological names were really TITLES WHICH IMPLIED
CHARACTERISTICS of real (not fictional) historical personalities. We find similar
usage's of this type in the Bible: for instance, Isaac means
"laughter" and Jacob means "supplanter."
Let's move on to Vulcan or (Vul-Cain) whom we have
identified as Tubalcain. "Vulcan" was what the Romans called him,
while to the Greeks he was Hephaestus. This was the god of light or fire. In
one part of the myths he is uniquely described as having fallen from heaven
like lightening -- and the volcanoes we have on earth are the result of his
work -- because he rebelled and brought destruction and chaos! This, plainly,
is the story of Satan! It could not be the description of a human being.
On the other hand, Hephaestus of Vulcan was a god-hero who
worked with fire, used it to forge implements out of iron, and developed
certain arts and crafts. Webster's dictionary describes him as "the god of
fire and of metalworking". He was the "god of fire" in the sense
that he worked with fire in doing his metalwork. Here, plainly, we are dealing
with the description of a mortal man! In this case we again have an instance of
one name being applied to more than one personage -- one a human, the other a
spirit.
One of the most famous of Greek goddesses was Athena. The
city of Athens was named in her honor! To all Greeks she was a symbol of
courage, self-control, weaving, and skilled in the arts of war! What famous
pre-Flood woman had these remarkable characteristics. None other than Naamah,
daughter of Lamech and sister of Vulcan or Tubalcain. In Chapter Three it was
stated that Jewish tradition showed her to be famous
as a weaver of cloth. And, since the mighty Tubalcain was
her brother, she undoubtedly
took up some of his war-like practices. That is why Athena
is sometimes pictured brandishing a spear and was regarded as being a goddess
of war as well as of weaving.
Only Naamah could fit this seemingly incongruous
description!
Now Athena is never associated with Aphrodite (called Venus
by the Romans). Aphrodite
was the goddess of beauty and sensual love. She was
actually a harlot or prostitute! Venus was the wife of Vulcan in pre-Flood
times and so is the Semiramis of post-Flood history. She was actually a very
distasteful type of person. She is mentioned here to show the contrast with
Athena. These famous women were entirely different types of individuals. Only
if they had been real women in real life with a definite impact on actual
history -- only then could
they be this clearly delineated in character and actions!
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