Topic: Oannes

The Babylonian god Oannes is interpreted as a symbolic representation of an off-world visitor utilizing advanced scuba equipment rather than a literal fish-man. A proposed historical scenario involves a war between two off-planet factions where the losing party retreated to Earth to plant seeds of knowledge. This hidden faction allegedly taught humans technology over time to build a civilization strong enough to eventually challenge their ancient extraterrestrial foes.

A mysterious "handbag" or "man-bag" symbol appears in the iconography of widely separated ancient cultures, including the Olmecs in Mexico, the Sumerians in Mesopotamia, and the builders of Göbekli Tepe. In each instance, the symbol is associated with "civilization bringers" or sages who arrived after a great flood to teach humanity arts and sciences. This recurring motif is interpreted as the "secret handshake" or badge of an ancient altruistic society of cataclysm survivors.

The Babylonian priest Berossus recorded accounts of creatures called Oannes, described as half-man and half-fish, who appeared six times to teach mankind history. Similar stories exist in the Americas, where the Aztecs credited Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, with providing historical knowledge. These accounts suggest that ancient legends are not human stories about gods, but the gods' own history shared with humanity.

Philip Coppens addresses the theory that global elites systematically destroyed ancient records to hide alien history. While acknowledging instances like the burning of books by a 3rd-century Chinese emperor, he argues that significant evidence has actually survived. He points to the Manetho king lists in Egypt and the Berossus accounts of the fish-man Oannes in Iraq as surviving records of non-human intelligence interacting with humanity.