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I removed the section below because no indication is given that anyone ever claimed that these are related to the Nommo. I wouldn't be averse to their reinclusion, as long as connections are explicit. Tuf-Kat 06:21, Nov 12, 2003 (UTC)
Zecharia Sitchin, an archaeologist and linguist specialising in the Sumerian and Hebrew languages, claims that an ancient race of extraterrestrials, the Anunnaki, genetically engineered the original humans, and that they probably still exist in some form or another, with some degree of influence over humankind. These beings are speculated by Sitchin to be either reptilian, quasi-reptilian, or amphibious, from ancient description.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
Erich von Däniken theorises that extraterrestrials have influenced human history for millennia, and that they may have influenced human evolution.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
Robert Anton Wilson once claimed to have contacted three-eyed beings from Sirius.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
Timothy Leary claimed contact with three-eyed beings from Sirius.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
Pythagoras spoke esoterically of a magickal Mother Essence coming from Sirius, which may have been the result of his having spoken to priests of Isis in Egypt. He apparently believed in many worlds, and in higher intelligences.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
The Zulu shaman Credo Mutwa claims that the Zulu people have known of a reptilian species for centuries. He is the official historian of the Zulu people. He mentions amphibious beings from Sirius in his book, Song of the Stars.
- Did he ever claim that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
The Sumerian God Enki, said to have created the first humans (Adam), had a mystical connection with Sirius, as well as water, and was depicted as amphibious or semi-fish on many occasions.
- Has anybody ever claimed that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
[edit] The Gnostic Archons
The Gnostics believed in a class of beings they called 'Archons', meaning 'rulers', who came from the stars and ruled over Humankind in the physical realm. Some of these beings were said to have come from Sirius, particularly those believed in by Gnostics living in Egypt.
- Has anybody ever claimed that these beings were the Nommo of Dogon lore?
- The connection to the Nommo should be obvious. Especially in the case of Credo Mutwa--he spoke of the Nommo themselves from the perspective of the Zulu people! (Khranus)
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- However, if you can't personally see the connection, it gives you NO RIGHT to delete the information. The connections will arise with new knowledge. Khranus
- The connections are not obvious. The Dogon believe in deities that they connect with a particular star -- therefore anybody that combines some sort of alien-type creature with the same star is describing the same beings? That doesn't make any sense... surely it is possible that the Dogon beliefs are unrelated to actual Sirius-aliens, or that there are no aliens/deities and the Dogon are simply wrong, or a thousand other possibilities. If Sitchin et al claimed that the deities of Dogon mythology are equivalent to aliens from Sirius, then include that claim. Otherwise, this is just a random collection of facts with a few minor connections. Tuf-Kat 02:53, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)
- However, if you can't personally see the connection, it gives you NO RIGHT to delete the information. The connections will arise with new knowledge. Khranus
[edit] Remove Tags?
I've cleaned up the article. Are we ok to remove the NPOV and Standards tags? Isotope23 15:21, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
I've removed the tags. If anyone disputes the neutrality of this article or feels it need further work, go ahead and restore the tags. Isotope23 1 July 2005 12:55 (UTC)
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"Some have made a connection between the Nommo and the "ancient ones" in the Cthulhu stories of H.P. Lovecraft." Removed as unsourced. If you can source this claim, add it back in.--Isotope23 19:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
