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The Triumph of the Sea Gods: The War Against the Goddess Hidden in Homer's Tales

✍️ Sora, Steven
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📚 ABOUT THE BOOK

Homer's epics conceal a forgotten war, not in Greece, but along ancient Iberia's Atlantic shores.

Steven Sora radically reinterprets Homer's iconic tales, arguing that their true setting isn't the Mediterranean, but the Iberian Peninsula around 1200 BCE. He posits that a catastrophic sea-level rise led to the invasion of advanced 'Atlantean' sea peoples, who clashed with the goddess-worshipping cultures of the Atlantic coast. This conflict, with Troy located near modern-day Lisbon, marked a profound spiritual and political turning point, demonizing the feminine principle and reshaping the course of Western civilization and mythology, including the very narrative structure of Homeric epics.

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🏛 Destiny Books 📅 2007 📖 260 pages 📔 Paperback 📐 Paperback ISBN: 9781594771439
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Steven Sora's *The Triumph of the Sea Gods* is a breathtakingly audacious re-imagining of ancient history, sure to ignite impassioned debate. It excels in drawing bold connections between disparate fields—mythology, geology, and ancient history—to weave a compelling, if speculative, alternative narrative. Traditional classicists seeking orthodox interpretations will likely find it frustratingly heterodox. However, for those fascinated by lost civilizations, the esoteric roots of myth, and the hidden currents beneath accepted history, this book offers a truly paradigm-shifting experience, cementing its place as a cornerstone of revisionist occult scholarship.

📝 Description: The Triumph of the Sea Gods: The War Against the Goddess Hidden in Homer's Tales

An investigation of the geographical incongruities in Homer's epics locates Troy on the coast of Iberia, in a conflict that changed history - Cites the rise in sea level in 1200 B. C. as leading to the invasion and victory of the Atlantean sea people over the goddess-worshipping Trojans who ruled the coasts - Identifies Troia (Troy) as part of a tri-city area that later became Lisbon, Portugal In The Triumph of the Sea Gods, Steven Sora argues compellingly that Homer's tales do not describe adventures in the Mediterranean, but are adaptations of Celtic myths that chronicle an Atlantic coastal war that took place off the Iberian Peninsula around 1200 B. C. It was a war between the pro-goddess Celtic culture that presided over what is now Portugal and the patriarchal culture of the sea-faring Atlanteans. The invasion of the Atlantean sea peoples brought destruction to the entire region stretching from Western Europe's Atlantic border to Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. This was a turning point not only politically but also spiritually. The goddess became demonized, as seen in myths such as Pandora's Box in which woman was seen as the source of evil, not the origin of life, and Homer's tale of the epic Greek and Trojan war, which was triggered by the abduction of a woman. The actual historical struggle described in Homer's stories, Sora explains, occurred during what was the last in a series of rises in sea level that inundated various land masses (Atlantis) and permitted sea passage to areas previously accessible only by land. The "Sea Gods" (Atlanteans) attacked the tri-city region of Troia (Troy), near present-day Lisbon, which, shortly thereafter, fell victim to a devastating series of seaquakes and tsunamis. The war and the subsequent destructive weather broke the power of this seaboard civilization, leading to a wholesale invasion by the sea peoples and the rapid decline of the region's goddess-worshipping culture that had reigned there since Neolithic times. Sora shows how Homer's tales allow the modern world to glimpse this ancient conflict, which has been obscured for centuries.

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If you're a seeker of forbidden knowledge, a revisionist historian, or someone who questions established narratives of ancient history and myth, this book is for you. Prepare to have your understanding of Homer and Western civilization profoundly challenged.

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❓ Frequently asked questions

While the author uses the term 'Atlantean' for the invading sea people, his focus is on their cultural impact and geographical location, rather than a literal, submerged continent. He posits they were an advanced, patriarchal maritime culture from the Atlantic.
Sora's theories are highly speculative and present a radical departure from traditional classical scholarship. It's intended for readers open to alternative interpretations and those willing to challenge academic consensus, rather than a conventional academic text.

📖 Who should read this

If you're a seeker of forbidden knowledge, a revisionist historian, or someone who questions established narratives of ancient history and myth, this book is for you. Prepare to have your understanding of Homer and Western civilization profoundly challenged.

🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Homeric Reimagination

Sora challenges conventional classical scholarship by relocating the Trojan War from the Aegean to the Atlantic, specifically connecting it to ancient Celtic myths. He presents compelling evidence to suggest that Homer's narratives are not literal accounts of Mediterranean adventures, but rather adapted echoes of a much older, Western European conflict, dramatically shifting our understanding of foundational Western literature.

The Matriarchal Fall

This work delves into a pivotal spiritual transformation, chronicling the subjugation of ancient goddess-worshipping societies by a more patriarchal, sea-faring culture. Sora argues that this historical shift, triggered by the Atlantean invasion, led to the systematic demonization of the feminine principle, profoundly influencing subsequent myths and societal structures, as exemplified in narratives like Pandora's Box.

Ancient Climate Catastrophe

A central premise of Sora's theory is the impact of a significant sea-level rise around 1200 BCE. He demonstrates how this environmental cataclysm spurred mass migrations and invasions, particularly by the 'Atlantean' sea peoples. This event, he suggests, was not merely a localized disaster but a continent-wide upheaval that reshaped coastlines, cultures, and political power structures across vast regions.

💬 Quotes from the book

«The Mediterranean theater of Homer is a deliberate misdirection, a veil woven over the true battlegrounds of the Atlantic, where the fate of ancient goddess cultures was sealed.»

«Far from being mere legend, the rise of the sea around 1200 BCE was the cataclysmic engine of history, driving the 'Atlantean' fleets to reshape not just coastlines, but the very spiritual fabric of the ancient world.»

📜 Historical context

Sora's work sits within a long tradition of alternative historical inquiry, echoing figures like Immanuel Velikovsky and Erich von Däniken, who sought to unearth hidden truths behind accepted historical accounts. It draws on theories of pre-Diluvian civilizations and revisits the 'Sea Peoples' mystery, offering a bold, geographically distinct reinterpretation that connects ancient catastrophism with mythic origins.

📚 Glossary

Atlantean Sea People
Goddess-Worshipping Cultures
Geographical Incongruities

📔 Questions to reflect on

  1. {'prompt': "How might a re-location of Homer's Troy to the Atlantic coast fundamentally alter our understanding of early European history and its cultural development?"}
  2. {'prompt': 'Consider the proposed shift from goddess-worshipping to patriarchal societies. What echoes of this alleged transformation do you observe in contemporary myths, religions, or societal structures?'}
  3. {'prompt': "If environmental catastrophes like sea-level rise were indeed pivotal in ancient conflicts, how might this perspective influence our interpretation of other foundational myths or historical 'mysteries'?"}
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