The Absolute Past – Mikhail Bakhtin refers to this as a world of “fathers and founders of families,” a world of “firsts” and “bests.”
Accad – One of the four towns in Shinar which formed the kingdom of Nimrod (Genesis 10:10).
Alcofrybas – The pseudonym Rabelais gave himself on the publishing of Pantagruel.
Amon Re (Amun-Re) – Usually addressed in antiquity as Egypt’s “sun god”; the greatest of her gods.
Anakim – A race of giants, the descendants of Arba. They were called “the sons of Anak.”
Angels – An order of beings, superior to man, employed in the service of God. Fallen angels have lost their position, and have become the enemies of God.
Angelic DNA – A suggestion that perhaps angels also have a DNA factor in their makeup. Where the human DNA spine of the helix is sugar-coated, perhaps the spine of angelic DNA is coated with light!
Annius – An Italian Dominican friar (1432-1502). The father of Pseudo- history.
Anu – A chief Babylonian god, the father of Ishtar.
Aphrodite – The Greek goddess also known as the Venus of Rome and the earlier Astarte.
Apollodoros – The ancient Greek historian who first identified Ninus as Nimrod.
Aratus – A Greek poet.
Aristophanes – An Athenian playwright philosopher and historian of the 5th century B.C.
Artemis – A cultural alias of Semiramis; also called Despoina.
Ashtaroth (eth) – A city in Bashan (Deuteronomy 1:4) named after the god- dess Astarte. Ashtaroth is also the plural form of the Canaanite goddess of fertility, Ashtoreth.
Asshur – A son of Shem. He founded Assyria (Genesis 10:11).
Asur-Lu-Dug – An ancient Sumerian title for Marduk. Asur-Lu-Dug means “Asaru who restores man to happiness.”
The Atlantic Ridge – The split or seam in the earth’s crust that runs north and south on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
Atonement – The expiation of sin by a sacrificial work. Animals were used for sacrifice in the Old Testament. The New Testament explains that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ replaces once for all the old systems.
Automatic Writing – The ability for the hand to write messages from a spirit guide; having nothing to do with the normal mind-hand function.
Azazel – A Hebrew word translated “scapegoat” in Leviticus 16. I Enoch tells us that Azazel is the name of one of the chief devils.
Baal – The appellation found in the Bible as a chief pagan god, probably originated in early Babylon as Bel; referring to Nimrod or his father Cush.
The Babylonian Captivity – Under Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Judah was destroyed. In 586 B.C. captive Jews were taken to Babylon. They re- mained there in captivity until 536 B.C. at which time those who wished to return home were allowed to do so.
Babylon – The capital of Babylonia, built on both sides of the Euphrates. It is first mentioned in the Bible as the beginning of the kingdom of Nimrod (Genesis 10:10).
Babylon II – The second Babylonian dynasty dated by Will Durant as 1926-1703 B.C. The first Dynasty was dated 2169-1926 B.C. For centuries after this Babylon was invaded by other ethnic elements such as the Cassites and then the Assyrians. Finally, in 625 B.C. Nabopolassar restored Babylon’s independence. This would come to be known as “the Second Babylonian Kingdom.” Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabopolassar would become its greatest ruler and make his Babylon the greatest of all the Babylons.
Babel – Used primarily to designate the Tower of Babel on the plain of Shinar. It developed a broader designation and came to be called Babylon.
Balaam – A soothsayer mentioned in the Bible. King Balak of Moab wanted him to curse the Israelites, but he blessed them instead (Numbers 24:1-9).
Balal – The Hebrew word meaning “to mix, confound, confuse.”
Balbel – The Hebrew noun that translates “confusion.”
Bel (Belus) – Early designation for Baal.
Bel-Merodach – A Hebrew transcription and joining of Bel (Baal) and Marduk.
Birs Nimroud – A place named by the Arabs which is the location of the ziggurat ruins that are the most remarkable of the Tower of Babel-type ruins.
Borossos (Borosus) – The Babylonian historian of the 4th century B.C.
The Brahmans – A Hindu priestly caste holding great power and respect. The power of the Brahmans was based upon a monopoly of knowledge. They were the custodians and re-makers of tradition, the educators of children, the composers or editors of literature, the experts versed in the inspired and infallible Vedas.
Calah – One of the four cities of Assyria. Destroyed and rebuilt more than once, the ruins are now called Nimrud.
Calmet, Augustin – (1672-1757), A French monk and a great biblical scholar of his day. He authored a chronology of the Bible.
Calneh – A Babylonian city of the kingdom of Nimrod (Genesis 10:10). Calyia – A malignant serpent slain by Vishnu in early India.
Canaan – A son of Ham and grandson of Noah. An early name for the Promised Land.
Joseph Caro – A famous figure in Judaism and author of The Prepared Table, a religious book for Jews. He testified that he had a spirit living in him and guiding him.
The Centaur – The half-man/half-horse creature of ancient mythology. His image is found on early Babylonian coins. The figure is found in the Zodiac. It is believed that the centaur is used to commemorate Nimrod “the mighty hunter.”
Cessare – To cease.
“Chains of Darkness” – This phrase is used in II Peter 2:4 describing “the angels that sinned” as they are “reserved unto judgment.” These are the bindings of the fallen angels.
Chalbroth – The Rabelaisian genealogical personality that was placed right after Enoch and before Methuselah.
Chem – One of the sons of Noah. This spelling was given by Annius in his story of the giant Noah.
“The Christian Corporation” – A sarcastic reference given to the Catholic Church (later including the Protestant Church), as it grew into a corporate powerhouse.
Chromosomes – Any of the small, elongated bodies in the cell nucleus that control the activity of the cell and play an important role in inheritance.
Cognate – A word from the Latin cognatus – “born together.” Cognates are those words that derive from a single earlier word in a single earlier language.
Continental Drift – The scientific theory that the earth’s continents have been and are still floating free and drifting.
Council of Ephesus – The great general council of the church held in 431 A.D. The council condemned Nestorius and confirmed the cult of the Virgin as the “Mother of God.”
“Creeping Things” – A much-used description of things that “creep” or “glide.” Used of creatures in Noah’s time. Some got on the ark, some didn’t.
Crishna (Krishna) – A chief Indian god.
Cubit – The word comes from the Latin cubitum – “an elbow”, signifying the length of the arm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow. As arms differed in length so did cubits.
Cuneiform – Having the shape or form of a wedge. The epithet applied to the arrow-headed inscriptions found on old Babylonian monuments and tablets.
Cupid – The winged boy also called Eros. Aristophanes traces him back to Nimrod.
Cush – A son of Ham and father of Nimrod.
Cybele – Semiramis was known as Cybele in Asia; also known as the “goddess of fortifications.”
Demonology – The study of the origination, history, and activity of demon spirits.
Denderah – An Egyptian temple situated in a village of Upper Egypt. The site of the ancient city of Tentyra. One of the Zodiacs of this temple, from a chamber on the roof, was removed in 1820 to the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
Devaki (ka) – An Indian goddess.
Diacritical Marks – Markings applied to certain words that assist in their pronunciation; such as the acute, the grave and the circumflex, necessary for Greek words.
Din – A Sumerian pictograph that looks like a jet engine spewing flames like a rocket.
Din-Gir – According to Sitchin, the pictograph for “din” looks like a jet engine spewing flames from the end part. If we combine the finlike “gir” into the opening of the “din” pictograph we have a picture that looks like a spaceship.
DNA – Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. DNA is the thread that connects us with our most remote ancestors. The coded genetic information in DNA is the outcome of mutation and selection.
Druids – Celtic and early Britain leaders of power and great knowledge; known as teachers, priests and philosophers.
Eber – Son of Shem, progenitor of the Hebrews.
“The Elect One” – A biblical phrase referring to Christ (Luke 23:35).
Emims – The early inhabitants of Moab, a powerful people (Deuteronomy 2:11).
Enbilulu – Another old Sumerian appellation for Marduk.
Engonasis – The Greek poet Aratus’ name for the constellation known as “the kneeler” and “the serpent crusher.”
Erech – A city of ancient Mesopotamia built by Nimrod; also known as Uruk (Genesis 10:10).
Erets – The Hebrew word for “earth.”
E-sag-ila – A direct reference to the chief ziggurat of Babylon, signifying “the house that raises high its head.”
Esh – A Sumerian pictograph meaning “Divine Abode.” According to Sitchin, the pictograph looks like the command module of a space vehicle.
The “F” Factor – Male bacteria have a piece of DNA called the “F” factor (fertility factor). These bacteria have special appendages called sexpili which bind to receptor sites on the female bacterium.
Fairbroth – The Rabelaisian genealogical personality that was placed right after Lamech and before Noah.
“First Earth” – The author’s appellation for the earth of the primordials; the earth judged in Genesis one before the “second earth” was created.
Gargantua – The hero of the book by the same name. He was, in Rabelais’ literary imagination, a giant of stature, character and ability.
Gargoyle – Demon effigies used in architectural “decoration” that usually served as water spouts to drain the water from the roofs of temples and cathedrals.
Gehena – A Greek word usually translated “hell.”
Gibbowr – The Hebrew word for “mighty,” also translated “giant.”
Gir – Generally acknowledged as a Sumerian term used to describe a sharp-edged object. Zecharia Sitchin thinks the pictograph for “gir” looks like a rocket with several interior compartments.
Gondwanaland – When Pangaea, the single unified land mass broke in two, the vast southern section was called Gondwanaland.
Mt. Gordieus – Where, according to Annius, Noah’s ark came to rest after the flood.
Goy (Goyim) – The Hebrew singular and plural for “nation(s)”; can also mean “gentile(s).”
The Great Dragon – “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:9).
Ham – A son of Noah and grandfather of Nimrod.
“High Places of Tophet” – A place in the valley of Hinnom where the people offered their sons and daughters to the god Molech (Jeremiah 7:18-20). Hillah – Capital of Babil, central Iraq. It lies the Shatt al Hellah, the eastern branch of the Euphrates River.
Horos – The son of Osiris in the pantheon of ancient Egypt.
Hurtaly – A character in Rabelais’ (Alcofrybas’) Pantagruel. Charlbroth’s great-grandson that Noah allowed to ride astride the Ark. According to the story, Noah rewarded Hurtaly’s surveillance by feeding him with provisions from inside the Ark.
Hystaspes, Darius – The Greek form of the Persian Vishtaspa. A semi-legendary king praised by Zoroaster as his protector. Probably lived circa 1000 B.C.
Immaculate Conception – Pope Pius IX in 1854 pronounced that “the blessed virgin Mary…in the first instance of her conception…was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin.”
Incubus – A female-centered demon.
Ishbibenob – A Philistine giant slain by Abishai (II Samuel 21:16).
Ishmael – The son of Abraham by Hagar, his wife’s servant.
Ishtar – The same as the Babylonian Astarte, the consort of Baal. From Ishtar, we get our word “Easter.”
Isis – Was the rename of Semiramis in Egypt. She was the chief goddess of Egypt.
Iy – The Hebrew word for “islands, coasts.”
Japetus – One of the sons of Noah. This spelling was given by Annius as he gave the story of his giant Noah. Japheth – Noah’s oldest son.
Book of Jasher – A non-canonical book of great antiquity. It is referred to by name in the Bible (Joshua 10:13 and II Samuel 1:18).
Flavius Josephus – A highly respected Jewish historian of the 1st century A.D.
“Judeo-Christian” Gigantology – A view of giants based on the Bible only.
KaGir – A Sumerian pictograph showing a fin-equipped “gir” inside a shaft-like enclosure. Sitchin asks “Is this a rocket inside an underground silo?”
Kronos – Another appellation of Nimrod. Also known as Saturn.
Jean Lemaire (“de Belges”) – Published some of the works of Annius be- tween 1509 and 1515. Lemaire copied but heavily redacted the Antiquities of Annius. While the writings of Annius were for the scholars, the rewritings of Lemaire were for the people.
Laurasia – The great northern land mass after the breaking in two of Pangaea.
Maimonides – A great Jewish philosopher of the 12th century.
“Mala Mors” – Sudden death without confession – on the same day.
Manifestation – When a demon spirit clearly emerges and shows himself. Marad – The Hebrew word translated “rebel.”
Marduk – The chief Babylonian god.
Masoretes – Jewish Talmudic scholars who assembled and codified the He- brew Bible called the Masoretic text. This was done in the Hebrew academies in Babylonia and Palestine from the 6th through the 10th centuries A.D.
Mazzaroth – A word in Job 38:32 believed to denote the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
Medlars – Fruit trees that, according to Alcofrybas, came forth from the earth enriched by Abel’s shed blood. As a result of eating the medlars, many people underwent such extensive anatomical changes that they were transformed into new races of men.
Medium – The term given to the one who “mediates” between the spirit world and the one seeking something from someone in the spirit world.
Megasthenes – A recognized Greek historian and expert on India. He lived in the 3rd century B.C.
Mizraim – A son of Ham. The Hebrew word for Egypt.
Monogenesis – “One beginning,” as in the theory that all of man’s 5000 languages came from one original language.
Mutation – The act or process of changing, alteration, modification.
Nana – The virgin goddess of the Phyrgians.
Nebuchadnezzar – Greatest king of second Babylonia (7th century B.C.).
Nephilim – The physical, mutant manifestations resulting from the sexual copulation of the “Sons of God” and the natural female species of the earth. They are referred to as “giants” in the KJV.
Nicaea (in Bithynia) – Where the Council of Nicaea was held in 325 A.D.
Nimrod – The son of Cush; a nephilimic giant. “He was a mighty hunter before the Lord” (Genesis 10:9).
Nineveh – The capital of the Assyrian empire, situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
Ninus – Another name for Nimrod.
“Noachian French” – Those in France who believed in the writings of Lemaire, and in a modified way of Annius. They believed that the “modern” French were the progeny of Noah and his “chosen” and illustrious culture. To them, Noah, a giant, authored the oldest and best culture; that through heredity, extended into the Gaulic bloodline.
Noegla – Annius’ name for one of Noah’s three daughters-in-law, the others being Pandora and Noela.
Noela – Annius’s name for one of Noah’s three daughters-in-law, the others being Pandora and Noegla.
Og, King of Bashan – An Amorite king of great physical build.
The “Old Stories” – The accounts and stories passed on from generation to generation in olden times. Some were “great” stories and came to be known as legends. It is probable that imagination, faulty memory, and truth made up the admixture of their content. However, the good mythologist endeavors to discern the core of credibility and truth of each story. A general reference to legends, myths, and oral histories. Stories passed on by word of mouth.
Ouija Board – A game board contrivance that is designated to give messages to the players. It is believed to be an entrance to the spirit world.
Paleontologist – One who studies fossils.
Pandora – Annius’ name for one of Noah’s three daughters-in-law, the others being Noela and Noegla.
Paneh – The Hebrew word for “face.”
Pangaea – A coined term meaning the whole, undivided earth.
Paniym – The plural of “paneh.”
Pantagruel – Another of Francois Rabelais’ literary creations. Pantagruel was Gargantua’s son, a giant also.
Panthalassa – The original “all sea” that surrounded Pangaea.
Paranormal – Something that “stands beside” the normal, but is not of itself
normal.
“The Pearly Gates Syndicate” – A term coined by Charles M. Smith in sarcastic humor in referring to the growth and power of the church.
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Peleg – Son of Eber. He was called “Peleg” (its meaning is “earthquake”); “… in his days was the earth divided” (Genesis 10:25).
Phonetician – One who studies word sounds. Phut – A son of Ham.
Pictograph – An ancient or prehistoric drawing; a record made of pictorial symbols.
Post-Diluvian – After Noah’s flood.
“The Prince of Persia” – A designation given to a powerful ruling demon
by Daniel (Daniel 10:5-14).
“Privy” – An old English word meaning “private.”
Proto-Babylon – The very ancient beginnings of actual Babylon.
Pytho (Python) – The snake god slain by Apollo in early Greek stories. Sup- posed to have its conceptual beginning in the Garden of Eden.
Quantum Physics – A discipline involving the theory that the emission or absorption of energy by atoms or molecules is not continuous but occurs in discrete amounts, each amount being called a quantum.
“Queen of Heaven” – An appellation attached to Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Roman Catholicism. The name goes all the way back in history to Semiramis, the pagan goddess of Babylon.
Rabbinic Judaism – An approach to the Hebrew religion that came into being during the Babylonian captivity (606 536 B.C.). Where the temple and its attending priesthood was, before this time, the center of Hebrew religion, the teacher (rabbi) became the focus in captivity. When the Jews were allowed to return to Judah under Cyrus, they came back to a ruined Jerusalem with a razed temple. The rabbis were the spiritual leaders of the returnees and continue to be to this day.
Francois Rabelais (1495-1553) – One of the great authors of French hu- manism. His literary children Gargantua and Pantagruel made him the great literary success of 16th century France. Rabelais and his works are classics.
Rapha – The most used Hebrew word for “giant.” Resen – A suburb of Nineveh (Genesis 10:12).
Rhea – Another name for Semiramis. She is known throughout several cultures as the “great Goddess Mother.”
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Rhemata – A Greek designation for “words,” usually spoken words.
Rheoboth – A city built by Nimrod also called Rehoboth-Ir.
Saiyr – The Hebrew word translated “satyr” in Isaiah 13:21 and 34:14.
Samus – One of the Sons of Noah. This spelling was given by Annius as he gave the story of his giant Noah.
Saph – A Philistine giant slain by Sibbechai (II Samuel 21:18).
Sarabroth – The Rabelaisian genealogical personality that was placed right
after Methuselah and before Lamech.
“The Satans” – “The first authors of sin” as explained by R. H Charles, the English scholar. I Enoch tells us that “the Watchers” fell through becoming subject to “the Satans.”
Sati – The wife of Shiva; from the Hindu sacred books of India.
Saturn – Nimrod or Kronos; Rhea’s husband.
Satyr – “Shaggy, a he goat, a faun, a devil, hairy, rough, satyr” (Strong’s Con- cordance). “A sylvan deity or demigod of the Greeks and Romans, half man and half goat. They are distinguished for lasciviousness” (The New Webster’s Encyclopedia Dictionary of the English Language).
Scapegoat – This was the “going away” goat of the Hebrew sacrificial lit- urgy on the Day of Atonement. The Hebrew word for scapegoat, “Azazel” means, “a devil.”
Schizophrenia – A mental disorder in which there is a retreat from reality with personality disintegration.
“Second Earth” – The new creation of God from Genesis 1:3 on.
Semiramis – The wife of Nimrod. She deified Nimrod after his death, and eventually became a goddess herself. She was accepted first as a Babylonian goddess and then, under different names, became the mother-goddess of subsequent cultures.
“The Serpent” – An active personality known from earliest times in both biblical and secular history. The serpent was almost always involved in wor- ship and religion. Christians view “the serpent” as a symbol or personifica- tion of the devil.
Shem – A son of Noah and patriarch of the Hebrews.
Sheol – A Hebrew word meaning “the realm of the dead.” It is vague in its
meaning in the Semitic conception.
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Shinar – The plain of Babylon (Genesis 10:10).
Sial – An upper layer of granite-like rock positioned on the top of conti-
nents.
Sima – The lower layer of continents that extends under the oceans; a mate- rial similar to hardened lava.
Sin Offering – The sacrificial offering made by the priest for himself and for the people. The Day of Atonement was designated for this offering (Leviticus 4:13-20, 16: 2-34).
Sippai – Another spelling for Saph (I Chronicles 20:4 and II Samuel 21:18).
“Sons of God” – The designation given the fallen angels referred to in Genesis chapter six, as well as the faithful angels referred to in Job. For our consideration in this book, we mean only the fallen angels.
“Star…fallen from heaven” – This star is named “wormwood”. It fell to the earth and embittered the waters (Revelation 8:10-11).
Succubus – A male centered demon.
Sumer – The most historically ancient of civilizations; situated in Mesopo-
tamia.
Synkhysis – This is the Hellenistic form of the Greek word for confusion. It is found in the Septuagint.
Tammuz – The son of Nimrod and Semiramis who became the child of the mother-child cult.
Tectonic Plates – The pieces of the earth’s crust that float and drift on the magma of the earth.
Theophany – The fusion of two Greek words THEOS and PHANEROS meaning “to make God clear, or publicly disclose.”
Thoth – The Egyptian god also called Hermes; known as the “Counsellor of Sirus.”
Tytea – Annius’ name for Noah’s wife.
Ur – A city on the Shinar plain not far from Babylon.
Uruk – A city of ancient Mesopotamia built by Nimrod, also known as Erech (Genesis 10:10).
Ussher – Arch Bishop Ussher (1581-1656); a respected Bible chronologist. Venus – The Roman goddess associated with fertility, sexual expression and
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agriculture. In other cultures she was known by names such as Ishtar, Cy- bele, Ceres, Aphrodite, etc.
Volcanism – The state of being volcanic.
“The Watchers” – A term used in the Book of Enoch referring to a certain group of “fallen angels.” They seem to be the same as the “sons of God” of Genesis 6. They are mentioned twice in the Bible as well.
Zamzummims – A tribe of Rephaim which occupied a region east of the Jordan.
Zero-Ashta – Chaldee for “seed of the woman”; eventually profaned to “seed of fire.”
Ziggurat – Ancient high temple structures built in layers that grew smaller as the top was reached. Some were stepped with pyramidal proportions.
Zik – A Sumerian pictograph meaning “ascend.” According to Sitchin this could depict the command module of a space vehicle taking off.
Zodiac – A recognized zone in the heavens extending about 8 degrees on each side of the ecliptic, within which the motions of the sun, moon, and principle planets are confined. The star formations in this belt were identi- fied and named long before man knew anything of the concept of his own history. The existence of the Zodiac has been recognized and referred to by the Bible as well as the most ancient history. There are twelve star designa- tions (signs) in the Zodiac.
Zoroaster – The eventual profanation of “Zero-Asta.”