The Origin Of The Gods

About the Book

The Origin of the God merges all of the great world religions into a common source. Whether we speak if the God of the Old Testament from Judeo-Christian beliefs, Allah of the Muslims, Indra of the Hindus, Zeus of the Ancient Greeks, Jupiter of the Romans or Allfather of the Norseman, he is the same deity, the Great sky God whose lightening and thunder held men in awe throughout the centuries.

This book shed new light on old traditional beliefs and draws them all together into a single understanding of ancient man, his mythology, his epic tales of great heroes and his dedication to a primal deity. The biblical Garden of Eden is also Norse Midgard where the ash tree, holding the cherished beehive, furnished the sacred honey used to nourish the young Zeus and, in fact, provided nectar to the earthly god. Eden was where the Elves first invented the rudimentary writing that enabled scribes to record the great exploits of heroic deeds. Five and a half thousand years ago, this primitive writing afforded permanence to recorded events and so we can say that the real significance of Eden is that it was the place where recorded history began. "Abel" was the eponymous head of the Elves and his "brother" Cain stood for the North Pontic Kurgans who attacked Eden about 3500 B.C. and routed the Elves.

The Origin of the Gods shows how the archetypal tale of the slaying of the great dragon by the hero Hercules is at the center of many ancient epics. The story is repeated again and again throughout history. The hero is always the same. Whether he goes by the name of Hercules, Jason, Bellerophon, Siegfried, Beowulf or St. George his conquest over and his death from the fire-breathing dragon are so captivating that each retelling instills the same fear and awe over the audience. The story was carried by the itinerant Aryans throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Far East form the mountains of Turkey, to the swamps of Britain and to the plains of central China. The vanquished fire-breathing dragon was the erupting volcano in central Turkey. It was also the evil principle in Zoroastrianism, for it was the target of lightening bolts hurled by the angry Sky God. A remarkable human hero of African origin finally quelled the volcano.

This book will appeal to those if us who love the ancient myths and legends, who have a reverence for history, archaeology, literature and religion, and who would appreciate searching out the archetypal source for the great religions of modern times.

About the Author

Peter Battey-Pratt was born in England in 1931, son of a pioneer aviator and accomplished sportsman . After finishing high school, he became a student-assistant with the General Electric Company working on the development of radar and guided missiles . Suring [During] the tow [two] years at that job, he was signatory to two patents for his inventions. Afterwards, he returned to full-time education and went to St. Peter's College. Oxford, where he read zoology . During that time, he was an active member of the Exploration Club and was in the final selection of oarsmen for the University crew . His experiences enabled him, many years later, to be a founding director of the Kingston (Ontario) Rowing Club. For National Service, he trained with the Royal Marines and later served as an officer in the Middlesex Regiment stationed in Cyprus during the EOKA disturbances.

In 1958, he emigrated to Canada, returned to university, and acquired a degree in mathematics . He lectured for a time at Queen's University and assisted Professor John Coleman with research into the `n-body' problem in quantum physics . During his stay at Queen's, he used his typographic skills to work with young poets to raise a small college magazine Quarry to the status of a Canadian literary magazine. From 1972 to 1988, he served as a teacher of mathematics in a high school . In 1980, with co-author Tom Racey, he published ``Geometric Model for Fundamental Particles' in the International Journal of Theoretical Physics. . This describes the geometry of space-time that will yield an object possessing both wave and particle properties and shows that so-called `hidden variables' do exist. In 1988, he retired from high school teaching and again became an instructor for engineering students at Queen's University.

Peter Battey-Pratt is married and has three daughters . He and his wife live on a farm north of Kingston and have won an award for the successful restoration of the old 1818, Georgian style, limestone farmhouse.