Religion Nemrut Dag: A Curious Ancient Astrological Confluence

[Suigin Trismegistus]

In the shadowed cradle of Nemrut Dag, where eagles carve silence from ancient stone, King Antiochus I etched his throne against the stars: a Hierothesion, half-temple, half-tomb, gazing eastward like a lover's vow. There, in 2 BCE, the heavens unfurled a velvet secret: a waning crescent Moon devouring Regulus, the Lion's heart, while Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Venus danced in silken conjunction within a single degree. Once every 18,000 years, this Leo symphony stirs, a whisper from Three Magi who watched for the Great King to Come, their eyes alight with astrological fire.



Beneath the tumulus, a Leo stela guards the riddle: nineteen stars, three wanderers, and a twelfth phantom... a star-and-crescent sigil, older than empires, blooming like forbidden fruit from Gobekli Tepe's pillars to the seals of Akkadian gods. It mocks the crescent's veil, heralding emancipation from watchful Archons, those fallen scribes who chained humanity in doctrinal dusk. Antiochus, god-king of blended blood, built his vigil for the Age's pivot--from Aries' ram to Pisces' fish--unwitting midwife to a humbler throne in Bethlehem's straw.



Yet the stars do not lie, only we forget their poetry. This confluence, no mere horoscope but a captured gasp of eternity, bids us question: Was the phantom a supernova's sigh, or heaven's own tear? In its glow, the Son of Man stirs, not as conqueror but key-turner, unlocking cages forged in terror's name. Lift your gaze. Wisdom blooms in the unproven, where symbols endure like roots through stone, defying the false kings who twist them into crowns of thorns.



Full article exploring all of the evidence by The Ethical Skeptic: https://theethicalskeptic.com/2022/02/24/a-curious-ancient-astrological-confluence/

 

[Suigin Trismegistus]

@Foidkiller thoughts on the Star and Crescent Moon symbology predating Islam? The above article provides a compelling explanation.

 

[Foidkiller]

@Foidkiller thoughts on the Star and Crescent Moon symbology predating Islam? The above article provides a compelling explanation.

I don't care whatsoever about the star or crescent moon or whatever. I mean I guess they attributed the Ottoman Empire stuff to it since they wanted to denote it somehow. A person who submits to God does not need a specific "denotation" or name for their religion.
I gave you 'Disagree', because it looks like you believe in the Annunaki/Archons/whatever other tale but you saw the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran and didn't believe in it. Doubting takes effort, believing takes none, so I can see that you are among those who in their heart of hearts reject God.

 

[Suigin Trismegistus]

I don't care whatsoever about the star or crescent moon or whatever. I mean I guess they attributed the Ottoman Empire stuff to it since they wanted to denote it somehow. A person who submits to God does not need a specific "denotation" or name for their religion.

Makes sense.

I gave you 'Disagree', because it looks like you believe in the Annunaki/Archons/whatever other tale but you saw the Mathematical Miracle of the Quran and didn't believe in it. Doubting takes effort, believing takes none, so I can see that you are among those who in their heart of hearts reject God.

I don't necessarily believe in the Babylonian and Sumerian myths as absolute truth, but recognize that they contain within them, like many other myths, a historical imprint of the actual trauma experienced by their antediluvian predecessors, which was passed down orally before being recorded. I believe in God but follow my own path.