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Raymond Gorgone

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There is a long-forgotten realm of gods, myths, and religions I stumbled upon years ago, and have been independently researching ever since. We are all familiar with the geographical image we commonly refer to as the “boot of Italy.” What has been lost for centuries is the knowledge that the ancients knew of many such images and created stories telling of those image’s imagined interactions. Today, many of those stories survive as myths.
To explain my discoveries, I’ve created a video presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods. View my presentation and you will see the goddess Aphrodite riding her seashell, Zeus wielding his thunderbolt, Adam, and Eve in The Garden, and much, much more.
I am currently looking for imaginative people who might become interested in researching this long-forgotten realm with me. There is still much to be discovered, and I can’t do it all alone.
You can view my presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods, at geographicalimagesofthegods.org. Your questions and comments are welcome.
 
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Raymond Gorgone said:
There is a long-forgotten realm of gods, myths, and religions I stumbled upon years ago, and have been independently researching ever since. We are all familiar with the geographical image we commonly refer to as the “boot of Italy.” What has been lost for centuries is the knowledge that the ancients knew of many such images and created stories telling of those image’s imagined interactions. Today, many of those stories survive as myths.
To explain my discoveries, I’ve created a video presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods. View my presentation and you will see the goddess Aphrodite riding her seashell, Zeus wielding his thunderbolt, Adam, and Eve in The Garden, and much, much more.
I am currently looking for imaginative people who might become interested in researching this long-forgotten realm with me. There is still much to be discovered, and I can’t do it all alone.
You can view my presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods, at geographicalimagesofthegods.org. Your questions and comments are welcome.
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Very cool! What is this presentation for?
 
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Very cool! What is this presentation for?
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I'm glad you took the time to view my presentation and found it "very cool."
As to your question, my presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods, was created to enlighten the world on what I believe are the long-forgotten origins of many gods, myths, and religions. I hope my presentation inspires others to explore the ancient use of geographical imagery with me. I would be happy to try to answer any questions anyone might have.
 
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Raymond Gorgone said:
There is a long-forgotten realm of gods, myths, and religions I stumbled upon years ago, and have been independently researching ever since. We are all familiar with the geographical image we commonly refer to as the “boot of Italy.” What has been lost for centuries is the knowledge that the ancients knew of many such images and created stories telling of those image’s imagined interactions. Today, many of those stories survive as myths.
To explain my discoveries, I’ve created a video presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods. View my presentation and you will see the goddess Aphrodite riding her seashell, Zeus wielding his thunderbolt, Adam, and Eve in The Garden, and much, much more.
I am currently looking for imaginative people who might become interested in researching this long-forgotten realm with me. There is still much to be discovered, and I can’t do it all alone.
You can view my presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods, at geographicalimagesofthegods.org. Your questions and comments are welcome.
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Sorry to have to say this.
The Greek gods were conceived long before their artistic representations, but no proof of this.
The conceivers or imaginers of the gods did NOT have geo. knowledge or maps such as you have. Your research was pointless.
 
Raymond Gorgone said:
I'm glad you took the time to view my presentation and found it "very cool."
As to your question, my presentation, Geographical Images of the Gods, was created to enlighten the world on what I believe are the long-forgotten origins of many gods, myths, and religions. I hope my presentation inspires others to explore the ancient use of geographical imagery with me. I would be happy to try to answer any questions anyone might have.
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Yes, trying to piece together where the myths and legends came from is fascinating, and I love hearing people's different perspectives. Though it is difficult to truly "know", it is interesting getting the perspectives of people who have tried to piece things together. I always wondered if oral tradition really impacted the stories - because it seems like there is often several versions of the same ones.
 
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