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descended from refugees of a drowned land in the Far West. Legend begins to
merge with history at this point when we consider Celtic origins in the early 12th
centuryB.C. Tumulus culture—the same period that witnessed the dispersal of
Atlanteans from their engulfed homeland.
Hu-Gadarn is mentioned in the Welsh Hanes Taliesan, the “Tale of Taliesan,”
where he is known as Little Gwion. If this affectionate diminutive seems derivative
of the Trojan capital, Ilios, (Wilion in Hittite and perhaps the Trojan language, as
well), the impression is deepened when Hu-Gadarn says, “I am now come here to
the remnant of Troia.” Troy was allied with Atlantis through common blood-ties
(See Electra). Although Hu-Gadarn is regarded as the first ancestor of the Cymry,
the Welsh people, his Atlantean identity is no less apparent: “I have been fostered
in the Ark,” he confesses. Hanes Taliesan reports, “He had been fostered between
the knees of Dylan and the Deluge,” arriving in Wales after a worldwide flood
whipped up by a monstrous serpent.
“Hu” was not part of his name, but rather a title referring to his royal lineage.
So, the Welsh Gadarn and Plato’s Gadeiros, both kings, appear to be one and the
same monarch.Gamu
An island among the Maldives, directly south of the Indian subcontinent at
the equator, featuring stone structures similar to Yucatan’s Pyramid of Kukulcan,
at Chichen Itza. Both sites have local traditions of racially alien culture-bearers
responsible for initiating civilization. “Gamu” apparently derives from “Mu,” the
Pacific kingdom contemporary with Atlantis.
(See Kukulcan, Mu, Redin)Garamantes
A “Chariot-People” described by the Greek historian Herodotus (circa 500
B.C.) as invaders of the Mediterranean World at the time of the Trojan War
(1250B.C.). The Garamantes’ red and yellow rock paintings may still be seen at
Tin-Abou Teka, in Tunisia. They wore the same armored vests and crested,
horned helmets as the Atlantean “Sea Peoples” depicted on the walls of Medinet
Habu, Pharaoh Ramses III’s “Victory Temple” in West Thebes. The Garamantes
were part of a massive invasion force from Atlantis, which tried to conquer Egypt
after the Atlantean catastrophe, in 1198 B.C.Garden of the Hesperides
The Hesperides were Atlantises, daughters of Atlas by Themis, goddess of
justice, knowledge, and nature. In Kritias, Plato mentions that 5 was the sacred
numeral of Atlantis, and there were five Hesperides: Aigle, mistress of magic;