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Nuadu
He led one of several waves of refugees from the final destruction of Atlantis
to Ireland, where they battled the resident Fomorach, themselves descended from
earlier Atlantean settlers, led by Eochaid. In the decisive Battle of Mag Turied,
Nuadu lost his left arm, so he called for a truce. During negotiations that
followed, Eochaid rejected the proposed terms, so Nuadu had him assassinated
before the Fomorach king could return to his people. Due to his infirmity, Nuadu
abdicated thereafter.
(See Fomorach)Numbers
InKritias, Plato wrote that the numbers 5 and 6 were sacred in Atlantis, where
they were encoded in architecture, art, and ceremonial life “to honor the odd and
even days.” The Atlanteans’ choice of these numerals reflects their holistic religion,
the “Navel of the World,” whose adherents strove for spiritual synthesis and
balance. The number 5 represents the male principle of conscious outward
action, while 6 stands for female intuitive receptivity.Numinor
Atlantis in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy, Lord of the Rings, before the kingdom
vanished beneath the sea. Following the deluge, it was known as Atalante. Tolkien
claimed to have been plagued since childhood by nightmares he believed were
past-life memories of the Atlantean catastrophe, but they never returned to dis-
turb his sleep after he wrote about Numinor-Atalante. His son, too, experienced
similar nightmares, but they ceased, as well, with the same description. Numinor
was also known as Ele’na and Westernesse.Nu-mohk-muck-a-na
The “first” or “only man” to survive the Great Flood, impersonated by an
actor in an annual religious ceremony conducted by North Dakota’s Mandan
Indians. He portrayed Nu-mohk-muck-a-na, his body painted overall with white
clay to resemble a white man, then entered the village from the east, the direction
in which their ancestors arrived from the Deluge. There he was welcomed by
all the chiefs, as though for the first time. Following their official greeting, he
entered a secluded medicine lodge, where he participated in secret rituals.
Emerging later, the impersonated Nu-mohk-muck-a-na stopped before each family
lodge, where he wailed until he was asked what ailed him. He always replied that
he was sad because he was the “only man” to survive a horrible flood which