Anunnaki

According to Sumerian records, there existed a certain group of living beings known as the Anunnakis. The appearance and form of these beings closely resembled that of humans; however, in the Summerian annuls, words used to describe these beings are translated as 'dragons' and 'giant serpents'. Were the ancients hinting that these beings were actually reptilians? But how was it possible that they could take on human forms?

Ancient wall carvings depict these beings as having the ability to change their forms in different periods of time. In other words, these Anunnakis can appear in various guises and have wings like those of angels. Because of this, the ancient people regarded the existence of these humanoids with awe and worshipped them as deities and gods.

The Meso-American 'winged serpent', found on wall images, also exhibited half-human half-snake appearances. It is no wonder that the Mayans regarded these supernatural beings as divine. Archeological excavation sites in Iraq had uncovered many ancient religious relics that are rather grotesque—stone figurines with human bodies but heads of either a serpent or a lizard.

In India, predating Buddhism, the Hindus worshipped a kind of dragon-like deity that looked more like a serpent. According to local folklore, these beings could take on human form, whether fully or half-bodied.

Looking back at history, whether it's Meso-America, Asia, Egypt or Sumerian, undeniably there are creatures or beings found in these ancient civilizations which exhibited common and similar traits:

1. They have reptilian appearances like those of a dragon or a serpent.
2. They have feathered wings like those of an angel.
3. They have the ability to change form, which invariably caused humans to worship them.

These creatures must have existed in the world long before humans came onto the scene. Somehow, they incurred God's wrath and were relegated as serpents, the chief of whom appeared in the garden of Eden. The origin of the story must of necessity be traced to the book of Genesis.

Incidentally, John the Baptist and Jesus described the religious leaders as serpents and generation of vipers (Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33), and that they were children of the devil (John 8:44). These are strong words indeed!

Reptilians

From a biological standpoint, dragons and serpents are closely related creatures since both belong to the reptilian family and share certain common features. In fact, the Bible views both as inseparable entities:

Revelation 12:9
So the great dragon was cast out, that old (ancient) serpent…

Reptilian humanoids, or anthropomorphic reptiles, have appeared in folklore, fiction, and conspiracy theories. Cultures across the world have their legends of creatures which are part human and part reptile. One of the earliest historical depictions of a reptilian humanoid was Sobek an ancient Egyptian deity with the head of a crocodile and the body of a human. He was depicted with traits befitting that of a reptilian such as being aggressive and animalistic.

In both south and south-eastern Asian mythologies, the Nagas are considered to be semi-divine creatures with half-human and half-serpent characteristics. Are they just a figment of imagination in the minds of superstitious, ignorant pagans or is there more to it?

 

Ancient Dragon

Historical buildings throughout China are commonly decorated with a prominent creature——the dragon. Carved by skilled master craftsmen for imperial palaces as well as temples, these creatures are depicted with scales similar to that of snakes. Remarkably, its backs and tails are also furnished with feathers of some sort. So it's not surprising that these ancient Chinese dragons are believed to have the ability to take flight into the clouds just like the Mayan's winged serpent.

China and Central America are separated by a great geological distance, yet they shared a rather similar religious belief in some ways. Is this just coincidence? Considering that ancient naval and navigational technologies were still undeveloped, it was simply not possible for Asians to travel to the America continent, nor could the Mayans have chartered their way to the Chinese mainland. Yet these two distinct ethnic groups shared a vividly similar portrayal of this 'mythological' creature. The dragon in the eyes of the ancients was like a serpent that could fly. What does that tell us?

Either these ancient peoples were very imaginative——or such entities possibly existed in the past.

According to ancient writings and historical relics, there are records and descriptions of such creatures all over the world. Can this be considered pure coincidence? If these were simply made up by the imaginations of superstitious folks in the past, such a sweeping statement may prove inadequate to convince skeptics and inconclusive to satisfy the inquisitive.

Winged Serpent

The ancient people of Central America were known to worship a kind of creature that looked like a winged serpent. The Mayans called it 'Kukulkan'; the Aztecs referred to it as 'Quetzalcoati'. It was considered the chief deity of their time.

According to Mayan legend, their ancestors were visited by a fair-skinned, blonde hair being who taught them agriculture, astronomy, mathematics and medicine. As a result, their culture and civilization advanced tremendously and this being, who had the ability to change forms, was highly honored and regarded as divine by the ancient people, who worshipped and gave him the title of 'Kukulkan', the feathered serpent.

One of the greatest Mayan centers of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was Chichen Itza where the famous El Castillo or temple of Kukulkan stood. 

Here among the well-preserved ruins can be found carvings and sculptures of the Mayan god, depicted with feathers and wings, revered and respected by these Meso-American people. While archeologists and anthropologists regarded such artifacts to be a mere reflection of the primitive beliefs and cultures of these ancient people, it seems that the worship of this winged serpent creature is not limited to just one single region in the world.

 

Mythological Reality

Most people take for granted things that are considered 'normal' in this world to be what they have grown up with or been taught in school. Whatever falls outside of their perceived knowledge and experiences are relegated as either superstitions, myths or legends.

The advent of computer-generated imagery (CGI) has brought many ancient mythological characters and futuristic sci-fi alien creatures to life on the big screen, entertaining movie-goers and TV viewers with an endless array of extrasensory experience. Of course, the average person relegates these animated beings— heroes or villains—to the realm of imagination and fantasy, not the daily grind of normal life.

But just because we don't see them as a daily occurrence in our lives doesn't mean these things, spiritual or supernatural, don’t exist or are not real. Those who unfortunately did encounter and related their stories of these surreal experiences were either considered deranged, weird or else under the influence of drugs or hallucination.

Yet ancient civilizations and cultures are replete with artifacts, many etched in stones, that defy the logic of learned men and sane intellectuals. Examples include the Sumerians, Egyptians, Aztecs, Mayans, Greeks, and even the Chinese, etc. At first sight such pictorial records discovered in cuneiforms, monuments and stelae preserved through the ages, were deemed extensions and exaggerations of these primitive people's beliefs. However, a shift in paradigm is silently and steadily taking place…