Chart 2:
Comparison of the Early Patriarchs with Ancient King-Lists
Pre-Flood Gods, Kings, Priests & Patriarchs | |||||
Greece | Mesopotamia | Bible | Egypt | ||
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Genesis 4:17-18 |
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Gods | Gods | Kings | Priests | Patriarchs | God-Kings |
Adam I | Atum | ||||
Alulim | Uan | Abel | |||
Uranus | Anu/El | Alalgar | Uanduga | Cain | |
Iapetus Poseidon/ Potidan |
Enki/Ea | Enmenluanna(k) | Enmeduga | Enoch I | Ptah/ Khnum |
Prometheus [cruelly punished] |
Marduk [twice exiled] |
Enmengalanna | Enmegalama | Irad "fugitive" |
Ra/Re, the exiled god |
Dionysus/ Adonis [killed] |
Dumuzi/ Tammuz [killed] |
Dumuzi | Enmebuluga | Mehujael "smitten" |
Osiris, killed by Seth |
Agenor | Ishkur (Adad/Mot) |
Ensipazianna [zian ~ shael] |
Mehushael/ "man who is of God" |
Horus, the "rightful heir" | |
Apollo/ Belus |
Enkimdu | Seth | |||
Cronos | Enlil | Enmeduranna | Anenlilda | Shu | |
Zeus | Ninurta/ Nergal/ Ningirsu |
Geb | |||
Hermes | Ningish-zida/Nabu/ Kothar-Hasis |
Ubar-tutu | Utu-abzu | Lamech I "enlightener" |
Thoth/Teti [~ Tutu] |
Herakles/ Horus-Apollo |
Horus, the Younger | ||||
Deucalion | Uan-Adapa Oannes |
Atra-Hasis/ Utnapishtim, "son of Ubar-tutu" |
Noah I | Nutjeren Ny-netjer |
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Hellen | Utu | Utu | Ham | Bau-netjer Sekhem-wy |
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Orestheus | Etana | Etana | Shem I | Iri-netjer Semer-khet |
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Amphictyon | Japheth |
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