BY far the most interesting of the peoples that formerly inhabited Ireland were the Tuaths, or Tuatha de Danaans, or Dananns. There is much mystery about them in Irish traditions. They were men, gods, or fairies. They came, of course, from the East, calling in at Greece on the way, so as to increase their […]
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Danaans and Danites—Were the Hebrews Greek?
January 24th, 2018 Awake Goy
Biblical Archaeology Review 2:2, June 1976 Danaans and Danites—Were the Hebrews Greek? Cyrus Gordon—the brilliant, maverick scholar—has spent a significant part of his professional life searching for connections between the early Greeks and Hebrews. His most popular effort in this area is a book entitled The Common Background of Greek and Hebrew Civilizations (New York: […]