| ▲ | sho_hn 2 days ago | |
The same ideas exist in China, which claims a whole (and scientifically since disproven) distinct origin of humanity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_Man | ||
| ▲ | sivm a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
Chinese mythology says they came from 崑崙 (Kunlun Mountain). The description of which sounds like Egypt coincidentally. Translated something like: “To the south of the Western Sea, along the banks of the Flowing Sands, beyond the Red Water and before the Black Water, there lies a great mountain called the Kunlun Hill.” | ||
| ▲ | labster a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The idea must have had some currency in the middle of last century, since Tolkien decided to place Hildórien, the birthplace of the Edain, in the Far East. | ||