The emergence of humans on Earth remains one of humanity's most captivating mysteries. In this thought-provoking work, paleoanthropologist Alexander Belov posits that intelligent beings have appeared on our planet multiple times, and these beings did not always resemble modern humans. How did life originate on Earth, and who can be considered the ancestor of contemporary humans? Belov seeks to answer these questions through rational inquiry, drawing on a wealth of material from geology, paleoanthropology, history, mythology, and religion. **Table of Contents** - Introduction: Are Europeans Children of the Gods? ... 5 - On the Perfect Ancestors of Neanderthals ... 8 - The Cro-Magnons: A Sudden Appearance on Earth ... 12 - Cro-Magnons as the Forebears of Some Modern Races ... 13 - Myths of Giants ... 15 - Populations of Intelligent Beings Appearing on Earth ... 17 - Illumination: The Engine of Progress ... 20 - Three Main Anthropological Types ... 23 - Myths of the Great Flood ... 25 - Places of Power ... 31 - Days and Nights of Creators ... 34 - The Homeland of the Indo-Europeans ... 40 - The Bull and the Lion ... 46 - The Hour of the Bull ... 50 - The Dialectics of Daily Rhythms ... 55 - Veles and Shiva: Twin Brothers ... 57 - The Devil Wasn't Always So Bad ... 63 - Why Do We Wear Masks on New Year’s? ... 65 - What Zoroaster Said ... 67 - The Prophet of Modern Times ... 70 - Holy Rus' and the Prophet Zoroaster ... 81 - The Philosophy of Fighting Evil is Still Popular Today ... 86 - Is the Devil Strong? ... 91 - Judging No One ... 93 - The Path of the Aryans ... 94 - The Roots of Aryan Civilization ... 99 - Fate and Wealth ... 103 - The Search for the Aryan Homeland Continues ... 106 - The Snow People of the Caucasus ... 108 - The Fate of Europe ... 113 - The Mission is Possible! ... 120 - The Cro-Magnon is Not the Ancestor of Europeans! ... 121 - What Nose Styles Are in Fashion ... 123 - What Karavaev Said About Meditation ... 127 - Aryans: Fierce Explorers ... 130 - Who Ruled Egypt? ... 140 - Sacred Rituals Associated with the Origin of Life ... 144 - The Renewed Easter ... 147 - Father Frost as Shiva ... 150 - Time to Conceive Children ... 152 - Two Shepherds ... 156 - The Teaching of the Five Lights ... 160 - Atman is Brahman ... 166 - You Are That! ... 170 - The Secret Rites of the Aryans ... 171 - Three Varnas and Four Ashrams ... 175 - "Flying Saucers" of the Jains ... 179 - What is Nirvana? ... 183 - Hinduism as a Way to Reconcile All ... 188 - When Was the Trimurti Created? ... 189 - Sexual Asceticism ... 191 - The Golden Fish: An Avatar of Vishnu ... 194 - The Strange Idol of Jagannatha ... 197 - Carriers of the Aryan Tradition ... 198 - No Smoke Without Fire ... 199 - Prakriti and Purusha: Nature and Man ... 202 - The Path of the Yogi ... 205 - Word and Deed ... 208 - What Lies Behind the Russian Letters ... 211 - Literature ... 216 This book invites readers on a journey through time, exploring the intersections of humanity's past and the myths that shape our understanding of existence.