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Product Description Legendary UFO expert Erich von Däniken stirs up another controversy with an imaginative supposition: What if the myths of ancient Greece were attempts to describe events that really happened? What if ancient peoples were visited, not by imaginary gods and goddesses, but by extraterrestrial beings who arrived on earth thousands of years ago? The author's research into both ancient mythology and current archaeological discoveries leads him to some explosive hypotheses. He suggests that the best explanation of such creatures as centaurs and Cyclops, as well as stories about the lost continent of Atlantis and wars among the deities, may be efforts by artists of the times to record never-before-seen phenomena. Dozens of ancient sculptures and temple decorations, von Däniken points out, look surprisingly similar to equipment used by today's astronauts. Could these be long-lost secrets, being rediscovered by scientists today? About the Author Erich von Däniken was born in Zofingen, Switzerland, in 1935. His lifelong fascination with extraterrestrial visitors first found its expression in 1968 with the international bestseller Chariots of the Gods? He is the author of more than forty books, which have been translated into thirty-two languages and have sold more than sixty-three million copies. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the La Universidad Boliviana. He received the Huesped Illustre award from the cities of Ica and Nazca in Peru. In Brazil he received the Lourenco Filho Award in Gold and Platinum. He is an occasional presenter on the History Channel and the H2 show Ancient Aliens, where he talks about aspects of his theories as they pertain to each episode. He is a co-founder of the Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association, and he is the designer of Mystery Park, now known as Jungfrau Park, a theme park in Switzerland,