Another site I wanted to examine that may have ties to Egypt
Mike spent the day exploring Bath while I took the car and drove south to Wells and Cerne Abbes.
The site looks like it was modified sometime in the past, either distant past to desecrate the original image or recently as a simple prank.
I think it was changed in the distant past. I think the original image was Zeus throwing a thunderbolt. See orientation line linking this site to Athens and Egypt. This could be the same Pharoh, Sesostris 3292 BCE represented here who may have built the pylons at Stonehenge that were later torn down and broken up to create the circular monument.
Here are photos of houses in Cerne Abbes
The village of Cerne Abbes is quiet. Ancient. There is a spring near a church. Most sites I visit that have ground carvings, mounds, or stone circles also have a spring. Bath, England where we stayed the first couple days was built over a huge spring you could bathe in, hence the name Bath.
The ground carving or Geoglyph looks like it was modified sometime in the past, either distant past to desecrate the original image or recently as a simple prank. That said, sorry about the boxers but I have students looking at this page and I felt the image was too graphic.
Below is a statuette of Zeus holding a thunderbolt. The poses are not exactly the same but there are similarities. The club is made of thunderbolt zig zags. One arm is extended and the other arm is bent. The giant’s eyes are round.
I think the carving may have looked more like the Greek god Zeus throwing a thunderbolt. Then later I think it was changed. There seems to be an orientation link to Greece and maybe Egypt. See orientation line linking this site to Athens and Egypt. This could be the same Pharoh, Sesostris 3292 BCE that Manetho wrote about who said he conquered areas including Europe and erected pillars in each land to commemorate his victories. This geoglyph may be an altered image of a Zeus-like Sesostris. He may have also built the pylons at Stonehenge that were later torn down and broken up to create the stone circle.
