Ancient legends based on real events

The battle of the gods in the lost city of Crater, Atlantis city, the bridge of the god Rama is among the myths related to real events.

Lake Crater and battle between gods

Klamath indigenous tribe , USA, believes that Crater Lake in Oregon was once a high mountain called Mazama , according to IFL Science. In the epic, this is Llao's birthplace, the god of hell. Llao has a battle with the god of Skell, creating fireballs above the Mazama and the mountain next to Shasta.

Crater Lake is located in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon State, USA.(Photo: Wikimedia).

Llao lost in battle so he had to go back to hell. Skell collapses Mazama mountain above to imprison Llao forever, forming Crater lake like today.

According to Mother Nature Network, Lake Crater is one of the iconic crater lakes in America. The lake is approximately 655m deep, formed after the eruption and subsidence of the Mazama volcano around 5667 BC.

The bridge of god Rama

In the Ramayana epic written in Sanskrit of India, Sita, Rama's wife, was kidnapped to the Demon Kingdom on Lanka Island. An army of monkeys helped Rama and his brother Laksman build a floating bridge connecting India and Lanka. Thanks to the bridge, Rama leads the army to the island, defeating the demon king Ravana and rescuing his wife.

Landsat 7 satellite image of Rama's bridge.(Photo: NASA).

Although the story above has many fanciful elements, the bridge most likely exists. Satellite images show that there is a 48km underground sand and limestone beach between India and Sri Lanka today. This may be the inspiration for the legends of ancient Hindus.

According to many records, the bridge was still floating on the water until the 15th century. After that, it was sunk by the waves in a great storm.

Guest star

Around 1006, astronomers all over the world encountered strange objects in the sky and they called it "guest stars". In Kitab al-Shifa, Persian scholar Ibn Sina describes objects that glow for months and constantly change colors. It fires sparks before fading away.

Supernova SN-1006.(Photo: NASA).

At first, the object was suspected to be a comet, but researchers today concluded that the object Sina saw was the supernova explosion SN-1006 that took place 7,200 years ago. The light emitted from the explosion took several thousand years to reach Earth and was seen by Sina.

Although visible light emitted by SN-1006 has now disappeared, its high-energy remnants are still visible thanks to the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA).

Atlantis missing city

Atlantis is one of the most intriguing cities on Earth, because no one knows whether it really exists or is only in legend. Atlantis is known for the first time by Plato's record (348-428 BC), one of the greatest philosophers in Greek history.

Until now, scientists have not been able to find the exact location of the city of Atlantis, raising many doubts about its existence.(Photo: Live Science).

Many believe Atlantis sank to the seabed in ancient times, leading to the disappearance of civilization at its peak. Archaeologists believe that the story concerns the demise of the Minoan Empire.

About 3,650 years ago, a volcanic eruption caused the center of Santorini island to collapse, creating a massive tsunami heading to Crete and engulfing the Minoan civilization that lived there.

Thunderbirds and whales

Native Americans circulate the story of a thunder bird (Thunderbird) swooping into the sea to capture the dangerous whale taking resources of the Quileute tribe. The battle between two animals created strong waves, causing many deaths in chaos. Finally, the thunder tried its best to lift the whale out of the sea and drop it to the mainland.

Icon of thunder bird of Native American people near Vancouver, Canada.(Photo: Tom Clausen).

Geologists found evidence that a strong earthquake occurred in the Pacific Northwest region in 1700. The earthquake created a tsunami that struck the coast of the United States, where the Quileute tribe lived. .

In addition, Aiornis , a prehistoric giant bird settled in North America, is likely to be the inspiration for thunder birds. This 5m-long winged bird often swoops down on whale carcasses and eats meat.