The mystery of the thousand-year lights does not turn off

What are these burning lights? Do they really exist?

Thousands of years without lights off

The eternal lights have been recorded by many authors from different parts of the world at different times. For example, in ancient times, the writer Plutarch mentioned in 'De Defectu Oraculorum' about a lamp lit above the door of Jupiter Ammon temple in Egypt.

An ancient lamp.(Photo: BigStockPhoto)

According to him, the temple priests stated that even when setting the lamp outdoors, due to the effects of wind and rain, it was not turned off. Similar incidents occur at the Temple of Apollo Carneus , in the ancient city of Cyrene , as well as at the Aderbain temple in Armenia.

Pausanias, another ancient author, wrote about a golden lamp in the Minerva Polia s temple in Athens, Greece . This lamp, which is a work of scholar Callimachus, is thought to be able to maintain a sustained fire for a year without fueling or cutting the wick.

It is also believed that Numa Pompilius , the famous king of Rome, was able to communicate directly with the gods , and he created a permanent fire in the temple for a spirit. Some even assumed that King Numa had knowledge of electricity, and his successor, Tullus Hostilius, lost his life when he encountered a mistake in collecting electricity from lightning.

The eternal lights are also depicted in the Late Ancient Periods until the Middle Ages . It is said that during the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian , an eternal lamp was discovered at Edessa or Antioch by soldiers. According to the story, this lamp was found in a wall at the gate, and the inscriptions on it showed that it had been burning continuously for 500 years.

St. Augustine of Hippo mentioned an eternal lamp in an Egyptian Temple of Venus , and he thought it was a product of the devil.

The Temple of Apollo in Cyrene is said to have once placed an eternal lamp.(Photo: megalithic.co.uk)

During the reign of Henry VIII (or during the pre-Middle Ages, according to another source), an eternal lamp was reported in England. When King Henry separated from the Roman Catholic Church, and founded the Church of England, he ordered the destruction of Catholic churches and communities if they refused to merge into his new Church.

Even the deceased were no exception, when the tomb of a rich man who died in the 4th century AD was opened. When the tomb was opened, one discovered a lamp still burning. Some even claim that this grave belongs to Constantius Chlorus , Emperor Constantine 's father .

Pausanias talked about a golden lamp in Minerva Polias temple.Paintings by painter James Stuart in the years 1750-1760 depicting Erechtheion temple, the western end of Minerva Polias temple and Pandrosium temple at the ancient Acropolis, Athens.(Photo: gray pony / Flickr)

Although there are many stories about eternal lamps from many different stages, we seem to lack clear evidence. Moreover, no known material has such properties.

St. Augustine of Hippo.(Photo: longwood)

Many different interpretations have been made, from "the devil's work " to the "outer gods". However, others do not attribute these inventions to foreign powers, but rather to human intellect. Can our ancient ancestors know how to create an eternal fire, which has disappeared in such a history?

Emperor Constantius I Chlorus bust.(Photo: Wikimedia)

This is entirely possible, however, given the fact that there is no definitive evidence for such lamps, some are inclined to explain that such eternal lamps are only legends. . Either way, whether it's an alien work, or of wise people, or simply not real, the eternal lights will probably continue to be mysterious for a while. long time.