What if the myths we’ve dismissed as metaphor were actually distorted memories of a time when gods — real, embodied, high-tech, non-human intelligences — walked among us? This isn’t a book about ancient aliens in the pop-culture sense. This is a serious deep dive into what the oldest texts on Earth actually say — and what they might reveal when we stop sanitizing them through modern religious lenses. From the cuneiform tablets of Sumer to the flood myths of India, the mystery cults of Egypt, and the fish symbolism of early Christianity, we trace one forgotten thread: a cosmic tension between authoritarian “sky lords” and rebellious “water sages” who brought knowledge to humanity — even when it was forbidden. We begin in Sumer, where the Anunnaki descend from above to control fate and labor, while a strange amphibious being named Oannes rises from the Persian Gulf to teach writing, agriculture, and science. These aren’t metaphors — the Sumerians described them as real , walking, talking, intervening beings. You’ll meet Enlil, the storm-god who wanted to exterminate us for being too noisy, and Enki, the water god who defied him by saving a human from a divine flood. The parallels to Prometheus, Noah, Matsya, Khidr, and even Quetzalcoatl are not coincidence — they’re echoes. In the flood myths of Mesopotamia, the Enuma Elish, and the Atrahasis Epic, we uncover a clear narrative: humans were created to serve, then nearly wiped out when we grew too numerous — only to be saved by a knowledge-bringer from the deep. That story repeats across cultures, always with the same strange duality: sky = control, water = wisdom. But here’s the twist: it never stops. We follow that pattern through to Greece’s Prometheus and Deucalion, India’s Matsya and Manu, Egypt’s Osiris and Nun, and even into early Christian Gnostic texts that hint at secret knowledge guarded by serpent or fish-like figures. This book draws bold lines between ancient Mesopotamian theology, suppressed wisdom traditions, and modern anomalous phenomena — yes, including UFOs and USOs. Could it be that what we call UAPs are the modern manifestation of the Anunnaki? And are the USOs we’re just now beginning to understand… the Oannes? If so, the myth wasn’t just a story. It was a record. Anunnaki, Oannes, and the Roots of Global Mythology is for seekers — not conspiracy theorists or blind believers, but those who want the dots connected with historical precision, philosophical clarity, and a dash of fire. You’ll see how the fish symbol survived thousands of years, how every major flood myth shares a structure, and how spiritual authority was systematically severed from its aquatic roots. You’ll confront the possibility that modern religions are the aftershock of an ancient war — not between good and evil, but between control and liberation. If humanity was created, it was not by accident. If we survived, it was not without rebellion. And if we’re still here, maybe it’s time to stop waiting for gods… and remember who they were — and why they came.