Episode Overview
Throughout history, diverse cultures have revered mountains as the divine abodes of mighty deities. Why did so many societies share this notion of a celestial connection with these towering giants? The Greeks believed that their formidable gods, the Olympians, engaged in a titanic battle for dominion over the cosmos from the heights of Mt. Olympus. Recent discoveries of a 4,000-year-old observatory on a Macedonian peak reveal that ancient peoples meticulously monitored the stars from elevated locations. Meanwhile, in Peru, Incan descendants embark on age-old pilgrimages to honor mountain spirits called Apu. Could these deities have been extraterrestrial beings? Did they utilize remote summits to communicate with early humans, perhaps shedding light on humanity's enduring attraction to mountains?