As sweat beads down your starched oval face your shovel prods a hard object in the dirt. You begin to dig faster with the realization that you may have at last found something of worth. Upon reaching the treasure your eyes swell with tears of contentment as you shift through decades of historical writing that had been lost in the sands of time. Ancient parchments and drawings begin to catch your attention and you notice the dates and era of events that were recorded by later generations. 2200 B.C. Could it be you ask yourself? Could this be actual accounts of history written by post civilizations, or is it just another example of reverse euhemerization?
Originating in the fourth century B.C. from its creator the Greek writer Euhemerus, the term of reverse euhemerization is defined as the theory that ancient mythical people/gods were as time went by, became seen as real people.
This idea of gods becoming seen in time as real people puts skepticism on many Chinese myths and historical documents. What is really true and what is really myth? Did these people actually exist or were