Trojan War—the Bronze Age conflict between the kingdoms of Troy and Mycenaean Greece—was the harbinger of new civilizations not only in Mediterranean island but also to Middle Eastern region. It was the conflict between early Greeks and the Troy in Anatolia. In the “Odyssey,” a blind bard narrates the stories of the war!
According to Greek mythology, Perseus—son of the Greek god Zeus and Danae (Danu) founded Mycenae. Danu was one of the daughters of Daksha who married to Kashyapa rishi (sage). Buddhist text pronounced him Kassapa. Kashayapa and his stories are mentioned in most of the literary texts of Indo-European branches.
As per Greek mythology, Greeks carried their genealogies from Atreus. Atreus is called Atri in Indian text. Atri and his wife Anusuya's children were Durvasa, Soma-Chandra, and Dattatreya. Anusuya was called MahaSati or Mahishmati. Atri is one of the seven great Rishi or Saptarshi along with Marichi, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya and Vashistha. Atri lineage goes as
Brahma Syambhu--> Atri-->Datatreya-->Nimi. Nimi was the one who revived Mithila and Videha dynasty.
Atri means Aham Tritya, I am third!! Number three is giving significant information here about his origin! Atri had taken role of Surya and Chandra after the Devasura Sangram where all gods including Surya and Chandra died. He took the role of Surya and Chandra until the position was allotted to some other god. Early Greeks had contemporary cultural similarities with the Middle Eastern civilization. Thus, the similarities are seen between the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Homeric epics. Ubaidian were the ancient people of Mesopotamia and they had a strong Naga link. They were outcasted from the mainstream religion because of their different views, change in funeral practices. They would be separated from Ikshawaku-solar dynasty and would lay the foundation of a new civilization at Mediterranean island. Minoan art featured distinctive depictions of female forms, holding snakes. They would represent probably snake goddess or Naga women. After few contraries, this belief would transform into a Vishkanya!
The genealogies of Atri is
Atri-->Chandra-->Buddha-->Pururva-->Ayu-->Nahusha-->Yayati
It was some 30 generations into the Solar Lineages that the Lunar lineages descended from Yayati. Chandra (moon) was Aikshavakus. And the time we see Akkadians supremacy over Mesopotamia, Sumer, baby loan, Elam, and Syria. Chandra's son was Buddha. Buddha here represents a Shamanistic religion. These northern shamanistic Aryan tribes has started Tridharma! Number 3 is associated with Shamanism. Buddhism, Jainism, Muni (the wandering sect), Yati (mountain dweller), and Yogi are all separate sects of Shamanism. Atri was the introducer of shamanistic beliefs on Mediterranean island. Chandravanshis worshipped SIN- an Assyrian moon god. Ancient Yadava ancestor was also called Sini. Sini was accepted in Angirasa Gotra. Agni was prominent Rgvedic god and father of Angirasa!
DurVasa, Dattatrya , and SomaChnadra were the harbingers of a new heterogenous society and reformers of a dharma. Dattatreya was the propounder of Natha cult. It was basically a Guru-Shishya parampara which was carried forward to Shishya from his Guru to keep the sanctity intact. They would be Yogis and somewhat related to occult practices; it was a kind of Tantric sect. He is also taken to be the highest Aghor guru. New kingdom in Egypt was Dattatreya follower; alternatively, Amon worshipper. Black Yajurveda was taking shape.
Who was Durvasas?? Turavasu was the discarded son of King Yayati. Turvashas are one of the five Rigvedic tribes, the other four being Yadu, Druhyu, Anu and Puru. According to Puranic sources, Yavanas were the cursed sons of King Turvasu. Turvasu had many sons. It appears that some of the sons of Turvasu had already migrated to Western Anatolia and Greece in Pre-Ramayana era and came to be known as Aeolians, Achaeans and Dorians as malleccha tribes in Indian texts. The Mahābhārata adds that the Yavanas sprang from Turvasa. Tura is also a name of Vedic seer, mentioned in Aitereya Brahmana. And Aitereya compiled by Atreus!
This is the period when Northern Nomadic warrior tribes came into their horses and earned their livelihood on stock breeding and lootings. They penetrated into Anatolia, Levant, and Middle Eastern region in different time in history. The word Arya is highly misinterpreted despite several of textual evidences are existing to negates the current notions. That ‘why unlike prevailing notions, I would prefer to say Vedic people. As the Vedic religion was advancing it was co-opting local religions and traditions. Noble Arya men were assimilated into the mainstream culture and more Bhramins castes were created to include them. The Rgvedic Indra added the Dasas as a member of same fraternity. Their gods like Pasupati and Cowherd also joined the Rgvedic pantheon.
This is how the ITIHASA has been written in India! Now see the picture from different side. Yes, GREECE!!
Around 3000 B.C., the Minoan civilization emerges on the island of Crete and becomes a great maritime trading power. Crete had an intense commercial trading with nearby Egypt, Asia-Minor, Syria, Cyprus, and to the Aegean Islands. The Minoan had developed a great trading fleet and a huge merchant enterprise on the western ocean.
Cult of Bull was sacred in Crete and symbolized power and fertility. Rishabh (Bull) was the Siva avatar of this generation and his disciples were Parashara, Garg, Bhargava and Agirasa. These sages were associated with mixed castes of northern people. The people who came on their Ashwa (horse)! The religious belief was Jina Muni Darshan. Wandering sages and meditative sages tried to learn the relations between human and universe. Sage Satakratu, the Bull incarnation, was Indra also. Cult of Bull ruling over the people! Indra was the title given to the people who ruled over masses. Indras have been selected from Devas, Danavas, and Daityas altogether. Very Secular position, anybody could hold the title who have mass appeal and who is protector to his people.
Earlier path was Sarasvata-Vada or Vadin. It was foundation of Nirgratha Jain path! Non-Vedic Munis, Yatis and Yogis followed the penniless wandering Muni orders. Saraswata patha takes guideline from Yagurveda school. Later Buddhist groups had adopted several of these lessons. Various Munis and Yatis group belonged to the Bull cult!
Minoan civilization was destroyed at 1700 BC by forces. Reason may be an outside invader. Despite the abrupt destruction of the palaces however, Minoan civilization continued to flourish. Minoan Crete again reached to its Zenith around 1600 BC. Minoan culture expanded to Peloponnese and mixed with mainland Greeks. That eventually founded Mycenaean civilization. Mycenae took over Crete and during this period Zeus begin to appear in religious beliefs. Mycenaeans enjoyed prosperous rule over the Greek mainland and areas around the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad, Homer aptly described Mycenae as “rich in gold.”
Around 1150 BC the Dorians destroyed the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese and by 1100 BC they reached Crete. This period marks the assimilation of all remaining Minoan elements of Crete into the new Hellenic culture.
Everybody heard about the most famous Trojan war, where Mycenae king Agamemnon led the Greek alliance to ruin Troy. Troy is supposed to be ancient Anatolia.
In the official records of the Hittites in Anatolia, various references from 1400 BC to 1200 BC mention a country named Ahhiyawa. This term refers to all regions settled by Mycenaeans or regions under direct Mycenaean political control. The most commonly held theory is that the people of Ahhiyawā were the Achaeans of Homer, possible early Mycenaean Greeks. Another theory represents them as ancestors of the Trojans.
Egyptian inscriptions used a term "Ekwesh" for Ahhiyawans in 12th century BC. These Ekwesh were mentioned as a group of the Sea People. Apart from maritime trade, seafarers were also likely engaged in mercenary wars and piracy, and they were known to periodically raid and loot the coastal towns of Egyptians and Hittites. So they were mentioned in both these texts.
The Phrygians or Greek term Phruges were an ancient Indo-European people. According to Herodotus – they were changed from Briges to Phryges after their final migration to Anatolia. Most of western and central Anatolia was occupied by the Phrygians. Trojans are also suggested to be Phrigues. These Phrigues of Anatolia seems to be similar to Bhrigus of India! Bhrigus and Haiheyyas power struggle are mentioned many times in Indian texts. Haiheyyas were identified with Yadus, thus Yadava Kshatriyas. Well, there are more to be known about heterodox Yadava culture but video is restricted to cover the most famous Trojan war!
Bhrigus or Phrigues were the old orthodox brahmins and Hittites were the ruling kshatriyas. The old Assyrian tablets mentioned the origins of the kings of the land of Hatti as " Man of Kussara". Hittite kings also referred to themselves as man of Kussara. Probably, Kussara clan formed the old kingdom of Hittite. Kussara is occasionally mentioned in the clay tablets of the old Assyrian trade period of Anatolia (as Ku-ša-ra) and less often it was termed as KUR URU in the early Hittite Kingdom. KUR and URU terms are associated with Middle Eastern Mesopotamia.
On one side was the army of Haiheyyas, sons of Kartavirya and their allies the kshtriyas and on the other side was arrayed under Parasuram, Vishwamitra, Sagara and his cavalry force and lord of Vayu himself. Throughout the Middle East a mass movement of peoples had begun that was destined not only to destroy the Hittite empire but also to sweep the Hittites out of their homeland on the Anatolian plateau.
By the time the battle ended, five pools of blood were filled of the Haiheyyas dead. The place would be called Samantapanchaka. After few centuries another Dharmayuddha fought on Dharmakshetera under the dominion of Bharatas and it was known as The Mahabharat.
Parasuram-the great Bhargava, destroyed the capital which earned the name Purushkhanda, modern Acemhoyuk. The same named as Khandavprastha in Indian text and Troy in Greek texts. The region once won back from forest by fire again went to the control of forests. The city ruined and forgotten. Broken city or Mithila dynasty was revived by Dattatreya—the son of Atri.
Rgveda tells the region of Videha and Mithila city was a deep impenetrable forest and Agni deva cleared the forest and created a new life. He started the profession of farming. Daughter of this land became queen of Rama.
Lion gate at Citadel's primary entrance in Hattussa and Mycenae represents a Lion Gana or called Simhika. It is a symbol of power of strong merchant guilds and their significance over polity and religion. That was the period of prosperity and cultural progress in both the cities. Assyrian merchants built up a chain of trading stations and established themselves in colonies in Anatolian cities. Trade was controlled by local rulers and wealth were concentrated in the hands of ruling families. The society was becoming homogenized as the same ruling family branch throughout the whole region. The brahmins were not accepting other caste brahmins as their equivalent. Biggest enemy was Dasyu caste, the priest for Dasas. They were not acceptable to Brahmanas and they fought tooth and nail to not include Dasyus in the mainstream Dharma. Dasyu is a term for forest robber in modern languages; sea pirates were also Dasyus and thus was referred as Mallechha Kshatriyas or Barbarians. Some of Buddhist scriptures says, Yonas recognised 2 Varnas among them the Arya (noble man) and the Dasa'.
Rgvedic description of battle of 10 kings with Sudasa of Panchal possibly happened on this land. Panchala was a very heterodox society. They were Non-Indo-European mixed ruling class. The same ruling class is used in Epic India on the mixed substratum of people of all races, creeds and colours. Panchalas were the 5 tribes around the central lead tribe. These 5 tribes had a strong link with Naga tribes and different castes dominated the tribal structure. Krivis Panchalas were the descendants of Byelorussians. They all were associated with different schools of Yajurveda. This was the period of formation of YajurVeda!
There is a great story of Kratavirya, Crete of Mahishmati in Puranas. He was called Kartavirya Arjuna also sometimes. Most of knowledge about Crete was taken from epic poem the Odyssey. If Homeric references are used to narrate history then surely rich Indian texts can be considered too! And they were clearly mentioned as Itihasa (History)! Itihasa means "It is indeed happened as it is." By all the reason, it is a recorded history. Indian text present Triyoartha interpretations: (means 3 different perspectives to understand the similar thing) Transcendental, Dharmik (lay man understanding), and historical interpretation. For e.g., there is a Transcendental Ramayana also and that is known as Adbhuta Ramayana. Dharmik interpretation is most famous Valmiki Ramayana and historical narration of Ramayana, you can get in Brahmanas, Samhitas and other Vedic texts.
Mycenae civilization originally was Crete. Kartavirya Arjuna was a disciple of Atri's son Dattatreya. Kartavirya revived the fading glory of the Ekavira and early Haiheyyas or Ahhiyawas. According to Puranic versions, Turvasas adopted Ekavira. Ekavira was a horse. Needless to mention, Horse was the instrument in the destruction of Troy. Ekavira was northern nomadic herds. Ekavira had 4 sons; among them Mahisman was the most famous. Krtavirya ruled Mahishmati.
Mycenae developed basic architecture and military infrastructure for trading over vast areas of the Mediterranean and Haiheyyas rallied under the Kartavirya Arjuna, the thousand armed one. It's an allegory: means one with thousand ships or large warship with thousand oars. Bhriguvanshis too built a great trading fleet on the western ocean. There is a series of struggles between Bhrigus and Haiheyyas have been recorded in history. Haiheyyas massacred all the Bhrigus. Aggressive seafarers people invaded Eastern Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Cyprus, and Egypt towards the end of bronze age around 1300 BC. Troy ruined to ground! Kartavirya's empire fell to the anger of Parashuram who sworn to kill Assuric and Dasyu Kshatriyas. The dark age that followed the fall of Hittite empire lasted until the Dorians came into picture. This is the period when Dattatreya, Durvasa, and SomaChandra were born to Atri. Atri was Brahma, an originator of a new civilization in a Mediterranean Sea.
The considerable points of the story which is the narration of Itihasas are: Bhrigus were the native population of Anatolia and Troy was ruling over the natives. Hittites were the ruling dynasty over Hurrian populations. In the late century, the Phrygian was sensed as a political heir to the Hittite empire. Haiheyyas or Ahhiyawas were seafarers or sea pirates and Mycenae too was a partner in crime and shared the bounties from looting. Everybody wanted to control over sea trading and grabbing of wealth. Thus, there is a havoc of war exploded on Hittites.
Merchant colonies such as Purushkhanda and Hattusa were violently destroyed. It was mutually assured destruction. The destruction of Hittite merchant colony marked the end of Assyrian trade. Afterwards, there was a gradual increase of contact across the Aegean with Crete and Mainland Greece. It has ended the monopoly of Simhikas—merchant colony and it has ended the monopoly of Khatti or Hatti ruling family over sea trading. It renewed the trade cycle and prospects of economic growth for all in the Aegean Sea.'
So, After the war destruction, the truce happened between Brahmans and Kshatriyas that rejuvenated the peace and trade cycle on Mediterranean Sea. New kind of Parashara brahmin and Kshatriya As-maka were born. Maka means Mace: Macedonia. It was a war between Bhrigus and Haiheyyas; alternatively, Brahmins and Mallechha Kshatriyas struggle for power.
So ending up the narration here with one statement that “Sometimes war is the inevitable to bring peace".
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