Poseidon and Hephaestus were originally the same god

Restating the connection Hephaetus does not rely on his connection to Enki to be associated with *H2epom Nepots. Hephaetus was the god of fire, just as the Vedic god of fire was Agni. Apam Napat was one of the names of Agni. The Greek god Hephaetus and the Proto-Indo-European god *H2epom Nepots are both associated with volcanism. This entire argument was dropped in round 1. Egyptian Creation myth Egyptian creation myths differed from region to region. My appointment claims that because Khnum, the upper Egyptian creator god from Aswan, created man from mud, and Ptah, the lower Egyptian creator god from Memphis, created man from speech, that Enki is somehow not related to Ptah. These Egyptian creation myths arose independently of one another around local cults. The myths of Upper Egypt were influenced by Nubians while the myths of Lower Egypt were influenced by Mesopotamians. Ptah was the local interpretation of Enki by the Egyptians in Memphis . The myth of Khnum originated from the Island of Elephantine . The Island of Elephantine was originally Nubian. Enki as the creator God Once again, Ptah created the world the same way Enki created mankind. Ptah created the world through speech, and Enki created mankind through speech. Enki did not actively create man from mud, but rather he instructed lower deities on what to do. Ptah brought things into existence by naming them. In the story of Enki and Ninhursag, it is revealed that Enki decreased the fates of all things by naming them. In the myth of Enki and the World Order, Enki was depicted as the grand architect of the world, just as Ptah is the grand architect of the world. Ptah pre-planned all of creation, and all that will be. As I stated in the last round, Enki’s actual name is Nudimmud , which means “he created”. In Egyptian Ptah means “to create”, and when a determinative suffix is used to indicate a deity, Ptah means “the creator”. Enki , a Crafts God or an Agricultural God Con claims that Enki was a storm god who created rain, and caused flooding; this is false. Enki was not a storm God, Enlil was a storm God. Enki and the World Order does not say Enki caused rain, it said Enki assigned Ishkur to be in charge of rain. Enlil was the God of storms, not Enki. Many Sumerian gods had agricultural aspects, but only Enki was the patron god of arts and crafts. Enki’s brother, Enlil, was the inventor of the hoe, and so it could also be argued that Enlil was an agricultural god. Enki was not responsible for Rain and Flooding; those were aspects of his brother Enlil. Enki was only associated with ground water; such as aquifers, rivers, and seas. Enlil was responsible for rain, because he was the god of storms. In Enki and the World Order, Enki proclaimed; “I brought the arts and crafts from the Mountain Temple, the house of Enlil, to my Abzu in Eridug. I am the good semen, begotten by a wild bull, I am the first born of An.” After which the Anunaki praised Enki by saying; "Praise be to Enki, the much-praised lord who controls all the arts and crafts, who takes decisions!" Enki commanded the 7 Abgal sages, who lived in the Abzu. Under instructions by Enki, the Abgal sages brought Arts and Crafts to humanity from the Abzu. Enki was associated with Arts and Crafts, because it was Enki who gave Arts and Crafts to mankind. The 7 Abgal sages were also responsible for teaching man morality, and everything else needed for civilization. Ptah was also associated with instilling man with Morality, which lead to his epithet “The lord of Truth”. If you still doubt that Enki was the lord of crafts; on their website, the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania says “[Enki] was patron of the arts and crafts, and all other achievements of civilization.” Enki and Ptah Con didn’t refute any of my points. He simply attacked my sources. My entire argument is not found in the sources, because allot of my arguments are based on years of personal research. Con claims that Ptah did not rise from Nun, Atum did. Once again, it depends on the local theology. Heliopolis primarily worshiped Atum , while Memphis primarily worshiped Ptah . Helios was the Greek God of the sun, and Heliopolis means the city of the sun in Greek. The Heliopolis theology was centered around the sun, while the Memphis theology was centered around arts and crafts. The two creation myths of Memphis and Heliopolis were not incompatible. According to the Memphis theology Ptah personified Tatjenen, the primordial mound that sprung from the ocean Nun. In the Heliopolis myth a flower grew on Tatjenen, and from the flower came Atum. Ptah created Nun, and then rose from Nun personified as Tatjenen. A lotus sprung from the Tatjenen, forming Atum, who created the Ennead with his Semen. This is similar to the Hindu creation myth, where Brahma grew from the naval of lord Vishnu in the form of a lotus. Vishnu being Ptah personified as Tatjenen. Like Enki, Lord Vishnu saved mankind from a Deluge, as the avatar Matsya. The avatar Matsya has a similar depiction as the Abgal sages who serve Enki. Because the myths of Lord Vishnu correlate with the myths of Enki, it can be assumed that lord Vishnu and Enki share a common origin. Ptah was often identified with Nun. When Ptah was identified with nun he was called Ptah-Nun. In some myths, Ptah-Nun created the Tatjenen by molding mud. I don’t know what Con means by he can’t find where in my source it says “Enki created decreed the fate of all things”. It is in most of the myths about Enki. It was Enki’s role to determine the fate of all things, just as Ptah determined the fate of all things. In the myth of Enki and Ninhursag, Ninhursag created new plants. Enki was unaware of the plants, and so he went to name them and decree their fates. When Enki ate the plants he was poisoned. In Sumerian mythology, namely the flood myth, Enki was depicted as having perfect foresight, because he decrees the fate of all things. Enki was often depicted as the grand architect of the world, namely Enki and the World Order (hence the name of the poem). Ptah Origins As stated above, the Hindu creation myth is associated with the Lower Egyptian creation myths; Vishnu being Ptah, and Amun being Brahma. The parallels between Lord Vishnu, and Ptah indicate an Eastern origin. The Hindu religion is based on Proto-Indo-Iranian mythology. The Proto-Indo-Iranian mythology is based on Proto-Indo-European mythology, with Mesopotamian influences. Enki and Lord Vishnu As stated earlier, Enki and Lord Vishnu both saved mankind from a flood. In the Matsya Purana, Lord Vishnu takes the form of Matsya, and saves King Satyavrata of Kumari Kandam from an impending flood, by instructing him to build a boat. In the Epic of Creation, Enki saved King Ziusudra of Shuruppak from an impending flood, by instructing him to build a boat. The Sumerian flood myth served as the basis for the Babylonian flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh. The sunken continent of Kumari Kandam shares parallels with the sunken continent of Atlantis; both highly advanced civilizations were destroyed by a flood. Atlantis was under the dominion of Poseidon. Both the Sumerian Kings list, and the Hindu Yugas state that the world was originally governed by the Gods. 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