"Local legends in and around the Nile Delta Region tells of a
mysterious animal called the Man of the Sea that spoke to humans
and possessed great knowledge of the ancient world. Much of the
legend and mythos surrounding the Seaman has to do with the fact
that there is so little hard evidence on the creature. Even though
one was bred in captivity and was on display in aquariums across
Japan, it remains a mystery as to what the creature is or how it
will evolve. Sightings of the creature are rare and interaction
with one in the wild is even more so.
Much of the speculation surrounds Seamans connection to ancient
Egypt. The greatest mystery of the ancient Egyptian civilization is
the sudden appearance of an advanced society in the middle of the
desert. Normally, intermediate steps can be observed in the
development of any civilization. There have been, however,
absolutely no such discoveries that could explain the development
of ancient Egypt. Some people have even tried to tie the existence
of these creatures to creatures from outer space. The reasoning
behind their theory was that the ancient Egyptian civilization
appeared suddenly, with unknown origins and was technologically
advanced enough to build pyramids -- a feat of engineering that is
challenging enough with modern equipment and technology.
Images of Seaman began appearing in ancient Egypt around 2600 B.C.,
after the ancient third dynasty, as wall paintings. The third
dynasty is famous for being the beginning of the rush to build
pyramids. Prior to that time, there is no record of the existence
of Seaman, and after the later half of the third dynasty hardly any
drawings of Seaman exist. There are, moreover, absolutely no
records of how the pyramids were constructed.
Dr. Gassé hypothesized that because this creature could interact
and speak with human beings, it served as a medium to transmit
human knowledge. He came to believe that the knowledge necessary to
construct the pyramids was somehow entrusted in Seaman, and then
spread to other ancient civilizations as well. Considering all the
conditions, Professor Gassé constructed the hypothesis that a
living creature (i.e. Seaman) could take the knowledge that existed
during the third dynasty, and cross oceans to spread the knowledge
to other lands. Gassé even started to believe that the creatures
spread knowledge to other civilizations that propagated and
flourished. Moreover, he felt that it was through Seaman that
ancient Egyptian mathematics were transmitted. "
