The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestial Contact in Ancient Egypt [Mass Market Paperback]

Erich von Daniken (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

New interpretations of ancient writings, the discovery of hidden chambers in Egypt, and other findings provide evidence of extraterrestrial contact with the ancient cultures of Earth.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

Erich von Daniken's first book, Chariots of the Gods, became a worldwide bestseller following its publication in 1968 and has been translated into thirty-two languages. It has since been followed by over two dozen additional books, including The Eyes of the Sphinx, Odyssey of the Gods, and The Gods Were Astronauts. Born and educated in Switzerland, Erich is an active researcher and explorer. His books have given rise to two full-length documentary films, Chariots of the Gods and Messages of the Gods, and he has delivered over 3,000 lectures in twenty-five countries. He lives in Beatenberg, Switzerland, with his wife. Danny Campbell's regional acting credits include the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Utah Shakespearean Festival, the Vermont Stage, Stage West, the Mint Theatre in New York City, and six years with the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles. His favorite roles include Falstaff, Bottom, Launce, and the Porter. He has appeared in CBS's The Guardian, the recent films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and over twenty-five commercials. Danny is also a member of the adjunct faculty in the theatre arts department at Santa Monica College. He has recently narrated the audiobook Once a Spy by Keith Thomson, and he read the part of David Foster Wallace in Mike Lipsky's Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425151301
• ISBN-13: 978-0425151303
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Eyes Of The Sphinx, September 14, 2000

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ShanaTempleton (Humble, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestial Contact in Ancient Egypt (Mass Market Paperback)

When I first began reading this book, I thought it was mostly going to be about traces of aliens being found in Egypt. My assumption was wrong. Most of the book was filled with interesting information about ancient Egypt that had nothing to do with extraterrestrial beings. The first major section was called: Pet Cemeteries and Empty Tombs. It talks about the many animals that the Egyptians mummified. There are many animals that they mummified that I did not even know were found in Egypt. Bears, crows, pigeons, geese, and hedgehogs, are examples of a few of those creatures. There were many tombs that were found that were thought to be holding a human but instead was holding an animal. The strange thing is that the animal mummies sometimes had more than one kind of animal bones. There were also many empty tombs. Erich Van Danikan has a theory that might explain the multiple animal remains found in the same tomb. In ancient text written a long time ago by a man named Manetho, it is written that there were humans with many different deformities. Some had wings. While others might have had goat legs or horns on their head. There were many other deformities mentioned. He has a theory that "gods" or aliens created the creatures and the remains found with more than one type of animal are those of these creatures. The Next Section was called: The Lost Labyrinth. In this section he talks about a labyrinth that has been written about by many different authors from the Ancient Egypt Era. They all describe the labyrinth very similarly. They say it is even grander then the Great Pyramid. For some reason however the labyrinth does not seem to exist any more. The next section was called: The Nameless world wonder. The section begins with talking about many mathematical coincidences found that are related to the pyramids. Another thing discussed in this section is how the pyramids might have been built. One theory is that they made the stones on the site where they wanted it to be placed. There were many other interesting theories but most of them could be quickly discarded. One more thing that was discussed was that the Ancient Egyptians had invented their own flashlight. That was how they were able to light the inside of the pyramids. The fourth section is called: The Eyes of the Sphinx. This section talks about the sphinx. It describes how it was buried many times and had to be dug back up. It talks about the builder of the sphinx. Erich Von Daniken disagrees with the person that is thought to have built the sphinx. There is no real evidence to prove that he built it. Another thing that is talked about is a small pyramid that was found and resurrected in 1951. An unopened sarcophagus was found that caused a lot of excitement. When it was finally open it was revealed to have no one inside. The last section was called: The Great Pyramid: The Latest and the Greatest. This begins with talking about a small robot that was built to explore a small shaft. At the end of the shaft they found a door. Before this the Egypttionalogist arrogantly assumed that everything about the Pyramid had already been discovered. When they found out about this they tried to hide it and discredit his statement by spreading false statements to the new reporters. They do this with every new discovery that is found through technology. I thought this book was very informative and filled with many different facts about Egypt that I had never known before. The author really seemed to know what he was talking about. He has many references to back up his statements. He has even visited the places that he has talked about. The references to aliens seemed out of place with this book, though. It probably fits more with his other books that he has written that deal with aliens a lot more than this one. For the most part I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to others that are interested in Ancient Egypt. I am sorry that this is so long, but I wrote it for a test grade for school. I decided to post it here after I wrote it.

54 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking research on the monuments of ancient Egypt, March 13, 2000

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Michael Paulsen (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestial Contact in Ancient Egypt (Mass Market Paperback)

This a fascinating read that shatters nearly all of the previously held notions by so-called Egyptologists (quite an envious, suppressive and self-serving lot as Von Daniken reveals). Von Daniken's theories and analyses are well thought out (yeah, but he's the ET nutcase right?), inquisitive and chock full of good 'ol common sense -- something that is sorely lacking in much scientific research. Try some of these fascinating observations & findings on for size:

-Mysterious mixture of crushed animal bones and asphalt found in numerous sarcophagi, along with thousands of animal mummies. Why?

-The mystery of a lost Egyptian labyrinth.

-The pyramids could have been constructed using blocks that were cast like cement!

-In 1993, a German scientist was allowed to send a small robot with a camera into a tiny shaft in the Queen's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. What he found at the other end was amazing, well nigh earthshattering, but he was summarily discredited and muzzled. The media barely caught wind of it and before long there was silence.

-If the Great Pyramid, attributed to a megalomaniacal king like Khufu, was such a grand statement of his magnificence, why are there no heiroglypics to be found anywhere within the pyramid, proclaiming his greatness? Why is the Great Pyramid strangely anonymous?

I have to laugh out loud at all the self-professed armchair scholars, "scientists" and "historians" who continually attack Von Daniken's theories because of his long-held belief that extraterrestrials may have influenced our ancient civilizations (sounds reasonable to me...who were all those "gods from the sky" anyhow?). Here in this book, he mentions a possible ET connection only sporadically. In fact, the bulk of this book is devoted to a complete re-examination of ancient Egypt through the accounts of ancient historians (many Arabic, who seem to be ignored by modern Egyptology) and pioneering scientists of today, Von Daniken being one of them. You simply will not believe how much information is being thrown out with the bathwater by status quo "science" and "history".

Yes, there are some far-fetched ideas involving human-animal hybridization at the hands of ET "masters", but this is certainly no reason to dismiss all of his work. That's taking the easy way out...closing your mind.

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who are we and from where we come?, June 15, 2000

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Alain Lipus - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Eyes of the Sphinx: The Newest Evidence of Extraterrestial Contact in Ancient Egypt (Mass Market Paperback)

Erich von Däniken is probably the first reference among researchers, who believe that our origins are extraterrestrial. Although he has no official academical degree (sometimes this is even better, because you are not occupied with conventional knowledge), he reads and thinks a lot and also travels to see all the monuments he is talking about. In his work much of Strabo's and Herodotus's writings are quoted. They have travelled over Egypt some 2,000 years ago and have recorded the existence of pyramids, great labyrinth and other things, which either haven't been found again in our times or are still not deciphered. As Zecharia Sitchin has shown in his book "Stairway to Heaven", Khufu's hieroglyph is a forgery made by Col. Vyse. Pyramids of Fourth Dynasty have no inscriptions. Why have newer pyramids been built smaller and technologically inferior to those and why are they inscribed? Such "alien" theories are always somehow hard to digest. We were taught that science is always very exact and measurable, but is more than obviously not. Czech patent No. 93304 proves that pyramids are energetic channels, although there is no good explanation, why this energetic phenomena happens (it's about sharpening of blades inside replica of Great pyramid). If the Great Labyrinth hasn't been found yet, that doesn't mean that it hasn't existed. Herodotus has proven in his works that he knew what he was writing and we credit him for that. But when we come to the things he wrote and cannot be seen now, then he certainly exaggerated the whole thing or even made it up :))). Maybe everything written here isn't true. Maybe it's Zecharia Sitchin's view that's right. Maybe none is. But this theories are by my opinion as solid as Darwin's is. All of them have lacks and holes. Only difference is that Darwin is official science and others are not. But I believe them more.