Black God was the supreme shaman who reentered the Southwest around 11,500 BC with Clovis tribes. As the Uto-Aztecans evolved, shamanism and Black God transformation became connected with an avian deity in a tradition that was handed down. A Mimbres Classic Black-on-White bowl⁷⁶ shows Black God as Bird-Man with a Mountain Lion god and two hunters; the painting depicts one of the hunters ingesting something. As the Uto-Aztecans wandered further south, they spread what they believed about the universe, the elements and the supernatural realm.

 

A common early Sumerian characteristic of their goddess Ishtar is the bird-like facial features. Around 6000 BC these unique features were also seen on images of the goddess from the Thracian culture of what is today Bulgaria, the Vinča culture of the Central Baklins, and the Tisza culture of northeast Hungry, all prehistoric cultures connected by Minoan trade alliances.⁷⁷ This Bird Goddess from ancient Eastern Europe, which seems closely related to the Snake Goddess, had a characteristic mask with a large nose or beak.⁷⁸  Both of these female deities were frequently associated with the baking of sacred bread and beer brewing.⁷⁹ These iconic similarities are also seen on bird-faced figures created by the Machalilla culture of Ecuador. The avian headdress theme is repeated on figures from Mycenae, Greece.⁸⁰ Linguistic studies,⁸¹ genetic analyses,⁸² hieroglyphic writing and navigation systems⁸³ would indicate an Anatolian, Minoan or Mycenaean connection, while ceramic traditions link the Mycenaean with the Machalilla and Olmec.

 

The SunBird was the Egyptian winged solar disk known as the Bennu. The first reference to the Bennu is around 2400 BC from the Pyramid Texts. The classic Greek Phoenix was partially inspired by the Egyptian Bennu that manifested in the heavens during Total Solar Eclipses. Prehistoric people believed that during a Total Solar Eclipse the Sun died and was reborn to initiate a new cycle. The Chinese Phong-huang and the Japanese Hou-ou phoenixes were originally inspired by the flaring coronal SunBird. The old Sun was killed to become the bird avatar for the new Sun god when this optical illusion manifested during totality. Total Solar Eclipses and the amazing fiery coronal image at totality profoundly influenced the religious beliefs of many ancient civilizations.⁸⁴

      

      

 

Petroglyphs from northern Tibet dating to 750 BC feature a bird with outstretched wings, the counterclockwise swastika, a crescent Moon, a tree, and two anthropomorphs with headdresses consisting of three prominent lines symbolic of horns or feathers. “Crown-like objects on the tops of their heads are reminiscent of feathers or horns, both of which were used in pre-Buddhist times to adorn the head.”⁸⁵