To: blam
Isn't that where the fish man came up out of the sea and taught reading and writing? Not the beginning of life, but the beginning of civilization.
To: RightWhale
No, Oannes the fish-man came ashore at Eridu, in Iraq, though I suspect he was from India originally.
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03/26/2006 2:52:57 AM PST by
Berosus
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