Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

1 - The Gold Of The Gods
She had healthy, if triangular proportions, with well-formed breasts
and stood with legs apart. The fact that she had no arms did not mar
her beauty. She wore long, elegant trousers. A sphere floated above her
head and I felt that the stars on either side referred to her origin. A star
from a past age? A maiden from the stars?
Next came a brass discus, 8 1/2 inches in diameter (Fig. 13). It cannot
have been a shield, as the archaeologists would catalog it. For one
thing it is too heavy, for another it has never had a hand-hold on its
smooth reverse side. I believe that this discus, too, was intended to
transmit information. It exhibits two stylized, but incredibly accurate
spermatozoa, two laughing suns, the sickle of a waning moon, a large
star and two stylized triangular men's faces. In the middle are small
raised circles, arranged to give the beholder visual pleasure, but
apparently intended to produce a different and more serious effect.
Father Crespi put a heavy copper plaque in front of the camera.