Hamlet's Mill

In 'Hamlet's Mill', de Santillana and von Dechend propose that ancient myths are not just stories but rather encode astronomical knowledge, particularly the precession of the equinoxes.

They argue that these myths represent a sophisticated, preliterate astronomy that was later suppressed by the Greco-Roman worldview.

The book draws on a wide range of mythological, historical, and literary sources to support their thesis that myths are ciphers for celestial activities and the transmission of complex astronomical data.