I made this topic first on AH, it's really interesting and I'm obsessed with Egypt's secrets so I'm gonna post it again.
There are many accounts speaking of literal robots, or mechanical guardians that guard tombs and subterranean galleries, that will destroy intruders if they are not worthy.
Ancient Cities Under The Sands of Giza
So how exactly do these guardians look like? Maybe like this?
There are many accounts speaking of literal robots, or mechanical guardians that guard tombs and subterranean galleries, that will destroy intruders if they are not worthy.
Ancient Cities Under The Sands of Giza
According to Masoudi in the 10th century, mechanical statues with amazing capabilities guarded subterranean galleries under the Great Pyramid. Written one thousand years ago, his description is comparable to the computerized robots shown today in space movies. Masoudi said that the automatons were programmed for intolerance, for they destroyed all "except those who by their conduct were worthy of admission".
Masoudi contended that,
"written accounts of Wisdom and acquirements in the different arts and sciences were hidden deep, that they might remain as records for the benefit of those who could afterwards comprehend them".
That is phenomenal information, as it is possible that, since the times of Masoudi, "worthy" persons have seen the mysterious underground chambers. Masoudi confessed,
"I have seen things that one does not describe for fear of making people doubt one's intelligence... but still I have seen them".
De Montfaucon de Villars gave this fascinating account of the opening of the vault of Rosicrucian Christian Rosenkreuz. When the Brethren entered the tomb of their illustrious founder 120 years after his death, they found a perpetual-lamp brightly shining in a suspended manner from the ceiling.
"There was a statue in armour [a robot] which destroyed the source of light when the chamber was opened."
That is strangely similar to the accounts of Arab historians who claimed that automatons guarded galleries under the Great Pyramid.
In central England, a curious tomb was found containing an automaton that moved when an intruder stepped upon certain stones in the floor of the vault. At that time, the Rosicrucian controversy was at its height, so it was decided that the tomb was that of a Rosicrucian initiate. A countryman discovered the tomb, entered and found the interior brilliantly lit by a lamp hanging from the ceiling.
As he walked toward the light, his weight depressed the floor stones and, at once, a seated figure in heavy armour began to move. Mechanically it rose to its feet and struck the lamp with an iron baton, destroying it and thus effectively preventing the discovery of the secret substance that maintained the flame. How long the lamp had burned was unknown, but the report said that it had been for a considerable number of years.
So how exactly do these guardians look like? Maybe like this?