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This is a general article on ancient mysteries. For the television series see Ancient Mysteries (TV series).

Ancient mysteries often involve artifacts, structures, sites or people from the ancient or medieval world with which mysterious or mystical events are associated. The ancient mystery can be how the object or site came to be, its alleged magical properties, or what has become of it. It may also involve rites or rituals as in the ancient mystery religions.

Contents 1 Ancient Mysteries 2 Books 3 Related Terms 4 See Also 5 References

Ancient Mysteries

• Alchemy

• Ark of the Covenant

• Atlantis

• Baphomet

• Camelot

• Cathars

• Delphic Oracle

• DeMolay curse

• Egyptian pyramids

• Et in Arcadia Ego

• Freemasonry (origins)

• Garden of Eden

• Green Man

• Hiram Abiff

• Holy Grail

• Joseph of Arimathea

• King Arthur

• Knights Templar

• Lia Fail

• Lost Templar fleet

• Lost Templar treasure

• Mary Magdalene

• Mayan 2012 prophecy

• Merlin

• Mystery religions

• Nazca Lines

• Noah's Ark

• Rennes-le-Chateau

• Robin Hood

• Rosicrucians

• Rosslyn Chapel

• Shangri-La

• Shroud of Turin

• Solomon's Temple

• Spear of Destiny

• Sphinx

• Star of Bethlehem

• Stonehenge

• Ten Lost Tribes of Israel

Books

• The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World: Unlocking the Secrets of Past Civilizations by Brian M. Fagan (Editor). (2001). ISBN 978-0500510506

Related Terms

• Ancient Astronauts: some suggest explanations based on extraterrestrial intervention
• Arkeology: the search for the physical remains of Noah's Ark

See Also

• Legend
• Quest Magazine

References

• Ancient Mysteries and More by Hal Siemer, Quest Magazine