I’ve been collecting these books for a long time from when they weren’t so hard to get. Keep in mind, this list is, of course, my opinion and you may disagree.ĭISCLAIMER: Many of these books are out of print and may be hard to find thereby coming with some ridiculous price tag.
(Wow, I wrote that blog post back in 2012.) And that list still stands for me.īut, today… I have some oldy-but-goodies that are hidden little gems that I’d really like to share with you. Well, see… I already have a classic blog post here listing my crystal healing book recommendations. On the contrary, OGS Crawford identified the Mountains of the Moon as Mount Abuna Yosef found in Ethiopia.That is… books that are twenty years old or older. Gervase Mathew (1963) had the same identification. However, Huntingford validated his findings by stating that persons such as Sir Harry Johnston (1911) and Dr. A 1948 publication by Oliver Thompson ridiculed him of his report. He thought that this mountain was the best match for the description made by Diogenes. Mount Kilimanjaro is the most beautiful and famous glacier in Africa. Huntingford, the title of the Mountains of the Moon referred to Mount Kilimanjaro. They claim that his report was a complete fabrication.
Most modern-day scholars doubt the credibility of the statements given by Diogenes. He concluded that the Mountains of the Moon spoken of by most geographers were the Rwenzori Mountains. In 1889, Henry Morton Stanley continued with the exploration and found the snowcapped mountain that matched Diogenes’ description. The Great Lakes in the area are Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika.
In 1862, John Speke and James Grant moved to the Great Lakes region to find the origin of the White Nile. Ptolemy, the Roman, Arab, and Greek geographers all accepted Diogenes’ remarks as true.Įuropean explorer James Bruce traveled to Ethiopia and in 1770 identified the source of Blue Nile to be Mount Amedamit. He figured that the name had originated from the whiteness of the snowcapped mountains. Diogenes further reported that the local people called the source of the Nile the Mountains of the Moon. According to him, the source of the Nile was a group of mountains which were surrounded by many large lakes. Finally, Diogenes who was a merchant reported to the people that he had made a twenty-five days journey to find the source of the Nile. Nevertheless, their many expeditions proved futile. Among those who had a keen interest in the search for the source of the Nile River were the Ancient Greek geographers. The locals found it difficult to determine the origin of the river because it was very long. However, no one knew the source of the river. They used the water and fish from the river as a source of livelihood. In the past, many people lived along the great River Nile. After numerous analyses of various mountains, the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda fits the description of the Mountains of the Moon. The Mountains of the Moon is an ancient name for a legendary mountain range located at the source of River Nile in East Africa. In the past, people used terms of sarcasm to refer to natural resources and physical features in their environment. However, this would be far from the truth.
One may easily conclude that the Mountains of the Moon refers to a group of mountains on the surface of the moon.
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