The Geo-Mazigh-Theogony

The Geo-Mazigh Theogony presents an original geo-mythological theory linking the ancient Greek legend of the Garden of the Hesperides to the ecological and spiritual landscape of Morocco. Written by independent researcher Sabir El Rhichachmi, the study explores how Amazigh cosmology and the natural environment of North Africa shaped Mediterranean mythic imagination. Through interdisciplinary analysis—combining mythology, archaeology, geology, and cultural anthropology—the work proposes the Golden Apple Theory, which identifies the “golden apples” of the Hesperides with the yellow fruits of Argania spinosa (the argan tree) and the dragon Ladon with Morocco’s tree-climbing goats. The argan forest of the Anti-Atlas Mountains is interpreted as a living reflection of the mythic Garden, embodying the Amazigh principle of sacred ecology. The book integrates evidence from classical sources (Hesiod, Plato, Apollonius of Rhodes) and modern research on North African prehistory, such as the discoveries at Jebel Irhoud and the rock art of the Atlas region. It situates Amazigh mythology as a foundational layer of human spiritual history, suggesting that the “edge of the world” described by the Greeks was, in fact, the western Maghreb. This research invites readers to reconsider the origins of Mediterranean myth, viewing Morocco not as a periphery but as a cradle of mythic consciousness—a land where geology, ecology, and divinity converge. Keywords: Amazigh Theogony, Geo-Mythology, Hesperides, Argan Tree, Atlas Mountains, North Africa, Amazigh Culture, Comparative Mythology, Atlantis, Green Sahara.