The universal tradition evolving gradually into its present form in full accord with the ancient philosophies of Egypt and India, with their divine Dynasties—down to that of Pythagoras and Plato. All such universal beliefs can be classed with presentiments and obstinate concepts, some of them ingrained in popular faiths. The outcome of wisdom and the observations of an infinite number of generations of men, whose traces can be found in the myths and legends of the Ancients.