10 (1), JANUARY, 2026
Pages: 23-30
Mythology as genealogy, allopatric divergence in human populations, and the legal recognition of genetic heritage in relevance on haplogroups with applications
Author: Rev. Ryan Sasha-Shai Van Kush
Category: Genetics and plant breeding
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Abstract:
This paper examines the intersection of haplogroup genetics, ancient mythology, and legal jurisprudence to argue that mythological genealogies particularly those preserved in the Greek, Biblical, and Phoenician traditions encode verifiable genetic and migration data that modern haplogroup analysis can confirm. Drawing on court cases in which federal courts have recognized genetic drift, gene flow, haplogroup analysis, and mitochondrial DNA as legitimate scientific evidence, the paper demonstrates that mythology functions as encrypted genealogy: the Table of Nations in Genesis, the Agenor-Canaan identification by Philipp Karl Buttmann, and the Libya-Poseidon genealogy recorded by Apollodorus constitute parallel records of the same population movements now traceable through J2a, I2a1, E-M81, and related haplogroup markers. The paper further examines how the destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE created a Punic diaspora whose genetic signature persists in Mediterranean and Atlantic populations, and argues that this genetic heritage has direct legal significance for the Van Kush Family’s federal RFRA litigation regarding religious cannabis exemptions.
Keywords: Haplogroup, human, legal, gene
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