NARRATOR: Greece, the
sixth century BC--
Mnesarchus, the father of
philosopher and mathematician
Pythagoras, was
traveling home from work
one day when he came
upon an abandoned
infant staring at the sun.
And he was surviving solely
on the dew from a nearby tree.
JONATHAN YOUNG:
Mnesarchus named this baby
Astraios, which literally
means star child in Greek.
And here is an early
example of a magical child.
He adopted it.
He raised it with Pythagoras
and his two brothers.
So he was part of their family.
NARRATOR: According to the Greek
myth, as recorded by Antonius
Diogenes, Mnesarchus gave
the child to Pythagoras to be
his servant and apprentice.
Although Pythagoras is
considered one of history's
greatest mathematical minds,
some ancient astronaut
theorists believe he may have
received advanced knowledge
from the boy Astraios.
 It's believed that Astraios
was actually sent to Earth
in order to instruct
Pythagoras, whose
mystic concepts became
foundational to the ancient
world.
 So here we have a curious
story of someone named
star child who had these
special powers, whose
birth is really a mystery.
And so this child,
Astraios, was perhaps
one of the early
extraterrestrial children
sent to planet Earth.
NARRATOR: Could
this peculiar child
have actually instructed
one of the greatest
minds of the ancient world?
And considering the Greeks
described powerful beings who
came down from the
sky, is it possible,
as ancient astronaut
theorists suggest,
that Astraios was the
offspring of the gods--
part human and part divine?
 Many ancient cultures,
among them the ancient Greeks
and the Egyptians
and many others,
describe how some
children were born from
humans and the so-called gods.
Star children are what some
consider a new breed of people.
NARRATOR: Is the
story of Astraios
really an early account
of a star child?
And if the star children
have existed here on Earth
throughout our history,
what is the source
of their superior intelligence
and unexplainable abilities?
BRET OLDHAM: Science
tells us that in addition
to the two-strand
double helix DNA,
there's an additional
10 etheric strands
of DNA that is dormant
in humans and has
been since recorded history.
It's highly possible
that alien creators
have designed us this way.
And certain individuals
are chosen throughout time
to awaken these dormant
strands in order
to help mankind advance.
