Originally Posted by
DABellWrites
You know they are all over the Earth, right? The whole point is comparative mythology with the Eternals, Celestials, and Deviants interacting with humanity. Kirby made it clear that these are their actual names they've had, just misspelled by humans. I don't know if you read Kirby's book, but it made perfect sense. They' been interacting with humanity since the beginning. Think Ancient Aliens (TV show), but it's the Eternals and Deviants. In the original book, we could probably conclude they built the pyramids. I think Kirby used Greek mythology for 1) most readers was probably familiar to those stories already. 2) Kirby wanted to use Greek myths because they are the most famous of all mythological stories. Just because Zuras, Thena, Merkkari, Ikaris, etc., are taken from Greek/Roman, doesn't mean the rest are. They exist in Asia, Africa, etc. They were all over the place. Th story does start off in South America after all.
You defeat the purpose if there are ancestors and hidden tribes.
I just wanted to add: The Eternals (1976) doesn't mesh with the Marvel Universe. The Eternals shouldn't exist alongside Thor Odinson or other Gods. You strip the story of it's most important aspect. The Eternals are the Gods, but they themselves never saw it that way.