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* Thanks to syncreticism, original woman is often equated to {{Lilith}} (originally [[SadlyMythtaken an animal]] in Literature/TheBible or [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] in [[Myth/MesopotamianMythology Sumerian Mythology]]), which would make her ''very'' different from modern woman.

* Before TheReveal, the First People of ''{{Fringe}}'' were believed to be this.

* Thanks to syncreticism, original woman is often equated to {{Lilith}} (originally [[SadlyMythtaken an animal]] in Literature/TheBible or [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] in {{Sumerian Mythology}}), which would make her ''very'' different from modern woman.

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For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern ''homo sapiens'', has changed very little beyond becoming a little taller, some changing skin hues, losing use of their appendixes, and becoming lactose tolerant. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern man is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original. The original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

* ''Videogame/{{Halo}}'s'' original man used to be a lot more powerful but precursors conquered and reduced him to what eventually became his weaker [[PunyEarthlings modern form]].

* Thanks to syncreticism, original woman is often equated to {{Lilith}} (originally [[SadlyMythtaken an animal]] in Literature/TheBible or [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] in {{Sumerian Mythology}}), which would make her ''very'' different from modern woman and would [[UnfortunateImplications imply]] demons were the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original intended path of evolution man would take]] since Lilith creates them by prostituting herself to or forcing herself on [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale men too weak to resist]].

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern ''homo sapiens'', has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern man is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original. The original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

* One early {{Discworld}} novel reveals that the First Men of the Disc created by the gods were immensely powerful beings, which took one look at their situation and lost their tempers. After the resulting mayhem, men were re-created a good deal smaller.

* ''[[Franchise/StargateVerse Stargate]]'''s Alterans, an ancient human subspecies predating Cro-Magnon. They are indistinguishable from homo sapiens outwardly, technically have much greater genetic diversity on account of longer existence and wider distribution but so few are left in the visible universe that it is almost a mute point. The Stargate builders among them left behind a lot of technology that only works when used by people with their genes though.

* Adam and Eve are described as having been giants (about 60 cubits tall, or 90 feet) in Mohammedan Islam tradition, with each successive generation of descendants gradually decreasing in proportions to the size modern humans have been for the last few thousand years. Also, humans originally did not age but started doing so many thousands of years later (''partially'' in response to Abraham asking God for a sign that his life is nearing its end).

* ''Stargate'''s Alterans, an ancient human subspecies predating Cro-Magnon. They are indistinguishable from homo sapiens outwardly, technically have much greater genetic diversity on account of longer existence and wider distribution but so few are left in the visible universe that it is almost a mute point. The Stargate builders among them left behind a lot of technology that only works when used by people with their genes though.

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern ''homo sapiens'', has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern man is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original and the original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

That is if anything could be called the original hominid, the idea of one is considered outdated as of this writing but there has been much speculation, study and effort to find the original man, probably some outlandish fiction too. In fact, this is one of the oldest tropes in the book. Can overlap with AdvancedAncientHumans, depending on how complex original man's society was. Also compare with FrazettaMan and AllCavemenWereNeanderthals.

* Thanks to syncreticism, original woman is often equated to {{Lilith}} (originally [[SadlyMythtaken an animal]] in TheBible or [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] in {{Sumerian Mythology}}), which would make her ''very'' different from modern woman and would [[UnfortunateImplications imply]] demons were the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original intended path of evolution man would take]] since Lilith creates them by prostituting herself to or forcing herself on [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale men too weak to resist]].

A variation of the trope is an older species of man that was wiped out before ours began or is biologically independent of the homosapien genus in some other way. In these cases human familiarity is a must, otherwise they belong under {{precursors}}.

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern ''homo sapiens'', has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern homosapien is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original and the original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern homosapien, has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern homosapien is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original and the original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern homo sapiens, has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern homosapien is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original and the original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

* In ''Literature/{{Symposium}}'', Creator/{{Plato}} makes a fictional Creator/{{Aristophanes}} present a JustSoStory on the origin of love. According to this tale, humans as original created by the titans were not like we are today: We had two heads, four legs, four arms and both sets of reproductive organs. The later gods changed us to be more like them (which is better than what they considered doing). The idea was to make us wish for the parts we no longer had and supposed to teach us love.

For the last two hundred thousand years or so, Cro-Magnon, the modern homosapien, has changed very little. Any given pair of individuals in this time period would be visually indistinguishable as species so long as they were subjected to the same environmental factors. However, the hominid genus is about a million years old, and modern homosapien is just the last sliver of it, definitely not the original and the original hominid would not be recognized as any species living today.

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* "The" Original Man is suspect, as we cannot be sure a new fossil won't be discovered that's a better candidate than the currently-known hominids. Plus, where do you draw the line between Original Man and common ancestor of humans and other apes?
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* Classical Greek religion taught that when men were created by the Titans they had two heads, four arms, four legs and both sets of reproductive organs. They were later divided into males and females (the way most gods already were).

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* ''Videogame/{{Halo}}'s'' original man used to be a lot more powerful but precursors conquered and reduced him to what eventually became his weaker [[PunyEarthlings modern form]].

That is if anything could be called the original hominid, the idea of one is considered outdated as of this writing but there has been much speculation, study and effort to find the original man, probably some outlandish fiction too. In fact, this is one of the oldest tropes in the book. Can overlap with AncientAdvancedHumans, depending on how complex original man's society was. Also compare with FrazettaMan and AllCavemenWereNeanderthals.

That is if anything could be called the original hominid, the idea of one is considered outdated as of this writing but there has been much speculation, study and effort to find the original man, probably some outlandish fiction too. In fact, this is one of the oldest tropes in the book. Compare to {{precursors}}, which are more about societies rather than physical differences, FrazettaMan and AllCavemenWereNeanderthals.

A variation of the trope is an older species of man that was wiped out before ours began or is biologically independent of the homosapien genus in some other way.