I think it's a cellular memory. The memory being of our "creators" who are not our "fathers". That is, Zeus from Kronos, or Adam from gods by God. Call the gods, "Karl Midgaard". Giants, Jotunheim, yada yada, pick Yggdrasil from any mythic structure you wish.
The Chinese don't have the equivalent of "Unicorn MacBunntox". They have the Turtle or Atlas. Turtles, hmmm, they live a long long time, don't they? And control over their own metabolisms, from snapper to shining sea. Another line of voles, perhaps?
