on ais ?" ▁uses ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁Greek ▁gods ▁were ▁extr ater rest ri als , ▁although ▁the ▁Sun ▁god ▁Apol lo ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁myth ological ▁character ▁to ▁actually ▁appear . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ▁episode ▁" The ▁Ch ase " ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁pre domin ance ▁of ▁hum ano id ▁species ▁in ▁known ▁space ▁of ▁modern ▁times ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁pro gen itor ▁hum ano id ▁species ▁" se eding " ▁various ▁plan ets ▁with ▁their ▁DNA ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁sent ient ▁life ▁into ▁forms ▁similar ▁to ▁themselves . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Vo y ager ▁episode ▁" T atto o ", ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁character ▁Ch ak ot ay ▁is ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁Rub ber ▁Tree ▁People , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Native ▁Americans ▁who ▁were ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁Sky ▁Sp ir its ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁Sky ▁Sp ir its , ▁who ▁are ▁actually ▁advanced , ▁space - f aring ▁al iens , ▁granted ▁these ▁primitive ▁humans ▁a ▁gen etic ▁alter ation ▁which ▁influenced ▁their ▁development . ▁ ▁By ▁contrast , ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁Tre k ▁projects , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁Next ▁Gen ' s ▁" Who ▁Watch es ▁the ▁Watch ers ," ▁humans ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁gods ▁by ▁less er ▁advanced ▁al iens . ▁The ▁United ▁Federation ▁of ▁Plan ets ▁and