the irish had a special name for them too, the "tuatha de danaan" or "aes dana" and the norse had names for them you can find references to them all through the americas with their pale skin and red/blonde hair and even probably through asia and africa you can find references, the Dogons are one of the most famous ones who managed to keep some facts about the stars near Alpha Centauri that were not known until we discovered how to see X rays