ABANDONED. sci-fi YA book about returning astronauts who become Gods

[Luca]

Hi everybody, i'm looking for a book i read when i was 11 in the early '80es.
it was about a bunch of american astronauts who went on a space mission and that, when they came back after 30 years, discover that the world as they knew it was blown away by a nuclear war, and the human race has started again its course through history and civilization. the astronauts then decide to part and bring their knowledge to the people, becoming, eventually, the gods of the principal ancient religions ( greek, egyptian and so on..).
can anybody help me, please? i would love to read it again, but i don'remeber the title or the author :-(

[Lisa]

The Quiet Place?

[Luca]

Thank you Lisa, It really looks the same book 😉😉😉

[Lisa]

Luca wrote: "Thank you Lisa, It really looks the same book 😉😉😉"
You're welcome.

[Luca]

Though it was published in 1988, and i'm sure i read the one i'm looking for at least five years before that... and in italian :-(

[Lisa]

Luca wrote: "Though it was published in 1988, and i'm sure i read the one i'm looking for at least five years before that... and in italian :-("

So not it. Back to searching.

[Luca]

Bump

[Kris]

Please note the bump period for this large group is 30+ days - or sooner if you remember more information.

Can you describe what the astronauts found when they returned to Earth - the landscape and air, what the humans looked like, their technology, etc.?

About how many astronauts landed? So they split up and traveled long distances to eventually become the gods of the principal ancient religions?

[Luca]

Sorry Kris, i didn't know about the bump rule, mi bad.
Unfotunately i don't remember much more about the book, i read it 30 years ago :-(
I do remember, though, that the astronauts found an uncivilized population when they returned to earth, that they decided to split in order to spread their knowledge and that, eventually, they were mistaken for Gods and venerated as such...

[Kris]

No worries. We realize different group have different rules. You'll find our (numbered) guidelines at the top of our homepage - https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

[Luca]

bump

[Sarah]

Maybe Flesh?

[Luca]

Sarah wrote: "Maybe Flesh?"

looks promising, i will search for it! :-)

[Andy]

I suppose this could be Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers in which the space traveling main characters end up back in time and inspire various myths - and that book was a parody of John Campbell's earlier "Invaders from the Infinite" Invaders from the Infinite

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Luca left the group. Moving to Abandoned.