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Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Apkallu - Seven Sages of Mesopotamia
When the gods come into being in Mesopotamia, they create the Igigi to act as their servants because they find work too exhausting. As...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Ishum: Night Watchman & Fire God
The God Ishum is the sukkal or divine attendant of Nergal, Lord of the Underworld, death and disease. Like many deified sukkals, Ishum...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20236 min read
Kur - Underworld of Mesopotamia
Kur is the vast and timeless Underworld of ancient Mesopotamia. Here is the abode of demons and vengeful spirits, creatures of the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Gibil - Fire God of Mesopotamia
Gibil, also called Girra in Akkadian, is the Mesopotamian Fire God. He's associated with both the positive, nurturing, benevolent aspect...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Hurrian Bronze Age Gods & Goddesses
The Hurrians establish the Kingdom of Urkesh c. 4000 BCE, with the creator God Kumarbi as patron deity. Their greatest power arises...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) Hurrian Moon God
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) is the oracular moon god of the Hurrians. He's among the most popular gods of the pantheon, with worship centers in...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20234 min read
The Way to Aaru - Egyptian Paradise
Aaru is paradise. Reed fields stretch to the endless horizon. The word "aaru" means papyrus, the life-giving plant of the Nile. In the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Ullikummi - Rock Monster of Legend
Ullikummi of ancient near Eastern mythology is a towering creature of stone. It's born of the union of Underworld creator god Kumarbi ...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 6, 20235 min read
Atum of Egypt - Dawn of the Gods
Atum (Atem, Tem) comes into being with explosive convergence of the Ogdoad. He breathes the spark of life into the first two godly...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20234 min read
Apep - Chaos Snake God of Egypt
Primal Snake God Apep (Apepi, Aapep, Apopis) is the personification of chaos. He provokes destruction, confusion, darkness,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 25, 20234 min read
Wadjet - Winged Snake Goddess of Egypt
Another Goddess duo in ancient mythology is Wadjet and Nekhbet. A hybrid animal goddess, Wadjet is usually depicted as a cobra snake with...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 20, 20234 min read
Minoan Genius (Genii) Helper Spirits
The Minoan Genius (pl. Genii) spirit appears as a hybrid animal merger of animals which can include lion, snake, hippopotamus, crocodile,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Lucifer, Venus & Anti-Gods of Mythology
Lucifer is Latin for bringer of light, or the morning star, symbolic of the return of light each day. In Greco-Roman myth Aurora, Goddess...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20235 min read
Puduhepa: Bronze Age Queen of the Hittites
Puduḫepa ( Puduḫepa, Pudu-Kheb ) is one of the greatest women of the ancient world. In the 13th century BCE she rules beside her...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20234 min read
Ereshkigal & the Mesopotamian Underworld
Among the many goddesses, gods, sukkals and spiritual entities in ancient Mesopotamia are the grim ghosts, gods and demons who dwell in...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20233 min read
Shaushka (Šauška): Hurrian Great Goddess
Šauška (Shaushka) is the Great Goddess of the ancient Hurrian pantheon. She's cognate with goddesses Ishtar and Inanna . Her domains are...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 10, 20234 min read
Lelwani - Hittite Underworld Goddess
Underworld goddess Lelwani of the Bronze Age Hittites (c. 1600-1180 BCE) originates as a male god, called 'lord' and 'king'. He's a god...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20234 min read
12 Days of Zagmuk: Chaos & the King
The Feast of Zagmuk begins in December and lasts twelve days. The name Zagmuk comes from the Sumerian term for 'beginning of the year'....
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 21, 20233 min read
Mythic Fire Gods: Hephaestus of the Greek
Hephaestus is a Greek god of fire, volcanoes, metal work, blacksmiths, metallurgy, forges, sculpting, carpenters and artisans. A smith's...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 19, 20234 min read
Wine God Liber: Liberty & Liberal Libation
Liber is an ancient Roman wine god whose feast Liberalia is celebrated March 17. He predates Bacchus; early historians see Liber as a...
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