Wadjet - Winged Snake Goddess of Egypt
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Another Goddess duo in ancient mythology is Wadjet and Nekhbet. A hybrid animal goddess, Wadjet is usually depicted as a cobra snake with...
Sylvia Rose
- Nov 25, 2023
- 3 min
Nekhbet - Vulture Goddess of Egypt
In ancient Egypt the deities appear in various animal or hybrid animal apsects, such as Taweret, the hippopotamus Goddess; and the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 25, 2023
- 4 min
Nefertari Queen of Peace Ancient Egypt
In the 13th century BCE, King's Wife Nefertari of Egypt helps orchestrate what seems impossible - peace and friendship between bitter...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 24, 2023
- 6 min
1st Peace Treaty 1258 BCE - the Queens
In the ancient Levant, the site of Kadesh, at the Egyptian Hittite border, is a constant source of conflict. The famous Battle of Kadesh...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 24, 2023
- 4 min
Tollense Valley Battlefield: Ancient Germania
One of the most intriguing battles of the ancient ages happens at the Tollense Valley in northern Germania, c 1300 BCE. For sheer size...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 23, 2023
- 4 min
Nefertum: He Who is Beautiful Gods of Egypt
Son of the Creator God Ptah and Goddess of War & Medicine, Sekhmet, Nefertum (Nefertem) is a creature of eternal beauty. At the time of...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 23, 2023
- 4 min
Sekhmet - War Goddess of Ancient Egypt
Sekhmet is Goddess or War and medicine. Her major sites of worship include Memphis, Egypt, where she rules with her husband Ptah, God of...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 23, 2023
- 4 min
Ptah: God of Creators & Creation Egypt
An ancient creator God of Egypt, Ptah is deity of creativity, artists, crafters, architects, sculptors, stone masons, metal workers and...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 22, 2023
- 4 min
Urnfield Culture: Bronze & Iron Age Europe
The Urnfield Cultures first appear as a people in 1300 BCE. They're quick to establish a wide swath of land from the Baltic Coast to the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 22, 2023
- 3 min
Lusatians - Nordic Bronze Age Cultures
From 1300 - 500 BCE, during the late Bronze and early Iron Ages of Europe, the culture of the Lusatians dominates the Baltic coast. In...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 22, 2023
- 4 min
Steppe Trade Routes: Before the Silk Road
The Steppe trade route network is in place about two thousand years before the official establishment of the Silk Roads in the 2nd...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 21, 2023
- 4 min
Taweret - Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt
The Hippopotamus Goddess of Egypt is Taweret, a protector deity of pregnant women, childbirth and infants. Her ferocious appearance...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 21, 2023
- 3 min
Zababa - Bronze Age War God of Kish
Zababa is patron deity of the city of Kish, Mesopotamia, in today's Iraq. Gods are often attributed multiple aspects and he's no...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Sun God of Heaven - Hittite Solar Deity
In the expansive Hittite pantheon the Sun God of Heaven (Hittite: nepišaš Ištanu) is the second most worshipped deity of the Empire,...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Sun Goddess of the Earth: Hittite Underworld
The Sun Goddess of the Earth is a chthonic aspect or variation of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. The Sun Goddess of the Earth equates with...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 20, 2023
- 5 min
Egyptian Blue Faience - Ceramic Glass
Egyptian faience treatment of ceramics begins by the 2nd millennium BCE. This artisan technique creates a lighter, more porous ceramic or...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 20, 2023
- 4 min
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 20, 2023
- 3 min
Tumulus Culture - Nordic Bronze Age
Tumulus are the dominant people in Northern Europe during the Nordic Bronze Age, coming to power from the remnants of the previous...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 19, 2023
- 4 min
Stone Age Botai - First Horse People
From modern Khazistan comes the influence of the Late Stone Age Botai Culture c. 3700 - 3000 BCE, named after the current town at the...
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Sylvia Rose
- Nov 18, 2023
- 6 min
Pagan Pantheon - Anu, Oldest of the Gods
Anu (c. 4000 - 500 BCE) King of the Gods is the oldest known god in mythology. An ancient creator deity, he descends from the embodiment...
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