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Hatti - Cultures of Ancient Anatolia
In the ancient world, the Hatti or Hattians occupy the area of modern-day Turkey. They've been in the rapidly-shaping Anatolia since the...
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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 11, 20234 min read
Papyrus (C. papyrus): Sacred Reeds of Aaru
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus), papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is an aquatic flowering plant native to...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Nabarbi - Rustic Goddess of Pastures
Nabarbi (Nawarni) is Goddess of pastures, fields, meadows and flocks, and a major deity of the Bronze Age Hurrian pantheon. As a rustic...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 10, 20233 min read
Seduction of Hedammu, Father of Snakes
Ḫedammu is a mythical Hurrian sea serpent or snake who wreaks havoc on the coast of Syria during the Bronze Age. He's the offspring of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Namni & Hazzi - Mountain Gods
Namni and Hazzi (Namni and Ḫazzi) are a duo of Mountain Gods in Hurrian mythology. Divine duos are a religious, artistic and economic...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Kiashe (Kiaše) - Elemental Sea God
Kiaše (Kiashe, Kiaže or Kiyaši) is the Hurrian Sea God. The name of Kiaše means 'sea'. He controls floods, tides, currents and storms at...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Tin Trade Routes - Ancient Networks
Tin is one of the top commodities in ancient times. As the Bronze Age advances (c. 3300 - 1200 BCE), merchants, traders, explorers and...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20234 min read
Tin - Essential Metal of Antiquity
Tin is an important component of bronze and other alloys, and can be easily shaped or hammered into tinware. In the Bronze Age the demand...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 9, 20233 min read
Ullikummi - Rock Monster of Legend
Ullikummi of ancient near Eastern mythology is a huge creature of stone. It's born of the union of Underworld creator god Kumarbi and the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Kohl: Eye Beauty Magic of Ancients
With spiritual meaning as well as dusky allure, powdered black kohl (kajal, kajol, or tiro) is one of the oldest widespread types of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20235 min read
Land of Punt: Pre-Bronze Age Kingdom of Riches
The Kingdom of Punt is ancient when the ancient Egyptians are young. Several expeditions have been recorded by the Egyptians although the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Bes: Household Protector God of Egypt
Beloved by the Egyptians, the God Bes appears in idols, statuettes, figurines, pictures and carvings since the early days of the land....
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Myrrh - Mystique, Death & Divinity
Myrrh ( Commiphora sp) has a history older than humankind. Deeply connected to death, healing and the divine, myrrh is a smoky, strongly...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 7, 20233 min read
Benu - Ba Heron God of Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt, ba is the element of a being associated with personality. The aspect ba is part of the soul with many facets. In...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Šimige (Shimige) - Hurrian Sun God
The radiance of Shimige (Šimige) fills the world with life and joy. A Hurrian god, he's worshipped across multiple pantheons including...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 7, 20234 min read
Gods of Ugarit c. 1800 - 1200 BCE
A small kingdom with a big kick, Ugarit has an independent pantheon of Godesses and Gods, central administration, trade routes inland or...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 6, 20235 min read
Thapsos - Trade Center & Necropolis
The culture of the island community of Thapsos is one of the most important of prehistory. On the southern coast of Sicily, it's an area...
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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 5, 20234 min read
Aya - Goddess of Dawn, Mesopotamia
In Akkadian, Aya (Aia) means Dawn. She personifies the light and life of first rays of the Sun. In some cultures the Dawn deities are...
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