Sylvia Rose
Heh Gods & Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt
Ḥeḥ is the personification of infinity in the Ogdoad in ancient Egypt. The Ogdoad are eight primordial deities. His name at first means...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 205 min read
Creation, Cattle & the Cosmic Cow
Cattle cults are thought to begin in Neolithic times and migrate through trade and travel. Evidence of cow or bull cultures date back to...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 156 min read
Thoth - Ibis Scribe Moon God of Egypt
Thoth is among the most ancient of Egyptian deities. God of wisdom, knowledge, scribes, magic and the moon, he's considered the inventor...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 145 min read
Sistrum (Sistra) Music: Ancient Egypt
Sistrum (pl sistra) is a ritual music rattle used in ceremony and celebration. Beloved Royal Wife Nefertari of Egypt in the 13th century...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 74 min read
Kulla - God of Bricks & Building
Kulla is a Mesopotamian god of bricks and building. Patron of masons and masonry, he's watches over the brickmaking and building process....
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 74 min read
Isimud: Two-Faced Sukkal of Enki
Isimud (Isimu) is the sukkal or divine attendant of Enki (Ea) primordial god of water, music, wisdom, creators and creation. Isimud is...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 23 min read
Enki (Ea) God of Water & Creation
Enki is an ancient Sumerian primary God worshiped for over three thousand years in Mesopotamia. He's among the first Gods to emerge in...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 55 min read
Mythology: Gods of Mycenean Greece
The early Mycenean pantheon includes now familiar deities such as Poseidon, who evolves as a god of the underworld, and Demeter and...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Abzu - Primal Waters of Creation
Abzu (Apsu) is a primordial proto-god in Sumerian creation myth whose consort is Tiamat, demonic deity of destruction. Tiamat is sea...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 18, 20234 min read
Abu - Ancient Vegetation Snake God
A Mesopotamian god, Abu is classed as a minor deity. Like many vegetation divinities Abu is also a god of snakes or serpents, associated...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 18, 20235 min read
Gula - Medicine Goddess of Mesopotamia
Her name means 'the great' in Sumerian. Gula is a Mesopotamian goddess whose worship becomes widespread in the second millennium BCE. 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
Nov 28, 20233 min read
Suri (Śuri): Ancient Etruscan Fire God
Suri (Śuri) emerges from the myths and lore of the Etruscan civilization. He's eventually adopted into Roman myth and religion under the...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 3, 20235 min read
Care & Feeding of Ancient Gods - Enlil
An ancient Mesopotamian God, Enlil (Sumerian: Nunamnir) is a powerful deity associated with wind, air, earth and storms. He's the major...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Ancient Deities: Proto Indo European Gods
The Ancient Pantheon of Gods goes back to 4500 - 2500 BCE. Proto-Indo-European language and culture are common ancestors of a large group...
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