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Sherden Sea Peoples in Ancient Egypt
While the mysterious Sea Peoples ransack the Mediterranean c. 1200, they give little sign of their identity and seem to appear out of...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Salt Trade - the Most Precious Mineral
Salt is an essential mineral of life. In food it stimulates taste and is among the oldest preservation methods. Part of the human taste...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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Terramare Culture - Bronze Age Italy
The Terramare (Terramara) culture of Bronze Age Italy develops in the fertile black earth of the Po Valley c. 1700 - 1150 BCE. The term...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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Despoina - Goddess of the Mysteries
Her home is Arcadia, a pastoral idyllic land of cypress and sunshine. Her father Poseidon, is lord of groundwater, earthquakes and...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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Arcadia - Greek Lands of Ancient Gods
Arcadia is a central pastoral region on the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece. It's equated with idyllic Arcadia, a paradise of...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 5, 20245 min read
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Rise of the Phoenicians - Early Years
The Phoenicians rise from semi-nomadic hunter gatherers who settle the coasts of today's Lebanon to become the foremost merchant and...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 4, 20245 min read
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Assyrians: Reign of Tukulti-Ninurta I
Tukulti-Ninurta IÂ (r. 1243 - 1207 BCE) rules during the Middle Assyrian Empire. His father Shalmaneser I has subdued the Hurrian Empire...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 4, 20244 min read
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Kassite Empire: Rise of the Kassites
Babylonia comes under control of the Kassite Empire in the aftermath of the 1531 BCE sack of Babylon by the Hittites to the north. The...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 2, 20243 min read
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Lahar: Flock & Sheep Pastoral Goddess
Lahar is a pastoral goddess of sheep, flocks and wool in ancient Mesopotamia. Throughout the year various deities are invoked to keep...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 2, 20243 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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Shumugan - God of Donkeys & Mules
Shumugan (Å umugan, Å amagan, Å umuqan, Å akkan) is an ancient Syrian and Mesopotamian god associated with animals. He's a patron of...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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Lord Rodent (Ninkilim) Sumerian Pest God
Ninkilim is a Sumerian god of wild animals. His name means Lord Rodent. He's especially connected to rats, mice and other vermin, insect...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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Ushumgallu: Dragon Lion Snake Monster
Ushumgallu (UÅ¡umgallu, UÅ¡umgal) is a lion-dragon horned snake demon in Akkadian mythology. Similar hybrid creatures appear in...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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Lagash: Vibrant Bronze Age City State
Lagash (Lagaš) would be a modern wonder in the ancient world, a brilliant hub of trade, commerce and the meeting of minds. Inhabited...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20234 min read
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Bizilla - Shining Love Goddess Sukkal
Bizilla (Bizila) is a Mesopotamian goddess sukkal to the great matriarch and Queen of the Gods, Ninlil. Her name Bizilla means she who is...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Taurus Mountains: Bronze Age Bounty
The Taurus Mountains rise from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean to overlook the Anatolian plateau and lush highlands above and the...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20235 min read
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Kusarikku - Bull Men of Mesopotamia
Kusarikku has origins in the dark past beyond the beginning of the Bronze Age c. 3300 BCE. A fierce creature, he's depicted as a male...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
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Cress, Watercress: Natural Health of Ancients
Watercress ( Nasturtium officinale ) grows in fresh water. With hollow stems, it floats and is easily gathered from the water's surface....
Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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