Sylvia Rose
Nergal - Ancient Underworld Gods
Nergal is the Mesopotamian God of war, death, disease and inflicted death. Of all the divinities in the god lists of ancient Babylonia,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Shen Rings Egypt - Divine Protection
Shen rings appear in ancient Egyptian art and spiritual symbolism. The shen ring or shenu is a circle with a rod on one side. The rod may...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Hurrian Primordial Gods & Creatures
The Hurrians are already establishing a kingdom at Urkesh, Mesopotamia, at the end of the Neolithic Era, c. 4000 BCE. It won't be their...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 14, 20235 min read
Hurrian Bronze Age Gods & Goddesses
In the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people establish the Kingdom of Urkesh c. 4000 BCE, with the creator God Kumarbi as patron deity. Their...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Arabian Leopard: Bronze Age Predators
The Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is the smallest of the big cat leopard family. Also known as the Judean desert leopard, it's...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) Hurrian Moon God
Kushuh (Kušuḫ) is the moon god of the Hurrians, reputed to have oracular powers. He's among the most popular gods of the pantheon, with...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Hattusa Green Stone - Mystic Secrets
Myth and mystery surround the natural green cube of nephrite found at Hattusa. A Bronze Age capital of the Hatti and Hittite Empires,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 12, 20235 min read
Hurrians: Bronze Age Warrior Kingdom
The Hurrians (Hari, Khurrites, Hourri, Churri) are a powerful force in the ancient world. They occupy much of Mesopotamia in the 2nd...
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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 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, 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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