Sylvia Rose
Asray: Ugaritic Underworld Goddess
From the tradition of female deities of death such as Lelwani, Ereshkigal and Allani comes Asray, the underworld Goddess of Ugarit. A...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 26, 20236 min read
Ugarit - Trade Hub of Bronze Age Syria
A prosperous sea and trading culture, Ugarit shines like a jewel as a city of commerce and exchange on the coast of ancient Syria....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 25, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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 22, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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 16, 20234 min read
Arzawa: Rebel Kingdom of the Bronze Age
For four centuries in ancient Anatolia, the kingdom Arzawa grows to formidable power. Between c. 17 - 1300 BCE, Arzawans both harass and...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 15, 20234 min read
Volcanic Wipeout - 1600 BCE Eruption of Thera
In the mid Bronze Age the Minoan Greeks come under fire in more ways than one. A series of volcanic eruptions by the Cyclades island of...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 14, 20234 min read
Cyclades Islands: Paradise of Ancients
In the sparkling waters of the southwest Aegean are the Cyclades Islands. About 220 islands in all, the Cyclades are home to a thriving...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 14, 20234 min read
Hepat - Sun Goddess of Aleppo
Hepat (Hebat, Ḫalabatu) is a primary deity or patron goddess of Aleppo, a bustling crossroads town in northern Syria. In the 3rd...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Luwians - Mysteries of Ancient Anatolia
The Luwians, Hatti and Hurrians, among others, inhabit ancient Anatolia when the Hittites rise to power in the 17th century BCE. The...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20235 min read
Puduhepa - Queen of the Hittites
Puduḫepa ( Puduḫepa, Pudu-Kheb ) takes her job as Queen seriously. In the 13th century BCE she rules beside her husband, Hattusili III,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20233 min read
Allani - Hurrian Underworld Goddess
Allani reigns over the Land of the Dead or Underworld in Hurrian myth. She's influenced by the Hittite Sun Goddess of the Earth,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20233 min read
Divine Light - Sun Goddess of Arinna
Sun goddess of Arinna is also called Arinniti or Wuru(n)šemu (Wurusemu). She's the chief goddess of worship in the ancient near East, and...
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