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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...

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Dec 28, 20233 min read

Powerful Goddess Inanna plays a catalytic role in the Early Bronze Age Epic of Gilgamesh by sending the Bull of Heaven or Heavenly Bull...

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Nov 4, 20232 min read

A prehistoric species of cattle, Aurochs (Bos primigenius) rules Europe and much of Asia in the ancient world. The last known Aurochs is...

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Oct 30, 20234 min read

Apis is a sacred bull of ancient Egypt. He's raised from a calf, elevated to the status of an oracle, and worshipped as a divine bull at...

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Oct 17, 20234 min read