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Sylvia Rose
Apr 21, 20243 min read
Tjeker Sea People in 12th Century BCE
The Tjeker (Tjekker, Teresh, Taresh) are a seafaring culture in constant conflict with Egypt, and one of the tribal groups named in the...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 30, 20244 min read
Anat - War Goddess of Ancient Ugarit
Anat is a war goddess and deity of the hunt in ancient Ugarit, Ḫanat and Tanis. In the Baal Cycle she's an ally to the God Baal, battling...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 28, 20244 min read
Baal Cycle - Myths of Ba'al Hadad
Baal (Ba'al) is a fertility god and storm deity known by 2330 BCE. As Ba'al Hadad, his exploits form the Baal Cycle of texts. In Syria...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 27, 20245 min read
Baal (Ba'al): Storm God & Love Demon
Baal (Ba'al) is a Bronze Age Canaanite deity whose worship centers on the Levant and the industrious coastal city of Ugarit, north Syria....
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 15, 20245 min read
Amurru - God of the Amorites
The Amorite god Amurru (Akkadian) or Martu (Sumerian) is revered since the third millennium BCE. Strong centers of worship in Babylon and...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 15, 20245 min read
Amurru: Amorite Bronze Age Kingdom
Amurru is both a kingdom and a god. In c. 2000 BCE, the Amorite kingdom occupies the northern part of the ancient Levant coast. To the...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 12, 20243 min read
Byblos Vibrant Port City: the Egyptians
In 1938 BCE, the ancient port city of Byblos in the Levant is once more commandeered by the Egyptians. The region is an Egyptian ally...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Mountain Gazelle: Wild Ancient World
The little mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is also called the Palestinian or true gazelle. Both males and females have horns, which...
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