Sylvia Rose
Babylonian Astrology: Destiny in the Stars
Babylonians are among the earliest astrologers. An ancient practice, astrology correlations the movements or habits of celestial bodies...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Ninkasi: Beer Goddess Mesopotamia
Ninkasi is a goddess of beer and brewing in ancient Mesopotamia. She's cognate or related to Siris and sometimes portrayed as her sister....
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 223 min read
Beer Goddess Siris of Mesopotamia
Siris or Siraš is a Mesopotamian beer goddess. In Ebla she's called Zilaš. Siris connects to both the good and bad aspects of beer....
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 195 min read
Mahaleb Cherry: Spice, Nature & Myth
Mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) or St. Lucie cherry is a species of fruit tree cultivated for a spice in the cherry stones. The fruit...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 197 min read
Mt Nemrut Volcano: Nature & Lore
Mount Nemrut is a dormant volcano in Van province of east Turkey, near Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands. Nemrut is named for the...
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Sylvia Rose
Apr 187 min read
Nimrod: Lord of Chaos & Creation
Nimrod is a legendary Mesopotamian king in the early Bronze Age. A controversial figure, Nimrod has a savage nature and civilized mind,...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 186 min read
Witches & Witchcraft: Ancient World
Witches work with occult or supernatural energies. In legend, witches are malevolent in nature. They can access realms of the Undead and...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 176 min read
The Sex Demons - Incubus & Succubus
A sexual spirit or demon preys on a person through the act of intercourse or intimacy. In traditional lore the incubus is the male...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 124 min read
Lammašaga: Sumerian Angel Goddess
Lammašaga (Lammasaga) is an ancient Sumerian goddess, and sukkal of the medicine goddess Bau. Belonging to a class of guardian deities or...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 116 min read
Ninsun - Lady of the Wild Cows
Ninsun is a goddess of Mesopotamia, mother of legendary king of Uruk, Gilgamesh. She's revered through the lands as a goddess of wisdom,...
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Sylvia Rose
Mar 15 min read
Shamhat: Sacred Prostitute & the Wild Man
Sacred prostitute (harīmtu) Shamhat is a Mesopotamian legend. She's a central character in part of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Shamhat is...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 206 min read
Cattle Goddesses & the Cosmic Cow
In myth and spirituality the divine cow signifies abundance, prosperity, motherhood, nurturing, generosity and renewal of life. In one...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
Khella - Ancient Health & Herbology
Khella plants (Ammi visnaga) are flowering herbs of the carrot family, related to Queen Anne's lace and poison hemlock. Native to parts...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 144 min read
Steatite (Soapstone) - Ancient World
Steatite or soapstone is a metamorphic talc rock used in carving for thousands of years. A medium-grained rock, or schist, soapstone is a...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 114 min read
Tooth Worms of Ancient Mesopotamia
The nefarious Tooth Worm lives in the teeth and causes toothache by chewing the gums or the inside of a tooth. This evil worm and its kin...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 117 min read
Scribes & Writing - Ancient Mesopotamia
Development of writing, scribes (dubsars) and scribe schools (edubas) work together to alter the Ancient World in much the same way as...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 105 min read
Scribes & Writing: Ancient Beginnings
Scribes (dubsars) appear shortly after the advent of writing c. 3400 BCE in Sumer. Writing develops as a way to keep trade and commerce...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 99 min read
Eridu - City of Ancient Gods Mesopotamia
Eridu is among the earliest cities in Mesopotamia, and the first urban center in the south land of Sumer. The seat of ancient gods, Eridu...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 87 min read
Architect Gods & Building in Mesopotamia
Mushdamma (Mushdam, Mušdam(m)a or Mušdam) is the Divine Architect of the Mesopotamian ancient world. His epithet šidim gal den-líl-lá-ke4...
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Sylvia Rose
Feb 74 min read
Kulla - God of Bricks & Building
Kulla is a Mesopotamian god of bricks and building. Patron of masons and masonry, he's watches over the brickmaking and building process....
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