Sylvia Rose
Belet-Seri: Underworld Scribe Goddess
In the Mesopotmanian Underworld of Kur, the Goddess Ereshkigal holds court. Beginning c. 2900 BCE, her popular worship lasts over two...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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 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, 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, 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 10, 20233 min read
Seduction of Hedammu, Father of Snakes
Ḫedammu is a mythical Hurrian sea serpent or snake who wreaks havoc on the coast of Syria during the Bronze Age. He's the offspring of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Aya - Goddess of Dawn, Mesopotamia
In Akkadian, Aya (Aia) means Dawn. She personifies the light and life of first rays of the Sun. In some cultures the Dawn deities are...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 5, 20233 min read
Bashmu (Bašmu): Voracious Serpent Dragon
Among the mighty monsters of mythology is Bashmu (Bašmu) of ancient Mesopotamia. One of the eleven creatures of destruction birthed by...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Goddess Nisaba - First Lady of Writing
Mesopotamian goddess of grain and writing, Nisaba (Nanibgal, Nunbarshegunu) is one of the oldest Sumerian deities. Nisaba is also a...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 4, 20233 min read
Nabu (Nabû) - Ancient God of Scribes
Nabu is the inventor of writing in Mesopotamian mythology. Patron of scribes, wisdom and literacy, the God Nabu dates back to early Sumer...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20233 min read
Ḫulbazizi - Ancient Exorcism Ritual
Ancient Mesopotamia is rife with demons and spirit entities. Demons can bring famine, plague, drought, pestilence, childhood disease,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20235 min read
Demons - Evil Udug of Mesopotamia
A demonic class of spirits, the evil udug arise in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. Home to deities noted as far back as 7000 BCE, the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 2, 20233 min read
Asherah: Goddess of Childbirth & Fertility
Asherah (Ashera) is one of the most powerful goddesses of the ancient world. She's mentioned in Hebrew texts, in records of Ugarit as...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 2, 20234 min read
Warrior Portal Gods Lugal-irra & Meslamta-ea
These two ancient Mesopotamian Gods are seen as brothers, a dyad or divine twins (maštabba). Both warriors, they guard the gates to Kur,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 2, 20233 min read
Sukkals - Mythic Viziers to the Gods
Part of the cosmology of Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Levant and related sites, the sukkal acts as a vizier or advisor, helper, attendant,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Hutena & Hutellura: Dyad of Birth & Fate
In the Mesopotamian mythologies some gods, goddesses, sukkals, sacred animals or heroes appear as duos, twins, dyads or doubles. Some are...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 28, 20235 min read
Sphinx - Mythical Monster of Ancients
A mythological monster, the Greek Sphinx has the body of a lion, head of a human and wings of an Eagle. Jump to: Greek Sphinx Egyptian...
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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 18, 20236 min read
Pagan Pantheon - Anu, Oldest of the Gods
Anu (c. 4000 - 500 BCE) King of the Gods is the oldest known god in mythology. An ancient creator deity, he descends from the embodiment...
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