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Ḫulbazizi - Ancient Exorcism Ritual
Ancient Mesopotamia is rife with demons and spirit entities. Demons can bring famine, plague, drought, pestilence, childhood disease,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 3, 20235 min read
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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,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 2, 20234 min read
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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,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 2, 20233 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 28, 20235 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 21, 20233 min read
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Pagan Pantheon - Anu, Oldest of the Gods
Anu (c. 4000 - 500 BCE) King of the Gods is the oldest known god on record. An ancient creator deity, he descends from the embodiment of...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 18, 20235 min read
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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...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Ereshkigal & the Mesopotamian Underworld
Goddess Queen Ereshkigal rules the Underworld of ancient Mesopotamia. She holds court among grim ghosts, gods and demons. Active from c....
Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20234 min read
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Shaushka (Šauška): Hurrian Great Goddess
Šauška (Shaushka) is the Great Goddess of the ancient Hurrian pantheon. She's cognate with goddesses Ishtar and Inanna . Her domains are...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Anzû - Mesopotamian Monster of Mayhem
The Divine Monster Anzû is a common element through Mesopotamian art, writing and culture. Here he steals the Tablet of Destinies from...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 5, 20232 min read
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Mushussu - Snake Dragon Animal of Marduk
Mushussu (Mušḫuššu) is a Babylonian hybrid animal companion and helper to the god Marduk, from c 626 BCE. Since Marduk vanquished him,...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 5, 20234 min read
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Bull of Heaven - Inanna vs Gilgamesh
Powerful Goddess Inanna plays a catalytic role in the Early Bronze Age Epic of Gilgamesh by sending the Bull of Heaven or Heavenly Bull...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Care & Feeding of Ancient Gods - Enlil
An ancient Mesopotamian God, Enlil (Sumerian: Nunamnir ) is a powerful deity associated with wind, air, earth and storms. He's the major...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 3, 20234 min read
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Ancient Mesopotamian Cities - Uruk
The stone walls of Uruk surround a vibrant city in ancient Mesopotamia. Uruk is the first definitive urban center. Uruk is believed...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Pazuzu - Demon God of Mesopotamia
A demonic deity of protection and destruction, Pazuzu appears in the Iron Age in Mesopotamia, although his worship may go back further....
Sylvia Rose
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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Lamashtu, Baby-Eating Demon of Mesopotamia
An ancient Sumerian demon goddess, Lamashtu first appears c. 2900 - 2350 BCE. She attacks infants and pregnant, childbearing or nursing...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Teshub: Hurrian Bronze Age Storm God
The mythology of storm and weather god Teshub (Teššub) goes back to the Hurrian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia and area. Beginning in the...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Kashka - Mountain Raiders of Anatolia
From the Pontic Mountains between the Anatolian Steppe and the Black Sea, the Kaskians (Kashka, Kaška, Kaska) are a fearsome people who...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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Anatolia - Alaca Höyük City of the Sun
Alaca Höyük or Alacahöyük is a vibrant Anatolian Neolithic and Hittite settlement of great impact to the known world. It's located in...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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