Sylvia Rose
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 12, 20234 min read
Ereshkigal & the Mesopotamian Underworld
Among the many goddesses, gods, sukkals and spiritual entities in ancient Mesopotamia are the grim ghosts, gods and demons who dwell in...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20233 min read
Shaushka (Šauška) - the Great Goddess
Šauška (Shaushka), also called Šauša or Šawuška is the Great Goddess of the Hurrian and Hittite pantheons. Her domains were those of...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 5, 20232 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 5, 20234 min read
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,...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 4, 20238 min read
Inanna: Goddess Queen of Heaven
Inanna is the goddess of love, sexuality and war in ancient Mesopotamia. She's equated with Ishtar and Hurrian Shaushka. A divine...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 3, 20235 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 3, 20233 min read
What is a Ziggurat?
Ziggurats are temple icons of ancient Mesopotamian architecture, usually constructed of baked clay brick. The ziggurat may be built over...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 2, 20234 min read
Ancient Mesopotamian Cities - Uruk
The stone walls of Uruk mark a bustling hub in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area of modern day Iraq. Uruk is the first definitive urban...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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....
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Lamashtu, Baby-Eating Demon of Mesopotamia
An ancient Sumerian demon, Lamashtu first appears in the Bronze Age, 2900 - 2350 BCE. A malevolent entity and evil spirit, she's a hybrid...
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Sylvia Rose
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Kanesh (Kultepe): Kārum City of Trade
The ancient town of Kültepe (Kultepe, Kanesh, Kaneš), where the earliest writing originates, rises to a thriving trade city and kārum or...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Ereshkigal Goddess of Underworld & Night
The Mesopotamian Goddess Ereshkigal reigns for hundreds of years, beginning c. 2900 BCE and fading away about 600 BCE. She's one of...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 22, 20233 min read
Bronze Age Culture - Rise of Heavy Metals
The Bronze Age lasts from c. 3300 to c. 1200 BCE, the second of three Metal Ages, following copper, the metal of Venus, and preceding...
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