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...

Aruna is the God of the Sea worshiped by the Hittites (c. 1600 - 1187 BCE). At their greatest range under King Šuppiluliuma I, the...

Inara is the goddess of wild animals, hills and forests in Hittite mythology. The Purulliya Festival of spring comes from an older Hatti...

Telipinu is an agricultural deity who gets angry and leaves the home of the Gods. The effects are devastating. Telipinu is the son of...

When Tiamat sees how her children have turned against her, betrayed and murdered her partner Abzu, her she screams out her grief and...

Tarhunna (Tarḫunna) is the Storm and Weather God of the Hittites, a warrior people who occupy much of Anatolia in the Bronze Age....

Hannahanna is the great grandmother goddess of the Hittites. She features in several myths usually following the exploits of her...

The Amorite god Amurru (Akkadian) or Martu (Sumerian) is revered since the third millennium BCE. Strong centers of worship in Babylon and...

Ashur is the tutelary God of ancient Assur, capital city of the Kingdom of Assyria in 2600 BCE. Like many other Mesopotamian cities,...

Humbaba (Ḫumbaba, Ḫuwawa) features in the Mesopotamian poem Epic of Gilgamesh, which is often copied at scribe schools. A huge mountain...

Ushumgallu (Ušumgallu, Ušumgal) is a lion-dragon horned snake demon in Akkadian mythology. Similar hybrid creatures appear in...

In ancient Mesopotamia the Underworld Kur is ruled by the sultry and temperamental Goddess Queen Ereskigal. As usual among Mesopotamian...

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...

Lotan means 'coiled' in Ugaritic. Lotan (Lôtān, Litan, Litānu), an enormous snake dragon, arises from the primal waters of chaos to wreak...

Among the mighty monsters of mythology is Bashmu (Bašmu) of ancient Mesopotamia. One of the eleven creatures of destruction birthed by...

Part of the cosmology of Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Levant and related sites, the sukkal acts as a vizier or advisor, helper, attendant,...