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Kothar (Kothar-wa-Khasis) Artisan God

In the bustling trade town of Ugarit, Syria, art is big business as local wares hit the market during the Bronze Age c. 3300 - 1200 BCE....

Sylvia Rose

Dec 1, 20233 min read

Shakhar & Shalim: Divine Twins of Ugarit

In the ancient near East, divine twin brothers Shakhar (Shahar) and Shalim are the Ugaritic Gods of Dawn and Dusk. As markers of the...

Sylvia Rose

Nov 27, 20232 min read

Lucifer, Venus & Anti-Gods of Mythology

Lucifer is Latin for bringer of light, or the morning star, symbolic of the return of light each day. In Greco-Roman myth Aurora, Goddess...

Mythology

Sylvia Rose

Nov 17, 20235 min read

Rhytons - Animal Vessels of the Ancients

Especially popular in the near East of the Bronze Age, rhytons (Gr. rhyta) were common for ceremonial purposes, displays of wealth or...

Sylvia Rose

Nov 9, 20233 min read

Blacksmiths: Iron, Metal, Gods & Myth

Blacksmiths appear c. 1500 BCE. Metallurgy and metal workers date back to c. 7000 BCE, working metals such as native copper and gold. The...

Sylvia Rose

Nov 1, 20235 min read

Immortal - Quest for the Elixir of Life

The Elixir of Life has value beyond money. The concept first appears in Mesopotamia of the 2nd millennium BCE. Its discovery is one of...

China & Chinese Lore

Sylvia Rose

Oct 16, 20234 min read

Gnomes: Earth Spirits of Renaissance Mythology

Beloved in gardens, gnomes bring blessings of Earth. Thought to dwell in underground tunnels, caverns, soil and rocks, chthonic gnomes...

Mythology

Sylvia Rose

Oct 13, 20233 min read

Women of the Wild Hunt: Holle, Diana, Frigg

A European phenomenon, the Wild Hunt is a supernatural event crossing several cultures including German, Norse, Roman, French, English...

Mythology

Sylvia Rose

Oct 10, 20237 min read

Herbology & Lore: Rowan (Mountain Ash)

The Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) is easily recognized by its generous offerings of bright red berries. Also known as mountain ash, Rowan is a...

Sylvia Rose

Sep 29, 20234 min read

German Myth & Folklore: Dwarfs

Although the identifying feature of fairy tale Dwarfs is height, these magical creatures of Faerie were not always short. Common in Norse...

Sylvia Rose

Sep 27, 20236 min read

Goats in German Myth: Erntebock & Habergeiß

The Erntebock (Harvest Goat) is a treacherous spirit. Sometimes he's accompanied by his better half, the Habergeiß or she-goat. In...

Mythology

Sylvia Rose

Sep 16, 20234 min read

German Myth - Headless Horseman

The headless horseman gallops through the folklore of Germany, Ireland, Scotland and North America. Though he appears singly there may be...

Mythology

Sylvia Rose

Sep 1, 20234 min read