Mythology
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Meet Dumuzid: The Ancient Mesopotamian God Who Died and Resurrected
Dumuzid, the god of shepherds and the husband of Inanna, was worshiped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians thousands of years be...
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Ninurta: The Ancient Mesopotamian God of Exceptional Powers
Ninurta is a famous ancient god of the Mesopotamian people who was most widely worshipped in the Sumer era. Ninurta has various attributes that cha...
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Shamash: The Ancient Mesopotamian Sun God of Justice and Morality
Shamash was a sun god who ruled the people of Sumer and was responsible for dispensing justice and enforcing morality. He was part of a triad of go...
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Seshat: The Deity Whose Presence Was Felt in Major Egyptian Temples
Seshat , sometimes spelled Seshet, was the female divine writer who oversaw writing, arithmetic and wisdom in ancient Egypt. Her duties also includ...
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Abzu God: The Mysterious Ancient Deity That Resided Beneath the Earth
Abzu god was an ancient Mesopotamian water deity worshiped in Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. Abzu — also known as Apsu and Absu — initially represe...
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Amurru: The Unique Story of an Ancient Country and Its Mountain God
Amurru was the god of the Arabian immigrants, the Amorites, according to the ancient people of Mesopotamia. They settled in the adjoining lands of ...
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Ancient Persian Gods: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Deities
The ancient Persian gods are world-famous for their powers, huge following and stories. These gods, who are now considered a myth, were once the gu...
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Anzu Bird: Exploring an Ancient Mesopotamian Monster
Few non-divine characters are so pervasive across Mesopotamian mythology as the Anzu bird. For millennia, this part-lion-and-eagle demonic creature...
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Apkallu: The Legendary Sages Who Brought Divine Wisdom to the World
The Apkallu, whose nature and origin remain unclear, is often referred to in the clay tablets inscribed in the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopota...
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Ashur: How an Agricultural God Became the Supreme Deity of Assyria
Ashur was a local agricultural deity of the Assyrian city of Assur. Over the centuries he rose to become the supreme deity of the Assyrian empire. ...
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Atum: The First-ever God of Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Atum is known as the primary god in ancient Egyptian mythology . The god that was present when there was nothing else present, not even the physica...
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Babi: The Myth of the Egyptian God of Underworld and Virility
Babi was one of the most prominent deities that people worshipped at the time of the ancient civilization of Egypt. He was the god of the underworl...