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Dumuzid, the god of shepherds and the husband of Inanna, was worshiped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians thousands of years be...
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...
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...
Seshat , sometimes spelled Seshet, was the female divine writer who oversaw writing, arithmetic and wisdom in ancient Egypt. Her duties also includ...
Abzu god was an ancient Mesopotamian water deity worshiped in Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. Abzu — also known as Apsu and Absu — initially represe...
Amurru was the god of the Arabian immigrants, the Amorites, according to the ancient people of Mesopotamia. They settled in the adjoining lands of ...
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...
Few non-divine characters are so pervasive across Mesopotamian mythology as the Anzu bird. For millennia, this part-lion-and-eagle demonic creature...
The Apkallu, whose nature and origin remain unclear, is often referred to in the clay tablets inscribed in the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopota...
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. ...
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...
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...