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The Lion Shall Lay Down with the Lamassu

With the appearance of Lamassu on the latest Futurama episode (although I haven’t been able to find a picture of them online as of yet), I thought they might be an interesting concept to look into, although I’m not really sure there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Babylonian, Buddhism, Cartoons, Etymology, Futurama, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, History, Judaism, Magic, Mesopotamia, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Persian, Religion, Television | Tagged abenaki, achaemenid empire, angels, anu, apsu, cherubim, demons, donkeys, enki, enuma elish, glooscap, gopathas, griffins, lahamu, lahmu, lamashtu, lamassu, lamia, lilith, mercury, pamola, pazuzu, shedu, sphinx, tiamat, yalis |

The Changing of the Gods

Stories of gods having to fight other gods for dominance over the world are quite common in mythology, but there are a few different sorts. Some have the new gods overthrowing older, established ones. Others have gods going to war … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, Celtic, Chinese, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Hittite, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Religion, Video Games | Tagged aesir, aesir-vanir war, alalu, anu, asuras, athena, baldur, devas, dionysus, fomorians, giants, gigantes, gigantomachy, golden age, hades, hera, hodur, jade emperor, jotun, jotuns, karuilies siunes, kronos, kumarbi, magni, marduk, metis, modi, odin, orphic mysteries, pangu, persephone, ragnarok, teshub, thor, tiamat, titanomachy, titans, tuatha de danann, ullikummi, underworld, vanir, zagreus, zeus |

All the Girls Love Annis

Sometimes I feel like I should save posts on wicked witches until October, but I’ll probably forget before then. So here’s Black Annis, the local witch of the Dane Hills in Leicestershire, England. While descriptions vary somewhat, she’s often described … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, British, Celtic, Discworld, Fairy Tales, Monsters, Mythology, Terry Pratchett | Tagged agnes scott, anu, black aliss demurrage, black annis, boogeyman, granny weatherwax, king richard iii of england, ronald hutton, witches |

Moo to Mesopotamia

Ninsun was a Sumerian goddess, associated with wisdom and cows. Why that combination? I couldn’t say. Different cultures had different animals they associated with wisdom, often based largely on how they looked, like the owl to the Greeks and the … Continue reading →

Make Mine Marduk

Even a casual study in the history of religion will reveal that a significant part of its development is based not on anything supernatural, but on all too human political matters. It’s been pretty much the norm that conquering tribes … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, History, Mythology | Tagged anu, ashur, assyria, baal, babylon, bel, ea, enki, enlil, enuma elish, eridu, iraq, marduk, mesopotamia, sumeria, tiamat |