shamash – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Knowing the Scorpions

With Halloween coming up and Scorpio being the reigning sign in the zodiac, I thought I might say a bit about scorpion people. Part of Mesopotamian mythology, there isn’t a whole lot of information about them, but they did appear … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Babylonian, Monsters, Mythology, Semitic | Tagged aqrabuamelu, arachnids, dilmun, enuma elish, epic of gilgamesh, gilgamesh, girtablilu, marduk, mashu, scorpion people, scorpions, shamash, tiamat, uruk |

Hey Baba, Humbaba

One advantage to being an epic hero is that, if you feel like killing someone, you can just paint them as a villain. Sometimes the giants and dragons slain by heroes have committed evil actions that need to be stopped, … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, Final Fantasy, Mythology, Semitic, Video Games | Tagged demons, dr. seuss, enkidu, enlil, epic of gilgamesh, gilgamesh, humbaba, kefka palazzo, monsters, phunbaba, shamash, the lorax |