The texts refer to a cosmic battle between Baal, who is now the lord of storms and fertility, and Yam, the god of the oceans.

But what is unique about Genesis is the motive: God unleashes the flood as punishment for sin. Compare that to the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” a Mesopotamian text that purports to account for the ...

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The belief in an afterlife is ancient and existed before modern humans. "Even Neanderthals buried their dead with rituals and ...

the Roman god of the Sun, music, and prophecy. Charismatic, dramatic, and always the center of attention—sounds like a Roman gladiator in the making. Virgo – Mesopotamian Mythology Virgo ...

Dark Horse Comics announced the first-ever English release of legendary Berserk Creator Kentaro Miura and Studio Gaga's ...

So Brexit was too complicated even for Babylonian gods to figure out ... Inspired, she then studied Babylonian and Sumerian – ancient Mesopotamian languages – through her Cuneiform Studies master’s ...

Discover the sacred plants and flowers of ancient MENA civilizations and their deep connections to mythology, fertility, and ...

Scientists have stated that there is growing evidence suggesting humans are descendants of the biblical figures Adam and Eve.