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.

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

In Mesopotamian art, the date palm was frequently shown in connection with gods and goddesses, particularly those linked to agriculture and prosperity, according to the Food and Agriculture ...

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 ...

When the name Chalabi crops up in any discussion of Iraq, chances are that the person speaking is referring to Ahmed Chalabi, the brilliant, cynical, shameless politician whose steady drip-feed of ...

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 ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others. By Carl Zimmer In 1786, a British judge named ...