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Anunnaki

The Anunnaki are a tribe of gods central to the ancient religions of Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria. In order t… The Tribe of Anunnaki T Anunnaki were the offspring of An and Ki — major, and very old, Sumerian […]

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Sumerian Religion

Sumerian Religion

Sumerian Religion is the oldest-recorded religion in the world, and the oldest ancestor of a number of ancient religions of the Near East. Basics To first simplify and deconstruct, the Essentials of Sumerian Religion are: The Historical Context Sumerian religion […]

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Enlil

Enlil was the king of the gods, the supreme diety of the Sumerian Pantheon. When the gods took council in times of turmoil, it was his decision that held final weight. He was the god of air, wind, and storms […]

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Great Year of the Scholar Course — History & Mythology — Week 1-12

This schedule initiates the “Great Year of the Scholar,” specifically tailored to your request for a high-density, low-topic-count (max 2 per day) deep dive. By dedicating three full quarters to Prehistory and Antiquity, we can achieve a level of thoroughness […]

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Danaus

Danaus (Δαναός, Danaós) was a king of Libya, as told in Greek myth and legend. He was said to have migrated into Greece with his people in ancient times (well-before the time of Homer I assume, because his name was […]

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Aryaman

Aryaman is the Vedic God of Patronage. He is of the house of the Aditya (a son of Aditi). Aryaman is the lord of Uttar Phalguni nakshatra, in Vedic astrology. A person born under the auspices of Aryaman finds many […]

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Homo Sapiens

H. sapiens males weighed 65 kg (143 lb) and were 1.7 m (5’7″) tall, on average. Females were 54 kg (119 lb) and 1.6 m (5’3″). [1] Homo sapiens had larger brains and used more complex tools than earlier humans. […]

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Indra

Great Indra is a god of ancient the Vedic religion of India, which is the source of the Hindu Religion in the following centuries of ancient history. Strong-willed, master of war, the Thunder-wielder, the “powerful one” — in his many […]

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Shatapatha Brahamana

The Shatapatha Brahmana is a commentary on the… Based on a linguistic analysis of the Vedic Sanskrit used in the surviving version of the Shatapatha Brahmana it is dated to between about 700-500 BCE, depending on the scholar. [7] However, […]

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The Vedas

As the Vedas are considered shruti (divinely revealed knowledge) the literal sounds of the Sanskrit chants are believed to be primordial sounds of creation. [8] Great importance was placed on the actual chanting of the scriptures themselves, the cadence and […]

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