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The Asuras and Devas of Hinduism
The Asuras and Devas of Hinduism are central to the cosmology of Hinduism, the functioning and creation of the universe, earth, and humanity, tracing back to the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism forming ancient Vedic Religion. Both Asuras and […]
Continue ReadingAdityas (Hinduism)
The Adityas are the offspring of the goddess Aditi, the lineage that emerges from her, and whom they are named after. In some representations Aditi is the personification infinity, while at other times an earth goddess. In the Rig Veda, […]
Continue ReadingGHK Bibliography
This is the Gods, Heroes, and Kings (GHK) Bibliography. Select Bibliography These are the resources that I found the most helpful, enlightening, or that I relied upon the most during the writing of Gods Heroes and Kings [The Book]. GHK […]
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Japanese Torpedo Boat
The Japanese Torpedo Boat was a feared warship of the Japanese military, the Imperial Japanese Army specifically. Types of Japanese Torpedo Boat Kotaka (小鷹, “Little Falcon”, 1885–1927) The Kotaka (小鷹, “Little Falcon”) was a torpedo boat of the Imperial Japanese […]
Continue ReadingThe Near East During The Bronze Age
The Near East During The Bronze Age is an extensive period of a panoply of pivotal innovations within human culture. Bronze Age Near East The Late Bronze Age Economy and Commerce At the ancient city of Alalah (in a region […]
Continue ReadingAlalah (Ancient City, Turkey)
Alalah was an ancient city of Turkey, whose foundations go reach back to around 2000 BCE, roughly into the first millennium of Ancient History. This ancient city was a center of commerce, existing on a significant trade route of the […]
Continue ReadingGoahti
A goahti is a tent made by the Sami people native to northern Europe. It is called by many names, depending mostly on the language. Goahti (Northern Sami), goahte (Lule Sámi), gåhte (Pite Sámi), gåhtie (Ume Sámi) or gåetie (Southern […]
Continue ReadingThe Origins of Marduk
Marduk is an ancient Babylonian god, one of the greatest, most long-lived gods of Mesopotamia and the Ancient World. (The Babylonian Zeus, if you will. Probably born, in fact, from the same archetypal mythical figure as Zeus was born from.) […]
Continue ReadingShukra (Vedic Saptarishi)
Shukra is a great Vedic Sage (also known as Shukracharya and Asuracharya). He was one of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages) to whom is attributed great knowledge. Shukra is one of the sons of Bhrigu (another of the Saptarishis) to whom […]
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Bhrigu is a Vedic Sage, one of the Saptarishis (Seven Sages) recorded in one of the world’s oldest religions (Hinduism) at its deepest Vedic layers. Bhrigu had many sons, one of whom was the sage Shukra.
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