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King Minos

King Minos is a legendary king of the ancestors of the Greeks, the Minoans, who made their ancestral home on the island of Crete. They are known for the trading prowess, forming a great trading empire of sorts at the […]

Origins of Poseidon

Poseidon — along with others of the pantheon of Greek gods — have been documented since deep antiquity. Poseidon is one of the most famous of the Greek gods, and the oldest, documented from at least the Bronze Age. Interestingly, […]

The Folk of the Goddess Danu — The Mysterious Dananns and Danavas

Throughout ancient myths and legend, we have a reference to the migrations of people. It does not matter what sacred text you investigate: codified within its pages is the stories of people. That is what the majority of religion is, […]

Uralic Languages

The long-held belief by the majority of scholars was that the Uralic languages were originally from the Ural Mountains. However, recent research and genetic studies indicate that the ancestral homeland of Uralic speaking peoples is much further East. From a […]

Danu (Irish Goddess)

Danu is known as the mother goddess of the Tuath De (the Tuatha Dé Danann) of Irish Mythology. She is believed to be the eponymous goddess after whom the Tuatha Dé Danann are named. The name of this mythical, legendary […]

The Origins of Persia — Ancient Iran

The modern country of Iran was once known as Persia, and was known as such from ancient times all the way to the 20th century. Iran as a geographical region extends just beyond the Zagros Mountains in the west at […]

Sky Father

Sky Father is a term from comparative mythology for the recurring concept within religions of the world for a sky god that the people name with respect and reverence, “father”. The sky father is usually the progenitor of the gods, […]

The Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East is the Cradle of Civilization. While we were born in Africa as a species, the roots of modern human civilization can be traced back to the Ancient Near East. The Ancient Near East is where the […]

Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family of Japan. According to imperial doctrine the tenno (天王, てんおお one of the many names for the emperor) are the descendants of the sun god Ameterasu. The Emperor of […]

Brahma

Brahma is the Hindu god associated with creation, knowledge, and the Vedas. He is featured prominently in creation myths, and in a number of places is associated with Prajapati. Ancient Vedic Religion often knows Prajapati as the Hiranyagarbha, however in […]