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How Grain Came To Sumer (Sumerian Myth, Translation)

The story of How grain came to Sumer is the account within Sumerian Religion of the distant ages of deep antiquity before humans had known grain, and how it eventually came to be domesticated in their lands of southern Mesopotamia. […]

Adapa and the Mythical Foundations of Sumer

Adapa is an illustrious figure of the Ancient Sumerians, whose impact was so great that he resounded through thousands of years of Near East history and religion. Although Adapa was originally a Sumerian figure, stories were told of him for […]

Adapa

Adapa is an ancient figure from Sumerian Religion, who was preserved in historical records for over a thousand years. It is not exactly clear what he was, or the exact role he played in ancient religion, because the accounts vary. […]

The Ancient Connection Between Sumerian, Semitic, and Indo-European Religions

For many years I have been pestered by a nagging thought. An idea on the periphery of my consciousness scratching away like an insect, never letting me rest. This idea began to taunt me long before I had the breadth […]

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is a motif found in religions around the world. The tree of life is often planted at the center of the world, the Axis Mundu of that respective culture, often in a sacred garden and can […]

Yggrasil

Yggdrasil is a great tree at the center of the world. The Nine Worlds of the Norse cosmos, the homes of the various beings of their universe, are arrayed amongst the branches, roots, and trunk of the tree. It is […]

Similarities Between Norse Religion and Ancient Greek Religion

The deeper that we explore Norse Religion and the Ancient Greek Religion, the more connections that we find. While on the surface each tradition is distinct, unique, and original, we find that significant aspects of the internal structure of the […]

The Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán

The Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán are the named daughters of the jotunn Ægir and the goddess Rán found within the stories of Norse Religion. Very little is known about them specifically, aside from their names. Their names are […]

Prehistory of Asia

The Prehistory of Asia is a rich tapestry that extends across millions of years of human evolution and cultural development. Asia was one of the first regions inhabited by hominins (distant ancestors of modern homo sapiens). Many other species of […]

Battle-Axe Culture

The Battle Axe Culture, also called the Boat Axe Culture, flourished during the Chalcolithic in the coastal areas of the south Scandinavian Peninsula and southwest Finland, lasting from about 2800–2300 BCE. [1] This ancient culture, known for their distinctive battle […]