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Shukra (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 […]

Bhrigu

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.

Asuras (Hinduism)

Asura of Vedic and Hindu myth are a class of powerful, supernatural being that have influence on the creation of the world and humanity. Asuras are a class of divine beings within Indian religion. Especially within Hinduism, and its ancient […]

The God Enki Throughout Ancient Religion

Enki is one of the oldest Gods of humanity — the oldest gods known of ancient religions as he first appears in Sumerian inscriptions around the Dawn of History. The god Enki Through Ancient Religion, and is the archetype both […]

Perseus

Perseus (written in the Greek Alphabet as Περσεύς) is one of the most renowned heroes of Greek Mythology. According to legend, he is the founder of Mycenae (an ancient leader of the Mycenaean Greeks who took Troy from the hands […]

The Myth of Ishkur and the Fox

The Myth of Ishkur and the Fox is an ancient Sumerian myth that is unfortunately unfinished — we do not know how it ends. Only one tablet discovered in Nippur over a century ago has so-far been found to contain […]

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, […]

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 […]