mesopotamian mythology
1Mesopotamian mythology — is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.The Sumerians practiced a polytheistic religion, with anthropomorphic gods or goddesses… …
2Mesopotamian mythology — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. A brief treatment of Mesopotamian mythology follows. For full treatment,… …
3Mesopotamian religion — The god Marduk and his dragon Mušḫuššu, from a Babylonian cylinder seal. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Sumerian and Akkadian (Assyrian/Babylonian) peoples living in Mesopotamia (around the… …
4Mesopotamian religion — Introduction beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and… …
5Mythology — For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation), and Myth (disambiguation). Prometheus (1868) by Gustave Moreau. The myth of Prometheus, first attested by Hesiodus, later became the basis of a trilogy of tragedy plays, possibly by Aeschylus,… …
6Me (mythology) — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamia …
7Sin (mythology) — Impression of the cylinder seal of Ḫašḫamer, ensi (high priest) of Sin at Iškun Sin ca. 2100 BC. The seated figure is probably king Ur Nammu, bestowing the governorship on Ḫašḫamer, who is led before him by a lamma (protective goddess). Sin/Nanna …
8Hybrid (mythology) — Assyrian Shedu from the entrance to the throne room of the palace of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin (late 8th century BC), excavated by Paul Émile Botta, 1843–1844, now at the Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu wing of the Louvre …
9Middle Eastern mythology — Middle East mythology may refer to: mythologies of the Ancient Near East Mesopotamian mythology Ancient Egyptian mythology Hittite mythology Abrahamic mythology Islamic mythology Jewish mythology Christian mythology mythologies of individual… …
10Babylonian mythology — is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures. While these stories are in modern times usually considered a component of Babylonian religion, their purpose was not necessarily religious in… …
