<p>Dur-Sharrukin The gates of dur-Šarrukin Dur-Sharrukin (&#8220;Fortress of Sargon&#8221;), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital established on the virgin soil by Sargon II of Assyria (721–705 BC). Khorsabad is a village in northern Iraq, 15 km northeast of Mosul. The great city was entirely built in the decade preceding 706 BC. Sargon II ruled [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Gemini is the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about May 21 and June 21. Gemini is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri. Isimud (also Isinu; Usmû; Usumu (Akkadian)) is a minor god, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A solar deity (also sun god or sun goddess) is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. Shivini which is Utu in Sumeria, Shiva in Hinduism, Mithra [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Ancient Greek word Hellas (Ἑλλάς, Ellás) is the original word for Greece, from which the word Hellenistic was derived. The Ancient Greek word Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs) means &#8220;one who uses the Greek language&#8221;). The name Hellas comes from Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Armenian Haplogroups – R1b, J2, G2 1) R1b Previously known to include a majority of R1b haplogroups is Italic/Celtic, Germanic/ Hittite, Armenian and Tocharian. According to a study published in August 2010 (Myres et al.) “the phylogenetic relationships of numerous branches within the core Y-chromosome haplogroup R-M207 support West Asian origin of haplogroup R1b, its initial differentiation there followed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>R1b, R1a, and IE with a special focus on China! Neolithic China, the Yangshao The Shang dynasty is the earliest dynasty of traditional Chinese history supported by archaeological evidence. The Shang left written records and extensive material remains, especially bronze works. Bronze metallurgy, horses, chariots, and other wheeled vehicles came to China with Indo-European migrants. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dingir Dingir (usually transliterated DIĜIR) is a Sumerian word for &#8220;god.&#8221; Its cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for religious names and related concepts, in which case it is not pronounced and is conventionally transliterated as a superscript &#8220;D&#8221; as in e.g. DInanna. The concept of &#8220;divinity&#8221; in Sumerian is closely associated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dingir (𒀭, usually transliterated DIĜIR) is a Sumerian word for &#8220;god.&#8221; Its cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for religious names and related concepts, in which case it is not pronounced and is conventionally transliterated as a superscript &#8220;D&#8221; as in e.g. DInanna. The cuneiform sign by itself was originally an ideogram [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Akitu or Akitum (lit. &#8220;the barley-cutting&#8221;, &#8220;barley-sowing&#8221; or &#8220;head of the year&#8221;) was a spring festival in ancient Mesopotamia. The name is from the Sumerian for &#8220;barley&#8221;, originally marking two festivals celebrating the beginning of each of the two half-years of the Sumerian calendar, marking the sowing of barley in autumn and the cutting of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>List of Mesopotamian deities Dingir Dingir (usually transliterated DIĜIR) is a Sumerian word for “god.” Its cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for religious names and related concepts, in which case it is not pronounced and is conventionally transliterated as a superscript “D” as in e.g. DInanna. The cuneiform sign by itself [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dingir (usually transliterated DIĜIR) is a Sumerian word for &#8220;god.&#8221; Its cuneiform sign is most commonly employed as the determinative for religious names and related concepts, in which case it is not pronounced and is conventionally transliterated as a superscript &#8220;D&#8221; as in e.g. DInanna. The cuneiform sign by itself was originally an ideogram for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Et mikrokosmos ligger gjemt inni hver og enkel av oss som er identisk med det makrokosmos som vi finner rundt oss. Mytologien omhandler på mange måter det altomfattende univers som befinner seg rundt oss, men handler samtidig om vår indre reise i oss selv. Kundalini Kundalini, som på sanskrit betyr «sammenrullet som en slange», er [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Armenia is a country in the highlands surrounding the mountains of Ararat with an ancient cultural heritage. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan&#8217;s exclave of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Goddess Nina Lagash Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) is an ancient city located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East. From inscriptions found at Girsu such as the Gudea cylinders, it appears [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After suffering years of discrimination and forced assimilation, the Ainu people have finally been recognised as &#8220;indigenous&#8221; Japanese people, giving them the right to support for their communities and a boost to local economies. The official number of the Ainu is 25,000, but unofficially is estimated at 200,000, as many Ainu have been completely assimilated [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning &#8220;European olive&#8221;, is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae. It is found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands and Réunion. The olive&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to the Bible’s creation account, after making the heavens and the earth, God created humankind. The Adam and Eve story in Genesis 2 states that God formed Adam out of the dust of the ground, and then Eve was created from one of Adam’s ribs. Genesis 2:21–24, NRSV: &#8220;So the Lord God caused the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Cybele Janus Aker Aker was an Ancient Egyptian earth and death deity. In several inscriptions, wall paintings and reliefs, Aker was connected to the horizon of the North and the West, forming a mythological bridge between the two horizons with his body. Aker was first depicted as the torso of a recumbent lion with a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ra &#8211; Sun Ra or Re is the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun. He was believed to rule in all parts of the created world: The sky, the Earth, and the underworld. By the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Liber &#8211; Libera In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber (&#8220;the free one&#8221;), also known as Liber Pater (&#8220;the free Father&#8221;), was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome&#8217;s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with [&hellip;]</p>