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Theotokos: Venus
<p>“Mother, Daughter and Spouse of God” The Queen (the sun goddess) and Daughter (the dawn goddess) of Heaven – Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Mary Magdalene – the mother, consort and daughter of god. Frigg / Freyja – Odin / Odr – and Nanna – Balder. Theotokos Theotokos is […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Jun 1, 201920 min read
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T / D (S) – Dingir, Dyeus, Tian, Shen
<p>Dingir (đ, usually transliterated DIÄIR) 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 was originally an ideogram […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 22, 20194 min read
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Kura Araxes culture
<p>Jericho Jericho (Arabic: ArīងÄ; Hebrew: Yeriáž„o) is a city in the Palestinian Territories and is located near the Jordan River in the West Bank. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and the city with the oldest known protective wall in the world. Jericho is the type site […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 15, 201913 min read
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The Master and Mistress of Animals
<p>The Master and Mistress of Animals Master of Animals  Mistress of the Animals The Master of Animals or Lord of Animals is a motif in ancient art showing a human between and grasping two confronted animals. It is very widespread in the art of the Ancient Near East and Egypt. Unless he is shown with […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 14, 201921 min read
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East / West – Life / Death – The Divine Twins
<p>The Divine Twins in Indo-European Religion Lamassu / Ishum & Papsukkal Isimud (also Isinu; UsmĂ»; Usumu (Akkadian)) is a minor god, the messenger of the god Enki, in Sumerian mythology. He appears in the myth of Enki and Ninhursag, in which he acts as Enkiâs messenger and emissary. In ancient Sumerian artwork, Isimud is easily […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 12, 201925 min read
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At the Center of the World
<p>Dur-Sharrukin The gates of dur-Ć arrukin Dur-Sharrukin (“Fortress of Sargon”), present day Khorsabad, was the Assyrian capital established on the virgin soil by Sargon II of Assyria (721â705 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 […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 4, 20195 min read
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The Seven (Sibitti or Sebetti) gods
<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; UsmĂ»; Usumu (Akkadian)) is a minor god, the […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 4, 201933 min read
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The Sun / Mars in Mythology
<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 […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 2, 201916 min read
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Hellas and Helios
<p>The Ancient Greek word Hellas (áŒÎ»Î»ÎŹÏ, EllĂĄs) is the original word for Greece, from which the word Hellenistic was derived. The Ancient Greek word áŒÎ»Î»Î·ÎœÎčÏÏÎźÏ (HellÄnistážs) means “one who uses the Greek language”). The name Hellas comes from áŒÎ»Î»Î·ÎœÎ”Ï (HĂ©llÄnes, âGreeksâ), most probably a derivation of áŒÎ»Î»ÎżÎŻ (HelloĂ) or ΣΔλλοί (SelloĂ), the Greek inhabitants of […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
May 2, 20196 min read
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Pre Indo European (haplogroup j2; Hurri-Urartians) and Indo Europrean (haplogroup r1b; Armenians) migration and cultural diffusion
<p>Armenian Haplogroups â 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.) âthe 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 […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 28, 201951 min read
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The making of China and the Indo-Europeans
<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. […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 26, 20195 min read
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Nergal – Pluto (underworld), Mars (our ancester) and Apollo (the sky)
<p>Dingir Dingir (usually transliterated DIÄIR) 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 concept of “divinity” in Sumerian is closely associated […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 26, 20197 min read
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D/T – the name of the god in Eurasia
<p>Dingir (đ, usually transliterated DIÄIR) 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 was originally an ideogram […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 26, 20199 min read
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Fertility in Mythology
<p>Akitu or Akitum (lit. “the barley-cutting”, “barley-sowing” or “head of the year”) was a spring festival in ancient Mesopotamia. The name is from the Sumerian for “barley”, 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 […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 21, 201914 min read
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The Sumerian Triad of Heaven
<p>List of Mesopotamian deities Dingir Dingir (usually transliterated DIÄIR) is a Sumerian word for âgod.â 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 âDâ as in e.g. DInanna. The cuneiform sign by itself […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 21, 201912 min read
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The sun god / goddess – the connection with T(iwas) and Sh(iva) and the further development of the sun god into Mars / Venus
<p>Dingir (usually transliterated DIÄIR) 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 was originally an ideogram for […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 2, 201919 min read
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NÄr kundalinien reiser seg
<p>Et mikrokosmos ligger gjemt inni hver og enkel av oss som er identisk med det makrokosmos som vi finner rundt oss. Mytologien omhandler pĂ„ mange mĂ„ter det altomfattende univers som befinner seg rundt oss, men handler samtidig om vĂ„r indre reise i oss selv. Kundalini Kundalini, som pĂ„ sanskrit betyr «sammenrullet som en slange», er […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Apr 1, 20197 min read
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Armenia – from its origin to the battle of Manzikert
<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’s exclave of […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 30, 20198 min read
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Inanna. Ishtar. The Mesopotamian Goddess
When the city of Uruk was first excavated in the mid-nineteenth century, it was found to be split in half, with one section walled off....

Ryan Moorhen
Mar 26, 201919 min read
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Lagash, Nineveh and Nina
<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 […]</p>

Ryan Moorhen
Feb 20, 201926 min read
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