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Until Sir Arthur Evans unearthed the palace of Knossos, the half-man-half bull killed by Theseus was considered just a popular legend; archaeology changed that perception. King Minos, of Crete, fought hard with his brother to ascend the...

Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles, the most popular figure from ancient Greek mythology. Hercules was the son of Zeus, king of the gods, and the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus, who was always chasing one woman or another...

Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE) was the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III (r. 811-783 BCE) until he reached maturity. She is also known as Shammuramat, Sammuramat, and, most notably, as...

The Creation of Adam, a panel of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). Made 1508-12 CE.

The last video on the series explains two creation myths: ‘Theology of Memphis’ with Ptah as the Supreme Creator and ‘Thebes Theology’ with Chief God Amun. The series of videos provide the consolidated perspective on the various creation...

In this second video, the creation myths of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis is explained. This is system of Eight Deities of Ancient Egypt with four components of precreation.

Creation Myths of Egypt provide insights into ancient Egyptian society, mythology, beliefs etc. This is the first part of the series of videos.

Cover of Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell. Published by Oxford University Press.

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor...

Mesopotamian clay tablet with the episodes of the epic of creation. It narrates how the god Anshar summons the gods together for a banquet. They celebrate Marduk's appointment as champion; Marduk defeated Tiamat in the primeval chaos. From...