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Nazca Lines Creation
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Nazca Lines Creation

Artist's impression of how the Nazca people may have constructed the famous Nazca Lines. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
Yin and Yang
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Yin and Yang

The principle of Yin and Yang from Chinese philosophy is that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites. Examples of Yin-Yang opposite forces are female-male, dark-light, and old-young. The pairs of equal opposites both...
Enuma Elish  | The Babylonian Epic of Creation | Complete Audiobook | With Commentary
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Enuma Elish | The Babylonian Epic of Creation | Complete Audiobook | With Commentary

This is the complete audiobook of the Enuma Elish : The Babylonian Epic of Creation that also comes with commentary. I hope that you all enjoy this awesome work that helps us better understand ancient Mesopotamian Mythology, Religion and...
Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt - A Brief History
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt - A Brief History

The land of ancient Egypt was alive with the spirit of the gods. The sun god Ra broke from the darkness every morning in his great boat, bringing the light, and many of the gods watched over the people by night as the stars. Osiris caused...
Myth of Etana Cylinder Seal
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Myth of Etana Cylinder Seal

This calcite cylinder seal depicts the myth of Etana, the shepherd and the legendary king of Uruk, who was carried up to heaven by an eagle to obtain an heir. Etana's ascent is watched by the shepherd and his dog, with two markhor-type goats...
Myth of Iphigenia Mosaic, Empuries
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Myth of Iphigenia Mosaic, Empuries

A Roman floor mosaic emblemata depicting the myth of Iphigenia and her (almost) sacrifice by Agamemnon, her father, prior to the Trojan War. From a Roman villa, Empuries, 1st century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries, Spain)
Myth of Adapa
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Myth of Adapa

Fragment of a Neo-Assyrian clay tablet from the Library of Ashurbanipal, part of the Adapa myth, with 21 lines of inscription.
Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Pottery Jar Showing a Myth from Tell Zar'a

Lare jar painted in red and black on beige. The paintings show animal scenes in two registers. In the lower register, two large snakes lie opposite each other. In the upper one, framed by horizontal lines and a zigzag motif on the jar's shoulder...
Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell
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Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell

Cover of Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell. Published by Oxford University Press.
Ganymede
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Ganymede

Ganymede (pronounced GAH-nuh-meed) is a youth in Greek mythology who is abducted by Zeus because of his great beauty and brought to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer. The story first appears in Homer’s Iliad without any suggestion of a...
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