Browsing: Mythology

A representation of Anubis emphasizing his roles in mummification, protection of the dead, the weighing of the heart, and the transition from life into the afterlife.

A representation of Osiris emphasizing his roles as ruler of the underworld, judge of the dead, and divine figure of fertility, death, and rebirth.

A Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal associated with the mythic battle between Tiamat and Marduk, symbolizing the defeat of chaos and the establishment of cosmic order.

An Akkadian representation of Inanna / Ishtar emphasizing the goddess’s warrior identity through weapons, a horned helmet, and the lion associated with her power.

A representation of Gilgamesh, the heroic king of Uruk, associated with strength, mortality, and the quest for immortality in Mesopotamian mythology.

An overview of Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythology, their major gods, important myths, shared themes, cultural influence, and continuing presence in modern culture.

Ancient Mesopotamian sculpture accompanying the themes of divine hierarchy, kingship, ritual, cosmic order, fate, and the recurring threat of chaos.

Egyptian mythology connects creation, death, rebirth, Ma’at, ritual, the afterlife, and divine order within a cyclical understanding of existence.

A faience image of Thoth in baboon form, combining one of his characteristic animal manifestations with his association with the moon.

A historical representation of Zarathustra accompanying the Gathas and their themes of Ahura Mazda, wisdom, human choice, truth, ritual, and responsibility.