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AI image of Naram-Sin — 24 Jun 2024

Heroic Tales of a God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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Long before Homer retold the stories of the mighty deeds of the great warriors who took part in the Battle of Troy, similar tales were told and retold by Sumerian and Akkadian bards. The epic traditions of Sumer and Akkad have, however, and sadly,...
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AI image of Naram-Sin — 24 Jun 2024

Heroic Tales of a God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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Long before Homer retold the stories of the mighty deeds of the great warriors who took part in the Battle of Troy, similar tales were told and retold by Sumerian and Akkadian bards. The epic traditions of Sumer and Akkad have, however, and sadly,...
Read More

AI image of an Akkadian king-god representative of Naram- Sin. Source: Oleksandr/Adobe Stock — 10 May 2024

Naram-Sin - The World’s First God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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During the second half of the third millennium BC the land of Sumer and in fact the entire Mesopotamian region came under the control of the Akkadians, a Semitic people who had lived for centuries among the Sumerians. When the Akkadian Emperors...
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AI image of an Akkadian king-god representative of Naram- Sin. Source: Oleksandr/Adobe Stock — 10 May 2024

Naram-Sin - The World’s First God-Emperor

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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During the second half of the third millennium BC the land of Sumer and in fact the entire Mesopotamian region came under the control of the Akkadians, a Semitic people who had lived for centuries among the Sumerians. When the Akkadian Emperors...
Read More

A mysterious and magical island. Source: Marina Varnava / Adobe Stock — 01 Apr 2024

Avalon: Island of Apples

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Celtic Otherworld has always been a mystery; a strange, mysterious, and elusive place. What is not always appreciated is the extent to which the Celtic Otherworld, especially the magic Island of Apples, agrees with its Greek counterpart.Since...
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A mysterious and magical island. Source: Marina Varnava / Adobe Stock — 01 Apr 2024

Avalon: Island of Apples

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Celtic Otherworld has always been a mystery; a strange, mysterious, and elusive place. What is not always appreciated is the extent to which the Celtic Otherworld, especially the magic Island of Apples, agrees with its Greek counterpart.Since...
Read More

The Tuatha Dé Danann as depicted in John Duncan's Riders of the Sidhe (1911) (Public Domain) — 13 Mar 2024

Tracing The Origins Of The Tuatha Dé Danann To Greece

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Tuatha Dé Danann is one of the most mysterious peoples of the British Isles. Fascinatingly enough, some Celtic traditions place the prehistory of the Tuatha Dé Danann on the Greek islands in ages past. Although scholars often disregard this...
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The Tuatha Dé Danann as depicted in John Duncan's Riders of the Sidhe (1911) (Public Domain) — 13 Mar 2024

Tracing The Origins Of The Tuatha Dé Danann To Greece

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Tuatha Dé Danann is one of the most mysterious peoples of the British Isles. Fascinatingly enough, some Celtic traditions place the prehistory of the Tuatha Dé Danann on the Greek islands in ages past. Although scholars often disregard this...
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Kriemhild accuses Hagen of murdering Sigfrid after Sigfrid's wounds begin to bleed in Hagen's presence, by Emil Lauffer (1879) (Public Domain) — 12 Feb 2024

Nibelungs – Germanic Race Of Elves Or Giants?

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Nibelungs are one of the most mysterious peoples of the ancient world. Some scholars regard them as a race of dwarfs or elves. On the other hand, their close identification with giants suggests that they may have been viewed as die scions of a...
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Kriemhild accuses Hagen of murdering Sigfrid after Sigfrid's wounds begin to bleed in Hagen's presence, by Emil Lauffer (1879) (Public Domain) — 12 Feb 2024

Nibelungs – Germanic Race Of Elves Or Giants?

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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The Nibelungs are one of the most mysterious peoples of the ancient world. Some scholars regard them as a race of dwarfs or elves. On the other hand, their close identification with giants suggests that they may have been viewed as die scions of a...
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Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (1622) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 04 Dec 2023

Perseus, The Greek Variant Of Sumerian Gilgamesh

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek tradition, venerated as a demigod. But is Perseus really of Greek origin or was his legend brought from elsewhere to Greece? According to the Greek father of history Herodotus in his The Histories...
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Perseus and Andromeda by Peter Paul Rubens (1622) Hermitage Museum (Public Domain) — 04 Dec 2023

Perseus, The Greek Variant Of Sumerian Gilgamesh

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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Perseus is one of the greatest heroes of Greek tradition, venerated as a demigod. But is Perseus really of Greek origin or was his legend brought from elsewhere to Greece? According to the Greek father of history Herodotus in his The Histories...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre’ (1624) by Giovanni Lanfranco. Galleria Borghese (Public Domain) — 18 Sep 2023

How The Sons Of God Became The Sethian Nephilim

By Willem McLoud

Mythology & Mystery

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According to the biblical story told in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 6:1-4, certain Sons of God fathered children with the daughters of men. They were called the Nephilim and are often identified with Giants. One of the fascinating aspects of the...
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Reproduction of a depiction of Cimmerian mounted archers from a Greek vase. (Shams bahari /CC BY-SA 3.0) — 02 Aug 2023

The Enigmatic Cimmerians Crisscrossing The Caspian And Caucasian Steppes

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The Cimmerians remain one of the most mysterious and obscure peoples of the ancient world. They make their debut in the Odyssey, written by Homer, the great Greek bard, in the eight century BC. To this day scholars have widely different opinions...
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Reproduction of a depiction of Cimmerian mounted archers from a Greek vase. (Shams bahari /CC BY-SA 3.0) — 02 Aug 2023

The Enigmatic Cimmerians Crisscrossing The Caspian And Caucasian Steppes

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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The Cimmerians remain one of the most mysterious and obscure peoples of the ancient world. They make their debut in the Odyssey, written by Homer, the great Greek bard, in the eight century BC. To this day scholars have widely different opinions...
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Horned warrior mercenary ( AlainAlexander/Adobe Stock) — 14 Jun 2023

Where Did The Shardana, Warrior Mercenaries Of Egypt Originate From?

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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A 13th-century BC inscription of Ramesses II reads: “The unruly Sherden whom no one had ever known to combat, they came boldly (sailing) in their warships from the midst of the sea, none being able to withstand them,” referring to a group of...
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Horned warrior mercenary ( AlainAlexander/Adobe Stock) — 14 Jun 2023

Where Did The Shardana, Warrior Mercenaries Of Egypt Originate From?

By Willem McLoud

Archaeology & Science

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A 13th-century BC inscription of Ramesses II reads: “The unruly Sherden whom no one had ever known to combat, they came boldly (sailing) in their warships from the midst of the sea, none being able to withstand them,” referring to a group of...
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Artist’s impression of ancient Akkadian city with a temple ( jambulart / Adobe Stock) — 26 Apr 2023

Unmasking Ugarit’s Mysterious Asiatic King-God Commanding The Habiru

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

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A temple of the god, Baal, built in the ancient city of Ugarit, nowadays called Ras Shamra, on the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean coast of Syria, date back to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Period (c. 2000 BC). The Baal worshipped...
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Artist’s impression of ancient Akkadian city with a temple ( jambulart / Adobe Stock) — 26 Apr 2023

Unmasking Ugarit’s Mysterious Asiatic King-God Commanding The Habiru

By Willem McLoud

History & Tradition

1

A temple of the god, Baal, built in the ancient city of Ugarit, nowadays called Ras Shamra, on the north-eastern shores of the Mediterranean coast of Syria, date back to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Period (c. 2000 BC). The Baal worshipped...
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