Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from an intaglio in the British Museum. “After the death of Alôros, his son Alaparos ruled for three sari, after which Amillaros, of the city of Pantibibla, reigned thirteen sari. It was under him that there issued from the Bed Sea a second Annedôtos, resembling Oannes in his semi-divine shape, half man…
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Mesopotamia – Between the Tigris and Euprates Rivers – The Cradle of Civilization
The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers is called Mesopotamia. Most Biblical scholars believe that this is the region where the Garden of Eden was–the land of Adam and Eve. But most scholars of Chaldean Paganism also believe that this area is where the Chaldean Pagan Story of Creation began. “Like the Egyptian…
The Tree of Life and the Cult of Sacred Trees in Irish Mythology and Other Mythologies
In a Norse tale, the god Odin went to Urda’s well to seek knowledge. The sacred water of Urda’s well was under the great root of Ygdrassil, and Ygdrassil was a sacred tree–the Tree of Life in Norse Mythology. The Tree of life. “Whatever may have been the site of the land of Eden or…
The Story of Connla’s Well – Sinend and the Well of Knowledge in Irish Mythology – Sacred Water Cult
Sinend and the Well of Knowledge “There is a singular myth which, while intended to account for the name of the river Shannon, expresses the Celtic veneration for poetry and science, combined with the warning that they may not be approached without danger. The goddess Sinend, it was said, daughter of Lodan son of Lir,…
The Norse God Odin and Urda’s Well – The Well of Wisdom
Urda’s Well THE ALL-FATHER’S FOREBODINGS: HOW HE LEAVES ASGARD In Norse Mythology, we read about Odin, His Ravens, and Urda’s Well: “Two ravens had Odin All-Father; Hugin and Munin were their names; they flew through all the worlds every day, and coming back to Asgard they would light on Odin’s shoulders and tell him of…
What are Equinoxes and Solstices? Ways We Mark the Seasons
The changing of the seasons has fascinated mankind–almost forever. We can gauge the questions on people’s minds by the stories they tell, and people have been telling stories about the seasons for at east thousands of years. The Horae [Detail] – Painted by Edward John Poynter Image Credit: Wikimedia The ancient Greeks were so very…
Ancient Astrologers, Zodiacs & Calendars
The Akkadian Calendar from Ancient Babylon “The Akkadian calendar was organized to follow the order of the zodiacal signs, with the first month, Nisan, corresponding to the first sign. The second month of the Accadian year, Taurus, introduced spring, and would have done so from 4698 B.C. to 2540 B.C. “The Akkadian calendar influenced many other calendars,…
What Is Stonehenge? When, Where, & Why Was It Built?
Although the oldest recorded civilizations date back to only about 4,000 B.C. [about 6,000 years ago], Stonehenge is evidence that thinking, functional men exitsted long before that. “For centuries, historians and archaeologists have puzzled over the many mysteries of Stonehenge, the prehistoric monument that took Neolithic builders an estimated 1,500 years to erect. Located in…
The Primordial Deities of Ancient Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek scholars disagree about when and how some some of the Ancient Greek deities came into being, but most agree that Chaos was there before anything else existed. To the Ancient Greeks, the word “chaos” was more significant than it is for most people today. For the Ancient Greeks Chaos was a God. In…
Ancient Pagan Holidays Celebrated Today–Some of Them Are Celebrated as Christian
When I was a child, kids would come to school with sprigs of mistletoe that they had harvested from trees. Even when I was very young, I would allow the mistletoe-holder to kiss me on the cheek–if he held his woodsy treasure over my head. Since mistletoe could be spotted on the bare limbs of…