Tag: Gilgamesh
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Noah and the Cycle of Flood and Conflagration
Flood myths were found all over the ancient world, but there’s no concrete evidence to suggest any of them ever represented a factual event. Many historical catastrophes have been proposed as the root of the myths, these include; a tsunami that might have followed the volcanic eruption of Thera in 1600 BCE; the sea level…
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The Sacred Numbers Seven and Twelve
The numbers seven and twelve played a central part in ancient religion, particularly those from the first millennium BCE. In Greek mythology, Pan had seven reeds in his pipe, Zeus had seven consorts, and there were originally seven Titans. In Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq), the Babylonian goddess Ishtar removed seven items of clothing in her descent…
World Axis 