Dudugera
Dudugera In Melanesian mythology, the sun, according to a myth from New Guinea. Once a woman played with a fish that rubbed itself against her…
Month: October 2019
Bego Tanutanu
Bego Tanutanu (Bego the maker) In Melanesian mythology, creator god and culture hero who formed the land and taught various arts. Bego’s wife put limits…
Bariaus
Bariaus In Melanesian mythology, spirits who inhabit old tree trunks. They are often shy and run away when approached by people. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World…
Adiri
Adiri In Melanesian mythology, the land of the dead, located in the west. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by…
Abere
Abere In Melanesian mythology, a wild woman, seducer and often slayer of men. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by…
Ziggurat
ziggurat (zikkurat, ziqqurat) (pinnacle) Mesopotamian stepped pyramid usually built of brick and forming part of any temple complex. Because Babylonians believed that the gods lived…
Ninurta
Ninurta (Ningirsu, Nimurta, Nimurash) In Near Eastern mythology (Sumero-Akkadian), war god and patron of hunting, son of Enlil or Bel and Innini. He was called…
Enlil
Enlil (Bel Enlil, Eilil, Illillos) (storm god) In Near Eastern mythology (Sumero-Akkadian), creator god, storm god, god of earth and air; he was also called…
Ea
Ea (Hea, Hoa) In Near Eastern mythology (Sumero-Akkadian), god of sweet waters, earth, and wisdom; patron of the arts; one of the creators of humankind;…
Anu
Anu (An, Ana, Anos, Dana, Danu, Nanu) (lofty, sky) In Near Eastern mythology (Sumero-Akkadian), sky god, head of a triad of gods made up of…