Anshar
Anshar (Assors, Shar) (the totality of what is above) In Near Eastern mythology (SumeroAkkadian), a primeval sky god who sent out the god Ea, and…
Month: October 2019
Ziusudra
Ziusudra (Sisouthros, Ziudsuddu) In Near Eastern mythology (Sumerian), hero of the flood myth, which is fragmentary and has in part been reconstructed. Told of a…
Duranki
Duranki (the bond that unites heaven and earth) Ancient name for Nippur, a Sumerian city sacred to the god Enlil. According to myth, Enlil split…
Dilmun
Dilmun In Near Eastern mythology (Sumerian), paradise, the place where the sun rises and the land of the living. At one time Dilmun lacked fresh…
Abenamar and King Don Juan
Abenamar and King Don Juan Late medieval Spanish-Moorish historical ballad. In 1431 King Juan II of Castile besieged the Moorish stronghold of Granada. After defeating…
Roderick, Don
Roderick, Don (eighth century) In medieval Spanish history and legend, last Visigoth king of Spain, appearing in many Spanish ballads. He was defeated by the…
Pedro the Cruel
Pedro the Cruel (1334–1369) In medieval history and legend, king of Castile and León, who appears in numerous Spanish ballads. Don Pedro was popular with…
Melisenda
Melisenda In medieval Spanish legends, daughter of Charlemagne and the wife of Gayferos. She was captured by the Moors and held prisoner for seven years.…
Lara, Infantes de
Lara, Infantes de (princes of Lara) (10th century) In Spanish history and legend, seven brothers who were killed by their uncle Ruy Valásquez in 986.…