Religion
Ancient religion, with all those wonderful myths and splendid deities, is the subject of the pages listed below.
There are 34 items in Religion:
Ahuramazda
Ahuramazda: the "wise lord", the supreme god of the ancient Iranians, whose cult was propagated by the legendary prophet Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrianism.Zarathustra's teachings: the Gâthâs …Akitu Festival
Akitu: the Babylonian New year's festival, celebrated to honor the supreme god Marduk, his crown prince Nabû and other gods. Marduk…Anahita
Anahita, also known as Anaitis (Greek: Ἀναῖτις) and Anahit (Armenian): Iranian water goddess. Anahita with ring and jar (Taq-e Bostan) Anahita was…Apis
Apis: the divine bull of the Egyptian capital Memphis, a manifestation of the god Ptah. Statuette of an Apis bull Already in…Apocalypticism
Apocalypticism: literary genre in which a person receives secret information about the nature of the universe.The word “apocalypticism” is derived from Greek ἀποκάλυψις, apocalypsis, meaning “un-covering”. It is a literary genre in which a person receives secret information about the nature…Artemis of Ephesus
The Ephesian Artemis, the "great mother goddess" also mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 19), was extremely popular in the ancient world, as we might deduce from the fact that copies of her cult statue have been excavated in many parts of…Aššur (deity)
Aššur: the deified city of Aššur and supreme god of Assyria. Glazed brick panel with the god Aššur The main sanctuary of Aššur…Athena
Athena (Greek Ἀθηνᾶ): Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war. The Romans called her Minerva.Mythology Athena and her owl The ancient Greeks knew…Augustales
Augustales: Roman priests serving in the imperial cult. Tombstone of an augustalis from Xanten The cult of the genius Augusti, "the protective…Ba'al
Ba'al (Hebrew בעל, Ba'l, "lord"; Greek Βήλος): title of several Canaanite deities. Stele of the "smiting god" from Ugarit The word Ba'al…Baetyl
Baetyl (or Baitylos, Beth-El): a venerated stone, believed to be in some sense the "house of god". The baetyl of Elagabal…Bes
Bes or Bisu: popular ancient deity, originally from Egypt. A relief of Bes from Karatepe The odd-looking gentleman on the picture to the…