General characteristics of Indo-European religion
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Counter-Intelligence: Shining a light on Black Operations An extraordinary work by a gifted filmmaker, “Counter-Intelligence” shines sunlight into the darkest crevices of empire run amok. The film...
View ArticleThe thunder god
Enlil, wind god, with his thunderbolts pursues Anzu after Anzu stole the Tablets of Destiny (from Austen Henry Layard Monuments of Nineveh, 2nd Series, 1853) Tir/Tyr and Tork/Thor Anzû (before misread...
View ArticleEnki and Saturn – The Capricorn
Enlil, wind god, with his thunderbolts pursues Anzu after Anzu stole the Tablets of Destiny (from Austen Henry Layard Monuments of Nineveh, 2nd Series, 1853) Tir/Tyr and Tork/Thor Anu –...
View ArticleThe Egyptian mythology
Nu (the abyss) – Atum/Ra – Shu/Tefnut – Geb/Nut – Ptah – Nefertem Nu Nu (“watery one”), also called Nun (“inert one”) is the deification of the primordial watery abyss in Egyptian mythology. In the...
View ArticleNordic religion
Búri (or Buri) was the first god in Norse mythology. He is the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin, Vili and Ve. He was formed by the cow Auðumbla licking the salty ice of Ginnungagap. The only...
View ArticleHindu religion
Brahmā is the Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimūrti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahmā Purāņa, he is the father of Manu, and from Manu all human beings are...
View ArticleThe one-handed god and the one-eyed sovereign
The one-handed god and the one-eyed sovereign Dumezil observed that a wide range of Indo-European cultures produced myths—philologically related to one another—in which the universe was governed by...
View ArticleGreek/Roman religion
Cronus The Romans identified Saturn with the Greek Cronus, whose myths were adapted for Latin literature and Roman art. In particular, Cronus’s role in the genealogy of the Greek gods was transferred...
View ArticleSemitic religion
El Ēl (cognate to Akkadian: ilu) is a Northwest Semitic word meaning “deity”. Cognate forms are found throughout the Semitic languages. They include Ugaritic ʾil, pl. ʾlm; Phoenician ʾl pl. ʾlm; Hebrew...
View ArticleSumerian religion
Anu In Sumerian mythology, Anu (also An; meaning “sky, heaven”) was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It...
View ArticleThe trifunctional hypothesis
The trifunctional hypothesis The trifunctional hypothesis of prehistoric Proto-Indo-European society postulates a tripartite ideology (“idéologie tripartite”) reflected in the existence of three...
View ArticleThe theogony
Teshub (also written Teshup or Tešup) was the Hurrian god of sky and storm. Teshub is depicted holding a triple thunderbolt and a weapon, usually an axe (often double-headed) or mace. The sacred bull...
View ArticleThe thunder gods
Hittite carving of the sky-god Teshub discovered at Babylon List of thunder gods Tir/Tyr and Tork/Thor Similarities between Thor (Nordic) and Tar (Armenian) Mercury – the god of transformation,...
View ArticleHurrian religion
Armenians Beliefs of the ancient Armenians were associated with the worship of many cults, mainly the cult of ancestors, the worship of heavenly bodies (the cult of the Sun, the Moon cult, the cult of...
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View ArticlePeople’s Climate March – 21st September 2014
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View ArticleIntroduction to the Hurrian language
Among the numerous languages of ancient near east, Hurrian is an important one, but in contrast to Akkadian or Hittite there are few investigations of this language, and summary works documenting...
View ArticleEnki: Confuser of languages
Mesopotamia in history and prophecy In the Sumerian epic entitled Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta, in a speech of Enmerkar, an incantation is pronounced that has a mythical introduction. Kramer’s...
View ArticleThe populing of Europa (Old Europe and the IE), and its connection with en/an...
Taur: Deus/Dyēus/Devas/Tīwaz/Tuisto/Tyr/Zeus/Zhu Dingir: Djinn/Tengri/Tian/Shang-di Sky father Taurus Mountains Taurus Deity Deus Deva Daeva Deiwos Tīwaz Dievas Dyeus Zeus Tyr Taevaisa Taara Dyauṣ...
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