Iah the Egyptian Moon God
Moon deity was important because of its light in the night, because of its phases which were used to calculated the month and the agrarian cycle…
Yarikh the Moon God of Canaan
Sumerian Nanna was a derivative of the Canaanite Yarikh. The Moon god Yarikh had a special shrine at Jericho in the West Bank…
Nanna the Moon God of Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamians worshipped Nanna as the moon god. Since months were counted by the waxing and waning of the moon and the soothing moonlight was seen as nourishing as compared to the hot sun, Nanna was regarded as the lord of time and a sustainer of agriculture, life and prosperity…
Goddess Inanna the Queen of Heaven
Most ancient religions had the conceptualisation of a great goddess who was associated with warfare and victory in battle. Mesopotamia and Canaan were no exception to this…
Goddess Asherah, a Consort for all the High Gods
Asherah or Athirat was worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia, in Hittite and Akkadian regions, in Israel and in Sumer. She was a mother goddess associate with children, household and women…
Yahweh the God of Israel
Israel’s name carries within itself the name of El, meaning the “stride of El.”…
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