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The myth of Enki: The snake god who forces you to question everything

Enki is the trickster god from Sumerian myths, who defied the gods' harshest commands just to protect humanity. This snake god is an archetype of enlightenment, who, much like Prometheus in the Greek ...
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Goddesses in context : on divine powers, roles, relationships and gender in Mesopotamian textual and visual sources / Julia M. Asher-Greve, Joan Goodnick Westenholz

Introduction / Julia M. Asher-Greve and Joan Goodnick Westenholz -- Map of Mesopotamia -- Chronological table -- Gender theory and issues. On sexual differences and gender categories ; Changing gender ...
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Looking at Enheduanna, the World’s First Known Author, and the Women of Mesopotamia

Cylinder seal (modern impression) with goddesses Ninishkun and Ishtar, Mesopotamia, Akkadian, Akkadian period (ca. 2334–2154 BCE), Cuneiform inscription: “To the deity Niniškun, Ilaknuid, ...
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Devdutt Pattanaik | Legacy of those denied success by heartless gods

Sumerian myths constantly speak of heroes trying to be like the gods, or travelling to the realms of the gods, but then failing in the enterprise. They never become gods. They stay human. Gods want ...