Iraqi mythology, Mesopotamian Myths, Mythology

Did Marduk create the world? Who created the world in Enuma Elish?

Foreword:This article mainly talks about the creation of the world by Marduk (Marduk create the world). Tiamat and Apsu created the gods, then thought they were noisy and wanted to destroy them. When Eya heard about it, she killed Apsu. Tiamat wanted to avenge Apsu, so she provoked war against Eya and other gods. In […]

Assyrian mythology, Mesopotamian Myths, Mythology

What is Assyrian mythology? Which two Assyrian myths are more famous?

Foreword:This article mainly discusses What is Assyrian mythology? Which two Assyrian myths are more famous? Assyrian mythology is mostly a replica or imitation of Babylonian mythology. This article cites two more classic Assyrian myths to explain the general style of Assyrian mythology. The most famous Assyrian mythology – the story of the God of War […]

Mesopotamian Myths, Mythology, Sumerian Mythology

Sumerian creation myth: What important developments did the Sumerians have? What is the origin of Sumerian?

Foreword:This article mainly describes Sumerian creation myth: What important developments did the Sumerians have? What is the origin of Sumerian? Most Sumerians believed in nature gods, and most of their gods came from the combination of nature worship and ancestor worship. Compared with Egyptian and Greek mythology, Sumerian mythology prefers to write stories about the […]

Babylonian Mythology, Mesopotamian Myths, Mythology

The four major cultural periods experienced in the origin and development of Babylonian civilization (Mesopotamian civilization)

Foreword:This article mainly describes the four major cultural periods experienced in the origin and development. Babylonian civilization (Mesopotamian civilization), including primitive culture, Sumerian-Akkadian culture, Babylonian culture, Assyria and Chaldea culture. Babylonians established the kingdom of Babylon in the Mesopotamia region (that is, the Mesopotamia region). This article describes the geographical advantages of Mesopotamia and the […]

Babylonian Mythology, Mesopotamian Myths, Mythology

The Formation and Development of Babylonian Creation Myths——Comments on Representative Works of Babylonian Creation Myths

Foreword:This article mainly describes the formation and development of Babylonian Creation Myths. Babylonian culture mostly inherited Sumerian-Akkadian culture, and religion manifested itself in the belief in polytheism and monotheism. The main masterpieces “Enuma Elish” and “Aria of Gilgamesh”, they describe the environment in Babylon at that time. And reflects the achievements of emperors. And reflects […]

Bible Myths, Mythology

What is the story of Joseph in the Bible mythology? What does Joseph’s story teach us?

Foreword:This article mainly talks about Joseph, one of the twelve sons born to two wives and two concubines of Israelite Jacob (also known as Israel). When Joseph’s mother gave birth to Benjamin, Joseph’s mother died of dystonia. His father liked Joseph more and gave him a colorful coat, which made his brothers jealous. Joseph told […]

Japanese Myth, Mythology

The masterpiece of mythology in monogatari literature: “Taketori Monogatari”-mount fuji mythology

Foreword:This article mainly talks about the literary form of the Heian period in Japan—monogatari literature. And carefully narrates to the world that Japanese novels have embryos. The article introduces “Monogatari Literature” in detail with “Taketori Monogatari”, the “ancestor of the Japanese story”. Monogatari literature refers to the literary form of the Heian period in Japan. […]