Anu-Father of the Gods
Anu is one of the father gods of Mesopotamia and completes a triad of gods including Enlil and Enki. Anu, referred to as this name in Akkadian culture, is seen…
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Myth as Propaganda-Roman Venus
The Goddess known to the Romans as Venus was originally a minor goddess of fertility in the Italian peninsula. Scholars believe that it was not until contact with the…
Horus: God of Kingship, the Sun, and the Sky
Horus is one of the most powerful of the many ancient…
Genii
As a part of your subconscious, the genii is a specific divine figure with an unspecific content flowing through every living creature representing the intercessor between the realms of…
Lamassu
Under the reign of two great Assyrian kings known as Ashurnasirpal II and Sargon II they both established prominent capitals a century apart with a common inclusion of…
Shamash: The Sun God
Shamash was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. Known as Utu in the Sumerian tradition, he was the twin brother of Inanna and the son of the moon god, Nanna. In…
Bibliography
For the purposes of this project, our team of student investigators began with two articles: Chas. Chaillé Long, “Send Back the Obelisk!” The North American Review Vol. 143, No. 359 (Oct.,…
Artemis and Diana: The Goddess of the Hunt
Artemis (Diana in Roman mythology) was the virgin goddess of the hunt, wild animals, chastity, the moon, and childbirth (to a lesser extent). She was the daughter of Zeus and…
Repatriation and the Ownership of Antiquities
The current issue surrounding the talk of antiquities lies in ownership or rather the lack there of, of antiquities. This is a debate that has been surrounding Archeology and its…
What is Ownership?
Jennifer Ocampo Professor Morris Art History 351: Ancient Art 5 March 2015 What is Ownership? A question one must consider when thinking about ancient art is what is…