Lunar deity

The archives found in the area depicts that the people of the Ur district worshiped many Gods. However, it can be deduced that the major God that the people of Ur worshiped was the Nanna or the Moon God. As mentioned above, the city of Ur was divided into two areas, namely, common district and the sacred place. The sacred place has a large monument or massive brickwork which is called the temple of Sin or the god of the moon. This monument was erected by the king of Ur about 4000 years ago. The temple

Greco-Roman mythology permeates our culture. The primitive belief set based around deities who represent natural elements has been the foundation for everything from psychology to poetry. It is nearly impossible to go a day in Western Culture without hearing a reference or allusion to classical mythology. From corporate logos to clichés, mythology is all around us. Although most of us no longer worship the sun or the sea as divine, part of the reason why mythology remains so prominent today is its

In Egyptian mythology, Chons (alternately Khensu, Khons, Khonsu or Khonshu) is an ancient lunar deity, from before formal structure was given to a pantheon. His name reflects the fact that the Moon (referred to as Iah in Egyptian) travels across the night sky, for it means The Wanderer, and also had the titles Embracer, Pathfinder, and Defender, as he was thought to watch over night travelers. As the god of light in the night, Chons was invoked to protect against wild animals, increase male virility

Chapter 11: Encountering the Present: Guidance for Life-Divination and Omens Walton begins to discuss the ANE view of the present in this chapter, so he focuses on the usage and interpretation of divinations and omens as the guidance for life. The objective here is to discuss the epistemology for the knowledge driven divination and the practical application by magicians and other religious practitioners. The major discussion focuses on the two categories of divination as the inspired and the deductive

Many, many cultures associate the Moon with certain deities according to their traditions, relating the energy and influence of the Moon to the aspects of the deities. One lunar God was the Egyptian god of magic and wisdom, Thoth. Thoth was considered a lunar deity, that’s why he is often seen wearing a crescent on his head or with a head of an Ibis or baboon, both animals being considered sacred to him. This Egyptian God was a very important deity and he was known as the messenger of the Gods as

Religion is a institution that is or is not fixed and can exist independently from a constituents or members. Those constituents get involved by attending its services, volunteering in projects, and serving in its administrative offices. Religions can have a very small and very large memberships, because they do not depend on the members in order to be considered a religion. Religious institutions teach basic beliefs and practices, and expect all members to abide by their institutional guidelines(Lundskow

The God is traditionally seen as the Horned God, an archetypal deity with links to the Celtic Cernunnos, English folkloric Herne the Hunter, and Greek Pan. This was the God whom Gerald Gardner presented as the old God of the ancient Witches. Horns are traditionally a sacred symbol of male virility, and male gods with

When exploring each of the specific elements that make up the Greek culture, one can see that their history of religion is vast. To understand the religious practices of the Ancient Greeks, we must first begin to examine the cultural practices. I will be describing Greek religion as it was practiced in the Archaic and Classical Period, which ranged around 800 B.C. to 323 B.C. When discussing the Classical Period we enter the realm of polytheism which has no attachment to church or body of dogma.

I’ve always been fascinated by Egyptian mythology and all of the hundreds of thousands gods that the Egyptians somehow managed to name and worship. The one that I always seem to recollect with the most is the god Thoth. Like most gods, he has several facets that he is worshipped for, such as being the god of the moon, the patron of writing, and being the patron of magicians. According to some sources, he was even a creator god. Whatever godly aspect he had authority over originally were added onto

The story of Enuma Elish are inscribed on 7 cuneiform tablets which was recovered by a collector named AH Layard in Iraq. This story has some parallel tales told in the Old Testament such as Genesis, Exodus and the Psalms. In Enuma Elish presented to the father and mother as Apsu and Tiamat represented as saltwater and freshwater and were present before the creation of the universe. The epic begins this way: 'When on high ... No heaven HAD Been named, called earth No, not Annunaki ... There was