queen of the nephilim: astarte of the horns and the giants of bashan

Episodes in the Hebrew Bible show a gender imbalance in Hebrew religion. Asherah was patronized by female royals such as the Queen Mother Maacah (1 Kings 15:13). But more commonly, perhaps, Asherah was worshiped within the household, and her offerings were performed by family matriarchs. As the women of Jerusalem attested, “When we burned incense to the…

vipereos mores non violabo: tarot tradition and the visconti-sforza decks

The Tarot Tradition Playing cards first entered Europe in the late 14th century, most likely from Mamluk Egypt. The first records date to 1367 in Berne and they appear to have spread very rapidly across the whole of Europe, as may be seen from the records, mainly of card games being banned. The oldest Tarot deck…

the dragons of sumer: ع م ر, amruta, amaru, amorites, og of bashan

Amorite The Amorites (/ˈæməˌraɪts/; Sumerian 𒈥𒌅 MAR.TU; Akkadian Amurrūm or Tidnum; Egyptian Amar; Hebrew: אמורי‎ ʼĔmōrī; Ancient Greek: Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people[1] from the Levant who also occupied large parts of southern Mesopotamia from the 21st century BC to the end of the 17th century BC, where they established several prominent city-states in existing locations, such as Isin, Larsa and later notably Babylon, which was raised from a small town to an independent state and a major city. The term Amurru in Akkadian…

enter the dragon: wada,vasa, lusignan, basarab, drăculești bloodlines

Watch now: Hidden Relics of the Dragon Legacy: Count Alexandre de Bothuri Bathory on Guardians of the Holy Grail wada, the giant king of hälsingland Hälsingland (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɛ̌lːsɪŋland] (listen)), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland. The coat of arms were granted in 1560 in…

dragoness: Δερκετὼ, derketo, derkesthai

The Etymology of “Dragon” Posted on November 20, 2017by Jess Zafarris “Dragon” comes from the Latin draconem, meaning “huge serpent, dragon,” which in turn is from the Greek drakon, “serpent, giant seafish.” The PIE root derk- “to see,” suggests that the literal sense of drakon was “the one with the (deadly) glance.” The sense of “glance” or “gaze” in the Greek drakon also…

tribe of judges: dingir, din, dan, and don

Din (Arabic) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  (Redirected from Dīn). Not to be confused with religion. Part of a series on Islam and Iman IslamImanIhsan Individuals Mumin – BelieverMuslim – Submitter [to God]Fasiq – Open sinner, corruptFajir – Sinner (by action)Kafir – DisbelieverMunafiq – Hypocrite Groups Ahl al-Kitâb – People of the BookAhl al-Fatrah – People of the Interval Terms Din – Religion vte Dīn (Arabic: دين‎, romanized: Dīn, also anglicized as Deen) is an Arabic word with three general senses: judgment, custom, and…

genealogy of the tuatha de danaan: danus I, prince of troy

Magi (/ˈmeɪdʒaɪ/; singular magus /ˈmeɪɡəs/; from Latin magus) were priests in Zoroastrianism and the earlier religions of the western Iranians. The earliest known use of the word magi is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius the Great, known as the Behistun Inscription. Old Persian texts, predating the Hellenistic period, refer to a magus as a Zurvanic, and presumably Zoroastrian, priest. Pervasive throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia until late antiquity and beyond, mágos was influenced by (and…

erichthonius: father of tros and the house of troy

 HomeGreek MythologyCecrops & Erichthonius Cecrops & Erichthonius Cecrops was the first king to rule from Athens (his father-in-law, Actaeus, had his capital elsewhere in Attica). His torso, arms and head were human, but being earth-born his lower body was a serpent’s. Wise and virtuous, Cecrops taught his people the art of literature as well as the rites…

out of sumer: the priest-kings lugalbanda, lugh, and lugar maclugair

An exploration of arch druidic bloodlines Lugalbanda (Sumerian: 𒈗𒌉𒁕 lugal-banda3, young/fierce king, literally “big man”) is a character found in Sumerian mythology and literature. Lugalbanda is listed in the Sumerian King List as the second king of Uruk, saying he ruled for 1,200 years, and providing him with the epithet of “the Shepherd”. Lugal (Sumerian: 𒈗) is the Sumerian term for “king,…

nahasdzáán: diyin dine’é

Etymology Literally, “our mother”, from nihá (“our”) + asdzáán (“woman”). Compare Western Apache niʼgosdzán. Changing Woman [Asdz nádleehé] Changing Woman comes closest to being the personification of the earth and of the natural order of the universe as to any other brief way of describing her. She represents the cyclical path of the seasons, birth (spring), maturing (summer), growing old (fall) and dying…

akhbār al-zamān: the nations created before adam

Djinn A Djinn (genii, ginn, jann, jinn, shayatin, shaytan) is in Arabic lore, a type of interfering spirit, often demonlike, but not equivalent to a Demon. As are the Greek Daimones, Djinn are self-propagating and can be either good or evil. They possess supernatural powers and can be conjured in magical rites to perform various tasks and…

ophiolatreia

CHAPTER IX via Sacred Texts Ophiolatreia in Britain—The Druids—Adders—Poem of Taliessin—The Goddess Ceridwen—A Bardic Poem—Snake Stones—The Anguinum—Execution of a Roman Knight—Remains of the Serpent-temple at Abury—Serpent vestiges in Ireland of great rarity—St. Patrick. It will probably be a matter of surprise to many, but it is a fact that even in Britain in ancient times…