Pazuzu was one of many ancient Mesopotamian supernatural beings that blurred the line between god and monster. Historian Dr ...

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

In Leeds, England, a metal detectorist discovered a 1,200-year-old gilded Saxon cross, offering a fascinating glimpse into ...

This fish god from Assyria, worshipped also by the Philistines and Babylonians ... 1 Chronicles 10:10: “They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.” ...

the last great king of Assyria (reigning from 669 to 631 BC), flanked by two prominent Assyrian deities: Ashur and Ishtar. Behind the divine figures stand a fish-genius, symbolizing life and salvation ...

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In the vast pantheon, she is in the top tier, as powerful as the male gods Vishnu and Shiva. Mother goddess of India and local protector for innumerable villages, she can be quiet and nurturing.

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

During excavations, they came across the first large-format depictions of two important Assyrian deities. German archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery in Iraq. During excavations in the ...