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The Chaldean states in Babylonia during the 1st millennium BC. Chaldea [1] (/ k æ l ˈ d iː ə /) was a small country that existed between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BC, after which the country and its people were absorbed and assimilated into the indigenous population of Babylonia. [2]
Many Babylonian deities, myths, and religious writings are singular to that culture; for example, the uniquely Babylonian deity, Marduk, replaced Enlil as the head of the mythological pantheon. The Enûma Eliš , a creation myth epic was an original Babylonian work.
The exact origins of the Chaldean Oracles are unknown, but are usually attributed to Julian the Theurgist and/or his father, Julian the Chaldean. [2] Chaldea is the classical Greek term for Babylon, transliterating Assyrian Kaldū, which referred to an area southeast of Babylonia near the Persian Gulf.
Babylonian Religion and Mythology is a scholarly book written in 1899 by the English archaeologist and Assyriologist L. W. King (1869-1919). [1] This book provides an in-depth analysis of the religious system of ancient Babylon , researching its intricate connection with the mythology that shaped the Babylonians' understanding of their world. [ 2 ]
King of Gods in Manipuri mythology; King of Serpent deities in Manipuri mythology; Philippine deities; West Asia. Anatolia. Hittite deities; Hurrian deities; Lydian deities; Middle East. Mesopotamian deities. Assyro-Babylonian pantheon (see also Family tree of the Babylonian gods) Kassite deities; Sumerian deities; Ugaritic deities; Semitic ...
The Babylonian Genesis (PDF) (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-32399-4. Jordan, Michael. (2014). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. New York: Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438109855. Leeming, David Adams. (2005). The Oxford Companion to World Mythology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515669-0. Leick ...
[19] [17] While sometimes mistakenly regarded simply as a list of Sumerian gods with their Akkadian equivalents, [21] it was meant to provide information about the relations between individual gods, as well as short explanations of functions fulfilled by them. [21] In addition to spouses and children of gods, it also listed their servants. [22]
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere