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1 day ago · During the post-Sargonic era, she became one of the most widely venerated deities in the Sumerian pantheon, with temples across Mesopotamia. The cult of Inanna/Ishtar, which may have been associated with a variety of sexual rites , was continued by the East Semitic -speaking peoples ( Akkadians , Assyrians and Babylonians ) who succeeded and absorbed the Sumerians in the region.
3 days ago · These three called the triad by scholars had been the three most important Mesopotamian gods since Sumerian times and had always ruled these areas. Since this is a creation myth, the Enuma Elish needed to include a demonstration of why the pantheon was the way it was and why these gods were worshiped the way they were.
5 days ago · For an overview of Mesopotamian religion, as well as the roles and characters of the individual deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon, see Astrid Nunn’s article in ORE, “Ancient Near Eastern Gods (and Religion).”
5 days ago · What are the most important Aztec gods? The most important Aztec deities include Huitzilopochtli, the Sun God; Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent; Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror; Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility; and Coyolxauhqui, the Moon Goddess.
5 days ago · Asherah, ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god. Her principal epithet was probably “She Who Walks on the Sea.”. She was occasionally called Elath (Elat), “the Goddess,” and may have also been called Qudshu, “Holiness.”.
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4 days ago · Huitzilopochtli was the most important deity in the Aztec pantheon, the sun god and patron deity of the Aztecs. He was depicted as a warrior god, armed with a spear, shield, and feathered headdress, representing his role as the protector of the Aztec people.
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4 days ago · The transition from polytheism to monotheism meant that Allah did not always rule by himself as “lord of the universe.”. He had several partners. Among his most famous partners are the three Arabian goddesses (Allat, al-‘Uzza and Manat), and who the Qur’an implies were the daughter of the one God (Allah).
