In this section are descriptions of Asian Mythologies and mythological beings, creatures, stories, myths, gods, goddess names described in the encyclopedia.
The mythologies myths, gods and stories include those mostly in the ancient Near East, from Mesopotamia to Anatolia.
The populations included the Semitic successors of the Babylonians and Assyrians, Hurrites, Hitties, and the Indo-Europeans.
Who is the Babylonian sea dragon Tiamat in mythology Tiamat, in Mesopotamian mythology (Babylonian-Akkadian), was a Babylonian sea-dragon. It was originating from the Sumerian monster Labbu begot and killed by
Tammaz, in Mesopotamian mytholgoy (Babylonian-Akkadian), is equated to Adonis. He was the consort and brother of Ishtar, as the Sumerian god Dumuzi and consort of Inanna. When she descended into the neither
Tanit, also Tenit in asian mythology. It was a Phoenician and Pontic (Carthaginian) moon goddess, who was known largely from various inscriptions found along the North African coast and associated
Ninurta, lord plough, in Mesopotamian mythology (Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq], is god of thunderstorms and the plough. He was worshipped from around 3500 BC to 200 BC and probably synonymous with Ningirsu
Nintu, mother goddess, in Mesopotamian mythology (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian. She was the wife of the god Enlil the god of the wind and storms. She was also known as Inanna,
Ninhursaga, Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq], was a Mother Goddess and one of seven great deities of Sumer. She was worshipped from about 3500 BC to 1750 BC. Her supposed symbol was omega,
Molech, (or Molek) also known as Moloch was the chief god of the Phoenicians, and Canaanites, mentioned as the god of the Ammonites, Western Semitic, probably known to the Israelites
The meaning of Marduk Marduk, literally meaning ‘bull calf of the sun’ and son of Ea, apparently was a god of magic and incantations from early times. This double-headed sun god
Ishtar was held to be the great Mother Goddess in ancient Assyrian and Bablyonian mythology. It was believed she was the daughter of the sky-god, Anu, or the moon god, Sin. Gradually
Inanna (or Inana) was the paramount goddess of the Sumerian pantheon. Even though she was never considered the «mother goddess» technically, she headed a long line of historical female deities concerned
Gayomart, literally ‘dying life,’ in Persian mythology, is the primeval man, the creator of Ahura Mazda. Gayomart was a spirit form for 3000 years before taking the corporeal form of a
Enlil, lord wind, Mesopotamian (Sumerian) [Iraq], is god of the air. He was worship from 3500 BC, or before, to about 1750 BC. The son of primordial An and Ki, Enlili was
Enki, lord of the soul, Mesopotamian (Sumerian) [Iraq], is a creator god, god of wisdom, and god of sweet water. His time of worship extended from about 3500 BC to 1750
Enmesarra, Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian), is a chthonic god of the law. According to some texts he controls the me’s or divine laws. It was the summerian god of law an order. A
Caelestis was the Carthaginian (North Africa) moon goddess who became the Romanized form of the Punic goddess Tanit. Elsewhere she was syncretized into the cult of Aphrodite–Venus. The annual games were
The antiquity of the worship of the god or gods of Baal extends back to the 14th century BC among the ancient Semitic peoples, the descendants of Shem, the oldest son of
Attis is a «dying-and-rising» fertility god modeled on the Mesopotamian Dumuzi. He is thought to have originated as a shepherd. Some traditions have Kybele, the «great mother,» as either his mother,
Astoreth, was a Palestinian and Philistine (Israel, Lebanon) fertility goddess. It was worshipped from around 1200 BC until 200 BC. Her name was synonymous with Astaroth. And her cult
The Goddess Astarte Astarte goddess, is also known as Ashtoreth and the queen of heaven. She was the ancient Phoenician great goddess of fertility, motherhood, and war. The name astarte means
Asherah was a Semitic mother goddess in Semitic mythology and was mentioned in Akkadian and Hittite literature. Possibly her name originates from Old Iranian asa «»Universal Law,» a law
Aserah was the great Mother Goddess of Canaan, known as Lady Aserah of the sea, she apparently lived close to the palace of Il, the Canaanite creator god, and supposedly had
Anat, the sister of Baal, was principally a fertility goddess. She was frequently depicted naked with bare breasts and vaginal area prominent. Often she wears a coiffure similar to that of
Adapa, son of Ea and Sumerian king of Eridu, was regarded as the first man and sage, but was not considered immortal. Whereas Adam is claimed to have named