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A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Themes

Justice and oaths

69 gods of justice and oaths, across nine rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.

The Cradle of Cities

14 works

Allani, plate — Allani al-la-ni Sun-Goddess of the Earth — Hurrian Queen of the Underworld

Arma, plate — Arma ar-ma The Luwian Moon — God of Oath and Witness

Ereshkigal, plate — Ereshkigal eh-resh-kee-gal Queen of the Great Below — Lady of the Underworld

Gula, plate — Gula gu-la The Great Lady — goddess of healing

Ishum, plate — Ishum i-shum The Watchman of the Night — Herald of Erra

Iyarri, plate — Iyarri iyar-ri The Plague-God — Whose Arrows Carry Disease

Nanna, plate — Nanna nan-na The Moon — Akkadian Sin; god of Ur

Nanshe, plate — Nanshe nan-she Lady of the Marshes — goddess of dreams, fish, and social justice

Ninshubur, plate — Ninshubur nin-shu-bur The Faithful Vizier — minister of Inanna and Anu

Santas, plate — Santas san-tas Luwian War-God — Predecessor of the Cilician Sandon

The Anunnaki, plate — The Anunnaki the a-nun-na-ki The Princely Seed — the assembled great gods

The Kudurru Deities, plate — The Kudurru Deities the ku-dur-ru dei-ties Witnesses upon the Boundary Stones

Utu, plate — Utu u-tu The Sun — Akkadian Shamash; judge and revealer

Zababa, plate — Zababa za-ba-ba War-God of Hattusa — Sworn Witness of Hittite Treaties

The Gift of the Nile

8 works

Ammit, plate — Ammit am-mit The Devourer of the Dead — fate of the unjustified soul

Banebdjedet, plate — Banebdjedet ba-nebd-je-det The Ram of Mendes — soul of Osiris in the Delta

Maahes, plate — Maahes maa-hes Lion of the Massacre — son of Bastet, wielder of the scimitar

Maat, plate — Maat maat Truth, Order, Justice — feather of judgment

Mertseger, plate — Mertseger mert-se-ger She Who Loves Silence — cobra-goddess of the Theban necropolis

Osiris, plate — Osiris oh-sye-ris Lord of the Dead — slain king and judge of souls

Petbe, plate — Petbe pet-be He Who Returns — late personification of retribution

Shu, plate — Shu shu The Air — sustainer of the heavens

The Olympian Order

13 works

Antigone, plate — Antigone an-tig-uh-nee Daughter of Oedipus, who buried her brother and was buried alive

Ares, plate — Ares air-eez Lord of War — the bloody-minded

Helios, plate — Helios hee-lee-oss The Sun — driver of the daily chariot

Iris, plate — Iris eye-ris Rainbow Messenger — herald of Hera

Nemesis, plate — Nemesis nem-uh-sis Indignation — divine retribution against pride

Phaethon, plate — Phaethon fay-uh-thon Son of Helios, who lost control of the chariot of the sun

Styx, plate — Styx stiks The Hateful — river of unbreakable oath

Tartarus, plate — Tartarus tar-tuh-rus The Pit — deepest place of the underworld

The Erinyes, plate — The Erinyes the eh-rin-eez The Furies — Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto

The Great Sinners, plate — The Great Sinners the great sin-ners Sisyphus, Tantalus, and Ixion — the three condemned to eternal torment in Tartarus

The Horae, plate — The Horae the hor-eye The Seasons — Eunomia, Dike, Eirene

Themis, plate — Themis thee-mis Divine Order — counselor of the gods

Zeus, plate — Zeus zoos King of the Gods — Lord of Olympus

The Persian World

10 works

Ahura Mazda, plate — Ahura Mazda ah-hoor-ah maz-dah The Wise Lord — supreme creator of all that is good

Asha Vahishta, plate — Asha Vahishta ah-shah vah-heesh-tah Best Truth — patron of fire, central virtue of Zoroastrianism

Ashi, plate — Ashi a-shi Reward — yazata of the recompense for righteous living

Druj, plate — Druj druj The Lie — cosmic principle of falsehood and disorder

Khshathra Vairya, plate — Khshathra Vairya khshath-ra vai-rya Ideal Dominion — patron of metals, principle of just rule

Mithra, plate — Mithra mith-ra Lord of the Covenant — the Iranian Mithra, ancestor of the Roman Mithras

Rashnu, plate — Rashnu rash-nu Justice — judge at the Chinvat Bridge

Saoshyant, plate — Saoshyant sao-shyant The Coming Saviour — final renewer of the world at the end of time

Spenta Mainyu, plate — Spenta Mainyu spen-ta mai-nyu The Holy Spirit — the creative aspect of Ahura Mazda

Sraosha, plate — Sraosha srao-sha Obedience — divine guardian of the night, judge of souls

The Levantine Borderlands

1 work

Yarhibol, plate — Yarhibol yar-hi-bol The Sun-God of Palmyra — oath-witness, attendant of Bel

The Edges of Empire

2 works

Ataecina, plate — Ataecina a-tae-ci-na Chthonic Goddess of Lusitania — receiver of curse-tablets

Ghmerti, plate — Ghmerti ghmer-ti The Supreme Creator-God of Pre-Christian Georgia

The Etruscan World

4 works

Laran, plate — Laran la-ran The Etruscan War-God — youthful warrior of the battlefield

Selvans, plate — Selvans sel-vans God of Boundaries and Forests — Roman Silvanus

Tinia, plate — Tinia tee-nee-ah The Etruscan Sky-King — wielder of three thunderbolts

Tuchulcha, plate — Tuchulcha tu-chul-cha The Etruscan Underworld Tormentor — snake-haired demon of the wicked dead

The Roman Inheritance

8 works

Awaiting its plate

Dius Fidius dius fi-dius God of the Sworn Oath — also called Semo Sancus

Fides, plate — Fides fi-des The Goddess of Sworn Faith

Genius, plate — Genius ge-nius Personal Divine Companion

Honos, plate — Honos ho-nos The Personified Honor — Roman virtue made divine

Libertas, plate — Libertas li-ber-tas Goddess of Liberty — Roman political freedom personified

Orcus, plate — Orcus or-cus The Old Italic God of the Dead — taker of those who break their oaths

Pietas, plate — Pietas pie-tas The Goddess of Right Devotion

Terminus, plate — Terminus ter-mi-nus God of the Boundary-Stone

The Northern Inheritance

9 works

Dievas, plate — Dievas die-vas Lithuanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father

Forseti, plate — Forseti for-se-ti God of Justice — Son of Baldr

Perun, plate — Perun peh-roon God of Thunder — Chief of the Kievan Pantheon

Týr, plate — Týr týr God of Single Combat and Sworn Oaths

Vali, plate — Vali va-li Avenger of Baldr

Veles, plate — Veles veh-les Underworld God — Patron of Cattle and Wealth

Vidar, plate — Vidar vi-dar The Silent God — Avenger of Odin at Ragnarök

Awaiting its plate

Zojz zojz Albanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — Albanian

Awaiting its plate

Zojz zojz Albanian Sky-God — The Indo-European Sky-Father Preserved — Albanian