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A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Themes

Moon

17 gods of moon, across eight rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.

The Cradle of Cities

5 works

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

Men, plate — Men men The Phrygian Moon-God — Standing on His Bull

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

Ningal, plate — Ningal nin-gal Great Lady of the Moon — Consort of Nanna and Mother of Inanna

Tanit, plate — Tanit ta-nit The Face of Baal — Supreme Goddess of Carthage

The Gift of the Nile

2 works

Khonsu, plate — Khonsu khon-su The Theban Moon — son of Amun and Mut

Thoth, plate — Thoth thoht The Ibis — Lord of Wisdom and Writing

The Olympian Order

4 works

Artemis, plate — Artemis ar-tuh-mis The Huntress — virgin of the wilderness

Hecate, plate — Hecate hek-uh-tee Of the Crossroads — goddess of witchcraft and the dark moon

Selene, plate — Selene seh-lee-nee The Moon — mistress of the night sky

Theia, plate — Theia thay-uh The Divine — Titaness of light

The Levantine Borderlands

2 works

Aglibol, plate — Aglibol ag-li-bol The Moon-God of Palmyra — attendant of Bel, paired with Yarhibol

Sin of Harran, plate — Sin of Harran sin of har-ran The Moon-God of Harran — Roman-Period Aramaean Cult

The Edges of Empire

1 work

Bendis, plate — Bendis ben-dis The Thracian Huntress — patroness of the moon and the wild animals

The Etruscan World

1 work

Tiur, plate — Tiur tiur The Etruscan Moon — companion of Usil and marker of the months

The Roman Inheritance

1 work

Proserpina, plate — Proserpina pro-ser-pi-na Roman queen of the underworld — daughter of Ceres, wife of Dis Pater

The Northern Inheritance

1 work

Mėnuo, plate — Mėnuo mėnuo The Moon — Husband of Saulė