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A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Themes

Stars

35 gods of stars, across seven rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.

The Cradle of Cities

4 works

Astarte, plate — Astarte as-tar-te The Phoenician Queen of Heaven

Inanna, plate — Inanna ee-nan-nah Queen of Heaven — Akkadian Ishtar; goddess of love, war, and the morning and evening star

Nergal, plate — Nergal ner-gal The Burning One — god of war, plague, and the underworld

The Sebitti, plate — The Sebitti the se-bit-ti The Seven Warriors — Constellation of the Pleiades

The Gift of the Nile

5 works

Nut, plate — Nut nut The Sky — mother of the gods

Seshat, plate — Seshat se-shat Lady of the Library — goddess of writing, measurement, and architecture

Sopdet, plate — Sopdet sop-det The Sharp One — goddess of Sirius and herald of the inundation

Sopdu, plate — Sopdu sop-du Lord of the East — god of the eastern desert and the Sinai approaches

Taweret, plate — Taweret ta-we-ret The Hippopotamus Goddess — protector of the pregnant

The Olympian Order

14 works

Aether, plate — Aether ee-ther The Upper Bright Air — element of the gods

Ananke, plate — Ananke uh-nang-kee Necessity — the inescapable bond

Ariadne, plate — Ariadne air-ee-ad-nee Cretan princess, who gave Theseus the thread — and was abandoned at Naxos

Asteria, plate — Asteria uh-steer-ee-uh The Starry — sister of Leto, mother of Hecate

Astraeus, plate — Astraeus as-tray-us Starry Husband of Eos — father of the winds and stars

Chiron, plate — Chiron kye-ron The Wise Centaur — teacher of heroes

Coeus, plate — Coeus see-us Titan of the celestial axis — father of Leto

Crius, plate — Crius kree-us Titan of constellations — father of Astraeus

Hyperion, plate — Hyperion high-peer-ee-on The High-Walker — Titan of the heavenly lights

Orpheus, plate — Orpheus or-fee-us Singer of the Underworld — patron of the Mysteries

Pegasus, plate — Pegasus peg-uh-sus The Winged Horse, born of the Gorgon's blood

Perseus, plate — Perseus pur-see-us Slayer of the Gorgon — founder of Mycenae

Urania, plate — Urania yoo-ray-nee-uh Muse of Astronomy

Uranus, plate — Uranus yoor-uh-nus The Sky — first king of heaven

The Persian World

1 work

Tishtrya, plate — Tishtrya tisht-rya The Star Sirius — bringer of rain, slayer of the drought-demon

The Levantine Borderlands

3 works

Al-Uzza, plate — Al-Uzza al--uz-za The Mighty Maiden — warrior-goddess of the planet Venus

Awaiting its plate

Azizos a-zi-zos The Morning-Star God — companion of Arsu, warrior-escort

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

The Roman Inheritance

2 works

Hermes Trismegistus, plate — Hermes Trismegistus her-mes tris-me-gis-tus Thrice-Great Hermes — see also Thoth (Volume II)

Mithras (Roman), plate — Mithras (Roman) mith-ras (roman) The Bull-Slaying Mystery — Cult of the Soldiers

The Northern Inheritance

6 works

Auseklis, plate — Auseklis au-sek-lis The Latvian Morning Star — son of Saulė the Sun

Aušrinė, plate — Aušrinė auš-rinė The Dawn-Star — Morning Goddess

Frigg, plate — Frigg frigg Queen of the Aesir — Wife of Odin

Grannus and Sirona, plate — Grannus and Sirona gran-nus and si-ro-na Gallo-Roman Apollo and his consort — healers of the eastern Gallic provinces

Saulė, plate — Saulė saulė The Sun-Goddess — Mother of the Stars

The Zoryas, plate — The Zoryas the zo-ryas The Dawn Maidens — sisters who keep the doomsday hound