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A Compendium of the Ancient Gods

Themes

Trade and travel

30 gods of trade and travel, across eight rooms, in the order the rooms are walked.

The Cradle of Cities

5 works

Baalat Gebal, plate — Baalat Gebal baa-lat ge-bal The Lady of Byblos — Mistress of the Cedar Coast

Lugalbanda, plate — Lugalbanda lu-gal-ban-da Father of Gilgamesh — Eighth King of the First Dynasty of Uruk

Melqart, plate — Melqart mel-qart King of the City — Tutelary God of Tyre, Whose Pyre Burned at His Festival

Nanaya, plate — Nanaya na-naya The Sweet One — Goddess of Sensual Love and Music

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

The Gift of the Nile

3 works

Dedun, plate — Dedun de-dun Lord of Nubia — incense-god of the southern frontier

Min, plate — Min min The Fertility God of Coptos

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

The Olympian Order

7 works

Aeneas, plate — Aeneas eh-nee-as Trojan prince and son of Aphrodite — survivor of Troy, ancestor of Rome

Hermes, plate — Hermes her-meez Messenger of the Gods — patron of travelers and thieves

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

Jason, plate — Jason jay-sun Captain of the Argonauts — winner of the Golden Fleece

Odysseus, plate — Odysseus oh-dis-ee-us The Wily — wanderer of the Odyssey

The Anemoi, plate — The Anemoi the uh-nem-oy The Four Winds — Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus

Triton, plate — Triton try-ton Son of Poseidon — herald of the deep

The Levantine Borderlands

4 works

Arsu, plate — Arsu ar-su The Camel-Rider Caravan-God — protector of evening travel

Awaiting its plate

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

Obodas, plate — Obodas o-bo-das The Deified Nabataean King — royal apotheosis at Avdat

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

The Edges of Empire

1 work

Uastyrdzhi, plate — Uastyrdzhi uas-tyrdz-hi Patron of Warriors and Wayfarers — the Christianized Saint George

The Etruscan World

1 work

Nethuns, plate — Nethuns ne-thuns The Etruscan Sea-God — wielder of the trident, lord of waters

The Roman Inheritance

7 works

Aeneas, plate — Aeneas eh-nee-as The Pious Trojan — Founder of the Roman Lineage

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

Fortuna, plate — Fortuna for-tu-na Goddess of Chance — bringer of fortune both good and ill

Lares, plate — Lares la-res Household and Crossroads Spirits

Portunus, plate — Portunus por-tu-nus God of Harbors and Doors — keeper of keys

Spes, plate — Spes spes Goddess of Hope — particularly hope for political and personal success

Vertumnus, plate — Vertumnus ver-tum-nus God of Changing Seasons and Transformations

The Northern Inheritance

2 works

Njord, plate — Njord njord God of the Sea and Wealth

Sleipnir, plate — Sleipnir sleip-nir Eight-Legged Steed of Odin