The Slavic myth of creation
How a duck played an unlikely important role in the Slavic myth of creation.
How the Norse gods created through destruction
The story of the creation of life in Norse mythology is a story of fire,…
Eridu Genesis
The oldest known Mesopotamian flood myth.
Atrahasis
The Mesopotamian myth about the great flood dat almost destroyed human life.
The quest for immortality (Gilgamesh epic part 2)
The epic quest of Gilgamesh for eternal life.
Enuma Elish
The Babylonian myth of creation.
The killing of Humbaba (Gilgamesh epic part 1)
Enkidu and Gilgamesh join forces to slay the monster Humbaba.
Enmerkar: the da Vinci of his time
The conquest of the ancient city Aratta and invention of writing by King Enmerkar.
Sisterly love
Inanna’s unsuccessful journey to the underworld.
The turtle and the demon bird
Marduk tries to overtake Enki but learns that slow and steady wins the race