MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA

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Author

Mackenzie, Donald A. (Donald Alexander), 1873-1936

Title

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria

Credits

Produced by Sami Sieranoja, Tapio Riikonen and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian

Category

Text

eBook-No.

16653

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16653

Release Date

September 5, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA — Donald A. Mackenzie — Preface — Introduction
2. 2.Chapter I. The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia
3. 3.Chapter II. The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep
4. 4.Chapter III. Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities
5. 5.Chapter IV. Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts
6. 6.Chapter V. Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar
7. 7.Chapter VI. Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad
8. 8.Chapter VII. Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer
9. 9.Chapter VIII. Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh
10. 10.Chapter IX. Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades
11. 11.Chapter X. Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon
12. 12.Chapter XI. The Golden Age of Babylonia
13. 13.Chapter XII. Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians
14. 14.Chapter XIII. Astrology and Astronomy
15. 15.Chapter XIV. Ashur the National God of Assyria
16. 16.Chapter XV. Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy
17. 17.Chapter XVI. Race Movements that Shattered Empires
18. 18.Chapter XVII. The Hebrews in Assyrian History
19. 19.Chapter XVIII. The Age of Semiramis
20. 20.Chapter XIX. Assyria's Age of Splendour
21. 21.Chapter XX. The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia — Index — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I — J — K — L — M — N — O — P — Q — R — S — T — U — V — W — X — Y — Z

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