Posts tagged Mesopotamia
Ep 105 - Dagon, Elder Scrolls, Lovecraft and More w/ Gnarles
Ep 105 - Dagon, Elder Scrolls, Lovecraft and More w/ Gnarles

We are once again joined by our friend @Gnarles _ from _ Apocrypha on Tik Tok to talk about the ancient deity Dagon, or Dagan depending on what city you’re from. Don’t be a Philistine about the original ancient inspirations from the Hebrew bible that leads to dissing on Lovecraft’s personal views and lauding his writing talents while retelling the short story “Dagon”. Once again, we tie Mesopotamian myth to Dungeons & Dragons.

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Ep 86 - Shamash Mouth, Son of Sin
Ep 86 - Shamash Mouth, Son of Sin

Somebody once told us that we’d be talking to you today about Shamash, the Sun God and a major deity of the Pantheon of the Mesopotamian cultures. Sumerians know him as Utu, Sin knows him as his son, Ishtar knows him as a brother, and we (and the Akkadians) know him, we love, him, it’s Shamash time! He’s taking the Sun Chariot all the way, he’s laying down the laws and the justice, Shamash is coming to an arena near you.

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