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Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, refPottery from at 10,000 at Boncuklu Höyük, to Aşıklı Höyük, to Çatalhöyük, then Europe by...

Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref World Turtle Mikinaak (Ojibway or Chippewa: snapping turtle)-(whose Turtle Clan and its totem are called Mikinaak) “Snapping turtle is carrying the “earth” on its back.” ref, ref, ref Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref “Turtle...

Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref Comparative Mythology "Comparative mythology is the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. Comparative mythology has served a variety of academic purposes. For example,...

Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref"Goddess Nammu, who later becomes Tiamat female sea serpent or dragon, Primeval Sea/Cosmic Ocean." ref, refDu-Ku “Du-Ku or dul-kug is a Sumerian word for a sacred place. According to Wasilewska et al., du-ku translates as...

Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref My Speculations are in Comparative Mythologies? For instance, the mytheme of an ancient belief that is seemingly shared...

Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref Mastaba Ziggurat Step Pyramid Pyramid "Before the ziggurats there were raised platforms (Mastaba-like Structure) that date from the Ubaid period during the sixth millennium BCE. The ziggurats began as platforms (oval,...