by Damien AtHope | Nov 3, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Damien AtHope | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog
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, ref Du-Ku “Du-Ku or dul-kug is a Sumerian word for a sacred place. According to Wasilewska et al., du-ku...
by Damien AtHope | Oct 26, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Damien AtHope | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog
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,...
by Damien AtHope | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref, ref Archaeological Tropes That Perpetuate Colonialism “The archaeological myths about collapse and abandonment deny how contemporary Indigenous peoples maintain continuity or association with...
by Damien AtHope | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog
ref ~ CE 1200. This complex was located by the Mississippi River where the Arch and “The Dome” are today. It was a walled fortress and a Cahokia-related “city” completely destroyed by the mid-1800s. ref, ref, ref ref ref, ref “The “Mound...