The Legend of Tiamat - History of Mermaids
The Legend of Tiamat - History of Mermaids
Above the Tree of Life is the royal signet of the god Ashur. The god Ashur is depicted as a man with a bow inside a winged solar disk or as a winged solar disk. As a hero of mankind Ashur slays Tiamat (the monstrous primordial serpent-like Chaos) to bring the World into being. But in earlier Sumerian representations this winged object is an image of the mysterious An-Zu or Allulu bird, which features in the legend of Lubalbanda, Gilgamesh’s father.
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In the heart of Australia, where the red desert kisses the clear sky, the Legend of the Rainbow Serpent was born. At the center of this story were two people - Jiemba, a robust and compassionate man from the Uluru tribe, and Mirriyuula, a mystical woman possessing unparalleled beauty and secret connection with the Rainbow Serpent, a deity in the Aboriginal belief system.
Mysterious creatures of the night - the stuff of nightmares! This list takes a look at ten monsters from history, myth, and folklore that ought to scare the pants off us. I have tried to restrict the list to creatures that have not been presented on Listverse before to keep things interesting. Be sure to tell us your own favorite (or rather despised) monsters in the comments.
