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Eros in Greek mythology, known as Cupid in Rome, is the god of love but more specifically, the god of physical and passionate desire. He is often referred to as a son and attendant of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, and...

Midas, the mythological king of Phrygia in Asia Minor or Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) was the son of Gordias, and in some accounts, Cybele, the Phrygian Mother Goddess. He is best known from the myth where he is given the gift of turning...

Warfare was an essential part of the Akkadian Empire, especially under its conquering founder Sargon, and his grandson the god-king Naram-Sin. Their armies were the source of their power. But they were not the first kings of Mesopotamia...

Apollo, although the god of medicine, wasn't the only deity in Greek mythology associated with healing, with many different deities in Ancient Greece including Hygeia and Asclepius, having responsibilities in the realms of healing, medicine...

The UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric pile dwellings (stilt houses) around the Alps, in Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy was quite a difficult World Heritage site to visit! Despite there being hundreds of remains scattered...

Theseus was the legendary hero-king of Athens who had both mortal and divine lineage as the son of the mortal Aethra of Troezen, and either the god of the sea, Poseidon, or Aegeus the king of Athens. Theseus grew up in Troezen in the northeast...

Megan's next soothing story from Mesopotamia! Join her as she reads 'Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird'. The translation used can be found here: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=t.1.8.2.2#

After a long hiatus, Soothing Stories is back! This time, Megan reads the legend of Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave, in which Lugalbanda manages to not die! Translation from ETCSL: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1821.htm

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