It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than ... In truth, however, a quasi-moon follows an orbit around the sun (like an asteroid would) rather than the respective ...

Enkidu – The noble companion of Gilgamesh in the eponymous epic from Sumerian ... An Aztec lunar god that once aspired to be Sun but a hesitant leap relegated him to the Moon.

Cancer – Celtic Mythology Deeply connected to the Moon and emotions ... This sign shares qualities with Nisaba, the Sumerian goddess of knowledge, organization, and writing—always keeping ...

The other finalists were Bakunawa (after a mythical dragon from the Philippines), Ehaema (after an Estonian legend), Enkidu (after a Sumerian epic ... (after the Aztec moon god).

Venus is moving between Earth and the sun and will show a crescent phase like a miniature moon. By mid-February ... times at the Bull of Heaven, the goddess Ishtar sent it to punish the demigod ...

The World: A Family History of Humanity. Alfred A. Knopf, 1304 pages, hardcover, bibliography available separately. The ...

Pyramids are arguably some of the most impressive structures left behind by our ancient ancestors. Not only is it hard … ...

Moon Lidar is a visualization of the data collected by NASA ... the Old Testament of the Christian bible is just as mythological as the Greek or Mesopotamian gods (everything is a remix) — and I’ve ...