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Creation Stories – Babylon
The creation myth of the Babylonians is recorded in the Enuma Elish (“Epic of Creation”). This dates back almost 4000 years, and is recorded in poetry rather than prose. The ocean goddess Tiamat is plotting to attack divine beings. The god Marduk (also called Assur in Assyrian versions) is created to defend them. He agrees to help them, but only if they proclaim him their supreme leader even after the threat has passed. The gods agree to these terms, and Marduk destroys Tiamat. He tears her corpse into two, using the halves to create the heavens and the earth. He then organizes the planets and stars, creating a calendar. Marduk also regulates the movements of the sun and moon, and the weather. Finally, he creates Babylon, the earthly counterpart to the heavenly home of the gods. Marduk uses the blood of Tiamat’s murdered husband, Kingu, to create man. The Enuma Elish is recorded on seven clay tablets, each of which contains 115 to 170 lines of text. Although most of Tablet V is still missing, the text is still quite complete. In fact, a duplicate copy of Tablet V was discovered in Turkey. There are several versions of the Enuma … Continue reading Creation Stories – Babylon →
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Richard Cassaro is a journalist, speaker and author of “Written In Stone: Decoding The Secret Masonic Religion Hidden In Gothic Cathedrals And World Architecture.” The book uncovers a lost Wisdom Tradition that was practiced globally in antiquity, found memorialized in pyramids, Triptychs, and identical images worldwide. The central tenets of this tradition have been perpetuated in Western Secret Societies. The most visible of these is the so-called “Masonic Fraternity,” an age-old chivalric Order whose ranks have included Europe’s Gothic cathedral builders and America’s Founding Fathers. Richard has two websites: www.DeeperTruth.com and www.RichardCassaro.com
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