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Sumerianism (part 1)
The religion of Sumer changed considerably from the birth of civilization to Babylon. Every record was rewritten, names changed, and genealogies of the deities vary. This is because it was not originally a pantheon. Each city had a patron deity, and the creation of empires (Sargon of Akkad) meant these people had to be unified. A bible made of their stories would be super contradictory.
One thing I want to clear up because it viscerally pisses me off. The Anunaki are NOT space aliens! I don't care what the "History" channel told you. It's the tribunal of the chief gods, Anu, Enlil, and Ea. It's not a trinity, but it does contain a father and son.
They believed all life, from animals to gods, came from the estuary where the primordial River god Apsu cums in his wife the ocean goddess Tiamut. These deities, then made imperfect humans while drunk. This pantheon kept expanding because royalty would deify their ancestors to secure power. These stories will sound super familiar in part 2.
The religion of Sumer changed considerably from the birth of civilization to Babylon. Every record was rewritten, names changed, and genealogies of the deities vary. This is because it was not originally a pantheon. Each city had a patron deity, and the creation of empires (Sargon of Akkad) meant these people had to be unified. A bible made of their stories would be super contradictory.
One thing I want to clear up because it viscerally pisses me off. The Anunaki are NOT space aliens! I don't care what the "History" channel told you. It's the tribunal of the chief gods, Anu, Enlil, and Ea. It's not a trinity, but it does contain a father and son.
They believed all life, from animals to gods, came from the estuary where the primordial River god Apsu cums in his wife the ocean goddess Tiamut. These deities, then made imperfect humans while drunk. This pantheon kept expanding because royalty would deify their ancestors to secure power. These stories will sound super familiar in part 2.
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