The Sumerian creation myth presents symbolic layers and interpretations that go beyond the literal narrative, involving concepts of energy, consciousness, and cosmic order.

Liane Hansen speaks with David Leeming, author of the just-published Oxford Companion to World Mythology. He discusses the role of myths in culture and the staggering variety of creation myths ...

The third important feature of the Sumerian creation myth is a vision of mountains of a life-giving, ever-present force that provides both spiritual and material sustenance.

The artifact’s narrative involves the Sumerian creation myth and problems with food supplies in Nippur, the original religious capital of Babylonia and the seat of worship for Enlil, ruler of ...

Pinterest: Pinterest, according to one Sumerian ur-narrative, was created by a clique of four disconsolate, yelling gods whose voices have been likened by modern scholars to that of Billy Eichner.

Admittedly, there are several ancient accounts of floods in the Near East. These are to be found in Mesopotamian and Sumerian creation myths.

Have an awesome idea for a virtual or augmented reality app? Amazon wants to help you bring it to life. Amazon Sumerian is designed to help anyone become an AR and VR app developer. It lets you ...

The roots of the creation story: An atheist's take on the Bible Most religions provide some version of a creation myth. This is necessary to elevate the role of a god or gods in the history of the ...

Amazon has announced that Sumerian, a web-based tool leveraging Amazon services to create 3D, AR, and VR applications, is generally available as of today. The tool debuted in “limited preview ...