Near Eastern Names
These names occur in the mythologies of the Near East. That is, the mythologies of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites, Babylonians, Phoenicians and others. Listed separately are Egyptian mythology names and Persian mythology names.
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3Cybele is an Anatolian mother goddess, whose name may derive from Phrygian roots meaning either "stone" or "hair." She was primarily worshipped in Phrygia as the "Mountain Mother," associated with fertility, nature, and...
Kybele is the ancient Greek transliteration of Cybele, an Anatolian mother goddess whose cult spread to Greece and Rome. While Cybele is the more common Latinized form, Kybele reflects the original Kŷbélē in Greek, reta...
Shivini (also known as Siuini, Artinis, or Ardinis) was the sun god in the mythology of the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu, centered in the Armenian Highlands. He forms the third deity in a triad alongside the chief god Khal...