MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
─ IN WHICH THE ADMINS GIVE YOU INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE MANY BELIEFS OF MULTIPLE MMYTHOLOGIES
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STORY OF CREATION
Deities in ancient Mesopotamia were almost exclusively anthropomorphic. They were thought to possess extraordinary powers and were often envisioned as being of tremendous physical size.
The ancient Mesopotamians believed that their deities lived in Heaven, but that a god's statue was a physical embodiment of the god himself. As such, cult statues were given constant care and attention, and a set of priests were assigned to tend to them. These priests would clothe the statues and place feasts before them so they could "eat". A deity's temple was believed to be that deity's literal place of residence.
During religious festivals full sized barges were normally transport their statues along the waterways. The gods also had chariots, which were used for transporting their cult statues by land. Sometimes a deity's cult statue would be transported to the location of a battle of the deity could watch the battle.
The major deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon were believed to participate in the "assembly of the gods" through which the gods made all their decisions. This assembly was seen as a divine counterpart to the semi-democratic legislative system that existed during the Third Dynasty of Ur (2112 BC-2004 BC)
The Mesopotamian pantheon evolved greatly over the course of its history. In general, the history of Mesopotamian religion can be divided into four phases;
The first phase started in the fourth millennium BC, deities' domain mainly focused on basic needs for human survival. The second phase, which occurred in the third millennium BC, the divine hierarchy became more structured and deified kings began to enter the pantheon. During the third face, in the second millennium BC the gods worshiped by an individual person and gods associated with the commoners became more prevalent. During the fourth and final phase, in first millennium BC, the gods became closely associated with specific human empires and rulers.
The names of over three thousand Mesopotamian deities have been recovered from cuneiform texts. Many of these are from lengthy list of deities compiled by ancient Mesopotmian scribes.
