Myths of Babylonia and Syria

Illustrated with an active table of contents

I The Races and Early Civilization of Babylonia

II The Land of Rivers and the God of the Deep

III Rival Pantheons and Representative Deities

IV Demons, Fairies, and Ghosts

V Myths of Tammuz and Ishtar

VI Wars of the City States of Sumer and Akkad

VII Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer

VIII Deified Heroes: Etana and Gilgamesh

IX Deluge Legend, the Island of the Blessed, and Hades

X Buildings and Laws and Customs of Babylon

XI The Golden Age of Babylonia

XII Rise of the Hittites, Mitannians, Kassites, Hyksos, and Assyrians

XIII Astrology and Astronomy

XIV Ashur the National God of Assyria

XV Conflicts for Trade and Supremacy

XVI Race Movements that Shattered Empires

XVII The Hebrews in Assyrian History

XVIII The Age of Semiramis

XIX Assyria's Age of Splendour

XX The Last Days of Assyria and Babylonia