Project Gutenberg 2004-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 57 Heuzey, Léon Alexandre 1831 1922 Heuzey, Leon Alexandre Mythes chaldéens Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Mireille Harmelin and Distributed Proofreaders Europe. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Mythes chaldéens" by Léon Alexandre Heuzey is an archaeological treatise written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex pantheon of Chaldean deities, analyzing their representations in ancient art, particularly on cylinder seals. Heuzey provides insights into the symbolism of these deities and their roles within Chaldean mythology, emphasizing the connection between the natural world and divine representations. The content of "Mythes chaldéens" delves into various Chaldean gods, notably focusing on the identification and characteristics of a prominent deity associated with the sun. Heuzey discusses the imagery surrounding the sun god, including his iconography of flames and the celestial gates that open before him, signifying dawn and dusk. The narrative weaves through interpretations of divine battles and the interactions between gods, such as the sun's conquest over mountains and other celestial elements, reflecting a rich mythology of solar and seasonal cycles. The author illustrates these themes through examples from cylinder seals, thus showcasing the interplay between mythology, astronomy, and the natural environment in ancient Chaldean belief systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Mythology, Assyro-Babylonian BL Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 57831 57573 2024-10-06T07:19:37.354440 2023-10-06T08:39:59.925814 text/html text/html 57824 57566 2024-10-06T07:19:37.559418 2023-10-06T08:40:00.056817 text/html text/html 94694 2024-10-06T07:19:42.460388 application/epub+zip 93596 2024-10-06T07:19:40.216416 application/epub+zip 89340 2024-10-06T07:19:39.113410 application/epub+zip 185891 2024-10-06T07:19:44.107379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177694 2024-10-06T07:19:41.816394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153478 2022-09-07T01:26:49.856951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47788 47581 2024-10-06T07:19:37.130416 2023-10-06T08:39:59.785783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47623 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18914 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46904 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18779 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46915 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18478 2020-12-18T02:57:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23142 2024-10-06T07:19:44.232412 application/rdf+xml 13144 2024-10-06T07:19:39.646406 image/jpeg 3395 2024-10-06T07:19:39.387400 image/jpeg 92714 2024-10-06T07:19:37.565417 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia