3.2 Hell: Views Of The Underworld in Ancient Ugarit

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Texts used
Stories from Ancient Canaan (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Ancient-Canaan-Michael-Coogan/dp/0664241840

Ugarit and Minoan Crete; the bearing of their texts on the origins of
by Cyrus H. Gordon
http://www.amazon.com/UGARIT-MINOAN-CRETE-Bearing-origins/dp/B00182S5BA/ref=s...


Canaanite deities:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canaanite_deities

http://www.theology.edu/canaan.htm

Essay:
Ugarit and the Bible
http://www.theology.edu/ugarbib.htm

The Baal Epic:
http://www.baal.com/baal/about/BaalEpic.shtml

Website:
http://www.religionthink.com
The Ning: http://www.religionthink.ning.com

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[Brianswers]

Wow, very interesating stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[KrokrX]

Birta-Chino(Borte Cino) had an antecedent, an Indian prince, Kujugun Sandali-tu Qagan, set adrift in a copper box as a child yet rose to become the first king of Tibet.

In Japanese mythology, Hiruko is born to Izanagi and Izanami, the creator gods, but due to his deformity put him in a reed boat and cast into the sea. In some variations, Hiruko washes up on the shores of Hokkaido, regenerates his body, and grows up to become Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune.

So many such stories!

[KrokrX]

Tales of children of destiny raised in adversity can be found worldwide. For example some elements of the Romulus/Remus tale can be found in Birta-Chino founder of the Turkish race who was raised by a wolf, or Tiri the founder of the Yuracares tribe of Brazil raised by a leopard! Whilst there may be some borrowing and copying I suspect that what constitutes a good story is pretty fundamental, as is the temptation to ascribe mythological elements to revered figures.

[Brianswers]

I don't remember the name of the one I read about, but it was from a website on Sumerian/Babylonian myths, in a section on similarities to biblical stories.

interesting, I had no idea it was that widespread! From what I understand ancient religions always borrowed from each other, copying and modifying stories to fit their own mythos.

[KrokrX]

I forgot to add Sargon(Akkadian) and Semiramis(Babylon) to the previously mentioned Cyrus(Persia) as mythically abandoned kings.

[KrokrX]

You may be thinking of Tammuz who In Sumerian mythos was 'cast out on the flood'. The abandonment of a child of destiny is a common theme in many mythos, whether on a mountainside, in a forest or at sea, and was often attributed to real life characters. The list includes, Perseus, Dionysos, Oedipus, Shapur, Cyrus etc.

[Brianswers]

I read that in Sumerian or Babylonian literature there is a story of a king who, as a baby, was sent down the river in a basket and found by the royal family..

[KrokrX]

Interesting reference to Moses. If we add that to the archaeology that strongly suggests that the 'Exodus' never happened would you consider that Moses was a mythical character, perhaps adopted from earlier mythology?