religious of the past

according Ahura Mazda Akkadian ancient Egyptian animals appears Avesta Ba'al Babylonian belief Book called Canaanite century B.C. ceremonies Christian conception creation cult cultic D. O. EDZARD dead death deceased deity demons DIJK divine doctrine earth Egypt Enlil epic evil existence fact FALKENSTEIN father fertility festivals Gnosis Gnostics goddess gods Greek hand heaven heroes HESIOD Historia Religionum holy Homer Horus human hymns idea important influence inscriptions Iran Iranian Isis Israel Israelite Ištar Jerusalem king known later light magic Mandaean Mandaeism Manichaean Manichaeism Marduk means mentioned Mesopotamia Mesopotamian Mithra Moses mysteries myth mythical netherworld offered Olympians origin Osiris Pahlavi period possessed prayers prehistoric religion priest probably prophet religion religious represented rites ritual Roman Rome royal sacred sacrifice Šamaš sanctuary sects seems Semitic Slavs soul spirit Sumerian sun-god symbol temple texts tradition tribes Ugaritic underworld word worship Yahwaeh Zeus Zoroastrianism Zurvan