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Assyrian religion
(Encyclopedia)Assyrian religion: see Middle Eastern religions. ...Babylonian religion
(Encyclopedia)Babylonian religion: see Middle Eastern religions. ...Natives, Middle American
(Encyclopedia)Natives, Middle American or Mesoamerican, aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically considered part of North ...Middle East respiratory syndrome
(Encyclopedia)Middle East respiratory syndrome: see MERS. ...Shamash
(Encyclopedia)Shamash shäˈmäsh [key], sun god of Semitic origin, worshiped in Babylonia and Assyria. He was one of the great deities of ancient Middle Eastern religions, god of law, order, and justice. The chief...Astarte
(Encyclopedia)Astarte ăstärˈtē [key], Semitic goddess of fertility and love. She was the most important goddess of the Phoenicians and corresponds to the Babylonian Ishtar and the Greek Aphrodite. She took a do...Great Mother Goddess
(Encyclopedia)Great Mother Goddess, in ancient Middle Eastern religions, mother goddess, the great symbol of the earth's fertility. She was worshiped under many names and attributes. Similar figures have been known...Bel
(Encyclopedia)Bel bāl, bĕl [key], deity of the Middle Eastern religions. The name is a cognate of that of Baal. For Bel in the Bible, see Bel and the Dragon. ...Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
(Encyclopedia)Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: see under West Indies Federation. ...Browse by Subject
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