Ancient divinities and gemstones
God Nergal or Gagga rule Pluto
God Nergal or Gagga rule Pluto GEMSTONE BLACK TOPAZ Pluto together with Mars meet the archetype of Nergal, the God of the Underworld kingdom, lord of the underworld - God Nergal. He is the husband of Ereshkigal or Ishthara of the Akkadians, which is the archetype of Venus when invisible. Nergal is the God of War, of destruction, of anger. he causes any disease. Although Pluto meets the archetype of Nergal there is an opinion that bases on the " Epic of Creation" of the Sumerians that to Saturn was born another planetary God and he was called Gaga responding to the most distant planet Pluto. There he was awarded the qualities of Saturn. He ranked with him and awarded many similar qualities as saturn. [...]
God Enki rules Neptune
God Enki rules Neptune GEMSTONE AMETIST In the mythology of Mesopotamia in Sumerian Neptunus is Enki or Ea in Akkadian. He is a God of Infinite Ocean of fresh water. Wise, resourceful and very memorable. Moreover, God Enki has magical powers and knows spells. He is merciful and loves people. In fact, this is the god that “designed” man. The one that saved people from the flood and Ishtar from the Underworld. Also, he was “the One who creates”.
God Anu rules Uranus
God Anu and Uranus GEMSTONE TIGER EYE As we wrote in the previous chapters, Anu in Akkadian or An of the Sumerians is the God of Heaven. His name means " Heaven." Additionally, he was very important supreme God who determines our destinies. Also, he was “The father of all Gods”. His wife is KI- the Earth, and Enlil and Enki are his sons.
God Shamash rules the Sun
God Shamash and the Sun GEMSTONE RUBY Shamash or Utu in Sumer and later Babylon is the name of the Sun God. The purest unbroken influences come from him. Association between the Sun and the King is mythological. The Sun God was called “the brilliant”. He was also brave, the judge. He sees everything. That is why he is the deity of truth and justice. He punishes the bad and the liar, and rewards the good, the decent, and the honest. During the day he judges the living, at night he judges the dead.
God Nabu rules Mercury
God Nabu and Mercury GEMSTONE EMERALD In Sumer they called Mercury "the bouncing" and it is because of the variable length of his heliacal appearances and disappearances. Nabu . The son of Marduk-Jupiter. There is a version that Mercury was "recognized" a planet around the second century BC and this associates most likely with the coming to power of Marduk in Babylon. Then they associate Mercury with the coronation of the prince and so is his connection with Jupiter-Marduk, his father. They called Mercury and “the planet of Jupiter”, because of the connection between them. This is due to celestial observations and mythological roots. Nabu, Mercury is the god of writing and has the tablets of fate of all. Then they knew that the [...]
God Inanna rules Venus
God Inanna and Venus GEMSTONE DIAMOND The names Inanna / Ishtar associated with Venus since very ancient times. Inanna is the Sumerian deity, which probably comes from Ninanna- " Lady of Heaven" and this is because she is the second brightest near the moon, knowing that she was the daughter of Moon God. on tablet from the collection of Erlenmeyer dating from around 3000g BC in a series of five Sumerian signs is spoken about the Festival of Inanna, as a morning and an evening star, which is a direct reference to Inanna, supporting both meanings of Venus as the evening star and a morning star. Of course, this is only symbolic difference. It's about the only planet Venus. It is unclear, however, whether [...]
God Nergal rules Mars
God Nergal and Mars GEMSTONE RED CORAL Nergal is the king of the underworld, but Mars has other names-Sal batanu likely linked to its color. They called it " deceiving Planet ", " Strange Planet " and has associated with stars and constellations which responding to the countries enemies of Babylon- Elam Amarru and Subartu. So he connected with death, plague, fire and war. The babylonian Mars was considered more malefic and sinister than Saturn. The omens from Babylon always bound Mars with death and serious negative events. In the omens, if Mars is bright, not invisible, would be good for the enemy Subartu. Conversely, when it is invisible in the rays of the sun it is good for Akkad, Babylon. His nature is [...]
God Marduk rules Jupiter
God Marduk rules Jupiter GEMSTONE YELLOW SAPPHIRE The association between Jupiter and God Marduk goes back to Mesopotamia. He was "The bearer of the signs of the inhabited world". He was also"The great God, the lord, the ruler, who once rises, gives a sign ..." Marduk is the largest and most important God of Heaven - Anunna. Anunna is the heaven and the 600 Gods of Heaven and Underworld over which Marduk has power. He was the most important God in the Kasit period of Mesopotamia. It is important to note that the Mesopotamians were making logical association between Jupiter and the moon, so as they linked the Sun and Saturn. These stars often wore the same name. Our assumptions are that this associated with [...]
God Ninurta rules Saturn
God Ninurta rules Saturn GEMSTONE BLUE SAPPHIRE One of the names of Saturn is that black planet, but he is identified with God Ninurta. In the Old Babylonian period they called it also Ningirsu. The name of Saturn comes as a result of collected signs and observations of the nature and phases of Saturn and as a result they called it the "constant, unchanging planet." Kayamanu is one of the names of Saturn they have given to him to reflect its slow movement. Another name given to Saturn - Sun Shamash-God comes from the relationship between the sun and him. It's because the "secret house" of Saturn rises when the sun sets. In Mesopotamian mythology Saturn is Ninurta. God of Agriculture " Gardener of Enlil" [...]