Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: March 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9781564595003
Subjects: African history: BCE to c 500 CE; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Sociology; Philosophy; Ancient Egypt; Ancient - Egypt; Folklore & Mythology - Mythology
First sentence: TO our fathers until well-nigh a century ago Babylon was no more than a mighty name-a gigantic skeleton whose ribs protruded here and there from the sands of Syria in colossal ruin of tower and temple.