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In Mesopotamian mythology a Mother Goddess, with the assistance of a God of Wisdom, created men out of clay, mixed with the blood of a slain God.
The Primeval male and female human beings were not allotted a life-span.
People originally only died as the result of natural disasters such as plague, famine or flood, or by internecine strife.
The Epic of Gilgamesh culminated with the introduction of a limited life-span for Mankind.
Man’s original purpose in being was to relieve the Gods and Goddesses of hard labour.
Gods and Goddesses associated with birth and fertility were also patrons of mining, smelting, and metal work.
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Thank you…
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I think we would do better by our world if we lived long enough to see the results of the stuff we do. We could stop shrugging and saying “Who cares? I’ll be dead by then.”
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That would be a real eye opener. There was no place for such an attitude when the ancestors too, stuck around…
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This is so interesting, Stuart, and reflects some of my own questions.
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Look out for Creation II, which will be along presently…
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Great Post Stuart!
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Thanks, Paul…
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Will be looking for creation 2. Powerful stuff reflecting so many of the diverse threads that grew up in the younger religions around this original story. P
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‘II’ is up on mine on Saturday, and usually goes out on Sue’s about three days later…
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|Great Stuart look out for it Paul
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🙂
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