Lilinah's
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Link updates noted. Some text content updates not noted. March 27 2002.

Updated and Redesigned 22 February 1999

1. Magic in Antiquity explores Greco-Egyptian magical papyri, Mesopotamian demon-trap bowls, & mystical gems from the Hellenistic Near East at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
2. flectere si nequeo superos acheronta mouebo, several fascinating pages of bibliographies on ancient magic, by by John-Gabriel Bodard, PhD student.
3. ABZU: Ancient Near Eastern sources at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Perhaps the major ANE scholarly resource on the Web. If you go up the directory-tree, you'll find a tour of the museum, complete with optional QuickTime experiences.
4. A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia the best site on the history and culture of Phoenicia, by Salim Khalaf, a Lebanese man living in America.

5. Trade at Ugarit In the 13th Century BCE, by Farras Abdelnour, an electrical engineer of Near Eastern origin with a strong interest in the Ancient Near East. Take a look at his other pages of ancient wisdom.
6. The Omphalos is a site that brings together Hellenic Neo-Pagans. The site owner's own pages are excellent, well-researched and deep. There are member-created documents, as well as links to member's pages and other resources.
7. Biblioteca Arcana has great Neo-Pagan Greek and Pythagorean material, both scholarly and creative. By the same devotee who hosts The Omphalos.

1. A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia, the best site on the history and culture of Phoenicia, by Salim Khalaf, a Lebanese man living in America.
2. Trade at Ugarit In the 13th Century BCE, by Farras Abdelnour, an electrical engineer of Near Eastern origin with a strong interest in the Ancient Near East. Take a look at his other pages of ancient wisdom.
3. A Story of Carthage, the famous Punic city on the coast of North Africa pounded to dust by the Romans. From a Japanese fan of things Punic. Lacks textual detail but includes many interesting photos.
4. Shalom - Exploring the Ancient Near East

   The Berbers are related to the Phoenicians in two ways. First, linguistically, since the Berber and Phoenician are from different branches of the "Hammo-Semitic" Language Family; other branches include Egyptian (now defunct), Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Arabic. Second, the Phoenicians colonized North Africa where the Berbers live, so in numerous places there was an intermingling of people and culture. Currently Berber language and culture are being suppressed in some places in North Africa.

5. MondeBerbere.com / AmadalAmazigh.com / Berberworld.com, in Tamazight, French, and English.

1. Jewish Pagan Resources with info on the Jewish Pagan e-list.
2. A Shrine to Lilith dedicated to the demonic demi-goddess, plus lots of info and links. Very personal and elucidating, one of my favorite sites.
3. A detailed discussion of Lilith at the University of Pennsylvania.
4. Phoenician Alphabet Meditation and Divination by a personal friend of mine and participant in Qadash Kinahnu/Sanctuary Phoenicia rituals.
5. Twin Rivers Rising GACK! It's gone! Again! They were at this address just a few months ago. This was such an excellent site! I hope they turn up again. This used to be a Neo-Pagan non-Wiccan Sumerian tradition, had excellent info on Sumerian relgion and myths, thoughtful essays on worship and magic, and a Sumerian dictionary. Some of Adapa's essays are still housed around the web.
   For example, Adapa's Treatise on Sumerian Religion
6. Sumerian Religion
7. Gateways to Babylon, a lively resource for modern and traditional Mesopotamian Paganism, maintained by Lishtar in Brazil. Houses some of Adapa's essays.
8. Babylonian Magick
Libanomancy, divination via Frankincense smoke.
Hepatoscopy: The Image of Heaven
Inanna article @ pagansonline
Dur-an-ki, an article on Pagan scholarship by Adapa of Twin Rivers Rising.
SUMERIAN RELIGION AND THE ETERNAL RETURN by Lishtar of Gateways to Babylon.
Dance of the Seven Veils a site that relates the planets, deities, etc.

1. The Omphalos a site that brings together Hellenic Neo-Pagans. The site owner's own pages are excellent, well-researched and deep. There are documents created by members, as well as links to member's pages and other resources.
2. Biblioteca Arcana has great Pagan Greek and Pythagorean material, historical, scholarly, and creative. By the same devotee who hosts The Omphalos.
3. Greek Mythology, an on-line encyclopedia of Greek Myth.
4. Select Homeric Hymns at the Biblioteca Arcana.
5. The Temple of Hecate Online is a visit to a virtual ancient temple - make a virtual offering and have divination done for you - graphics intensive, very nice.
6. Orphic Hymn to Hecate
7. Orpheas at THESKIA, home of the Greek Thelemic tradition.
8. House of the Kabiri, a Hellenic Thelemic site, member of THESKIA.
9. The Temple of Apollo, a sept of Universal Eclectic Wicca, by henotheistic devotees of Apollo.
10. Athena - Wisdom, a collection of hymns, texts, and thoughts on Athena by current devotees.
11. The Olympians, discusses the deities and the religion of ancient Greece in detail.
12. Persephone's Underworld Journey by Victoria Weinstein, reclaiming a resurrection narrative for women.
13. The Hellenic Religion - Societas Hellenica Antiquariorum
14. The Naked God, an intense and personal site, concerns dedication to Dionysos. The "wallpaper" consists of a full-length view of the back of a naked (and quite attractivly shaped) male (no naughty bits are showing).