A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East Loyd Grossman and associates provide an intimate

and associates provide an intimate look at a private and self-effacing man whose work has had a lasting impact on twentieth-century thought

and adventures never before published in book form

'If only more new media commentators had this level of historical-critical reference

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A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East Loyd Grossman and associates provide an intimateFrom the tragic young Adonis to Zashapuna, first among goddesses, this handbook provides the most complete information available on deities from the cultures and religions of the ancient Near East, including Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam. The result of nearly fifteen years of research, this handbook is more expansive and covers a wider range of sources and civilizations than any previous reference works on the topic.