[hadad2009]

Anyone who has read about Aphrodite and Adonis knows that ancient near eastern mythology influenced that of ancient greece. though if you look closer, it goes much deeper. the legend of how Uranus was castrated by cronus who was in turn overthrown by zeus was also influenced by the ancient near eastern myths. In particular the myth where Alalus was overthrown by Anus (borrowed from Assyrobabylonian Anu), who was then castrated by kumarbi, who was then overthrown by the storm god Teshub.

What other myths are there?

So far I have:

Aphrodite and Adonis - Astarte and Adonis
Uranus, Cronus, Zeus - Anus, kumarbi, teshub
Persephone - Ishtar (both spend half the year in the underworld because a god got them out of there)

[Jack Tripper]

Very interesting. I don't know much about Eastern Mythologies myself but I was just having this discussion with someone the other day; as too if European mythologies were influenced by Eastern myths and teachings. Clearly I was wrong in thinking that they weren't.