{"product_id":"zeus-and-the-thunderers-of-the-ancient-world-sky-father-storm-lord-and-the-sacred-lineage-of-divine-kingship-9781764677820","title":"Zeus and the Thunderers of the Ancient World: Sky Father, Storm Lord and the Sacred Lineage of Divine Kingship","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peta Oakes (Gaelic Mac Dubhdara)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peta Oakes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peta Oakes\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the ancient world, thunder was never heard as mere weather. It was the voice of divine power, the sound of heaven breaking into the human realm, and the sign that the sky itself could speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eZeus and the Thunderers of the Ancient World: Sky Father, Storm Lord and the Sacred Lineage of Divine Kingship\u003c\/strong\u003e, Peta Oakes, writing under the pen name Gaelic Mac Dubhdara, explores Zeus and his many equivalents, parallels and sacred translations across ancient cultures. From Olympus to Rome, from the oracle of Siwa to the storm mountains of the Levant, from Babylon and Anatolia to the Vedic hymns, Baltic groves, Celtic thunder wheel and Norse hammer, this book follows the great thunderers who shaped humanity's understanding of power, kingship, rain, judgement and cosmic order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZeus stands at the centre of this study as sky father, storm lord, oath guardian and king of the gods. Around him gather Jupiter, Tinia, Zeus Ammon, Baal Hadad, Adad, Marduk, Teshub, Sabazios, Indra, Perun, Perkūnas, Taranis, Thor and Odin, each revealing a different face of the sacred storm. Some are linguistic relatives. Some are functional parallels. Some were directly translated through Greek or Roman religious language. Others preserve ancient patterns of thunder, serpent combat, mountain kingship, sacred trees and divine weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not reduce these gods into one figure. Instead, it honours their differences while tracing the recurring patterns that connect them: the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, oak, mountain, wheel, hammer, serpent, crown and storm cloud. Through ancient writers, hymns, mythic cycles, inscriptions, archaeological finds, sanctuaries and comparative scholarship, the book builds an evidence based yet poetic journey through the sacred geography of heavenly rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, \u003cstrong\u003eZeus and the Thunderers of the Ancient World\u003c\/strong\u003e asks why so many cultures imagined the storm as a form of divine authority. Why did lightning become a weapon? Why did mountains become thrones? Why did thunder gods battle dragons, seas and serpents? Why did kings look upward to the sky for legitimacy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of mythology, ancient history, comparative religion and sacred symbolism, this book offers a richly layered exploration of the storm gods who once ruled the imagination of the ancient world, reminding us that when thunder spoke, humanity listened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peta Oakes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882898047127,"sku":"9781764677820","price":4942.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781764677820.webp?v=1781097871","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/zeus-and-the-thunderers-of-the-ancient-world-sky-father-storm-lord-and-the-sacred-lineage-of-divine-kingship-9781764677820","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}