Babylonian Cosmology

From black holes, to the theory of everything, present day scientists such as Stephen Hawking are continually trying to find answers behind how the universe and humanity came about. In the west, the science of cosmology has gone through many transformations throughout the course of history, tracing back to the ancient Greeks of the period 423-323 BC.  Although western cosmology is what we have come to know, during the ancient times, creation stories from many other cultures were created and passed down from generation to generation.  These cultures provided their own theories of the origins of the universe.  One culture in particular, Babylonia, had a cosmology with many comparable features to ancient Greek cosmology as well as unique qualities.  The Babylonians (1792-1595 B.C.) and the Ancient Greeks both viewed the sky and stars as incredibly important and used them to help shape their culture, religion, their idea of the cosmological structure of the universe.

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