This chapter offers an imaginative reconstruction of Mesopotamian religious beliefs, relating them wherever possible to agriculture, urbanisation and other aspects of daily life.

The home page explains the importance of the gods and goddesses in Mesopotamia.

The story presents a version of a Mesopotamian creation myth. This section could be used to discuss ideas about the importance of agriculture and why the gods were thought to be important.

The explore section is set up as a resource for accessing information about the gods, goddesses, demons and monsters of Mesopotamia. The name, appearance, and general characteristics of thirty-five supernatural beings are presented on ‘tablets'. These ‘tablets' can be accessed by alphabetical list or by appearance. This section could be used as a reference for pupils doing research, and as a way of presenting the major deities worshipped in Mesopotamia.

‘The Cities of the Gods' is an activity in which pupils have to match a number of gods to their sacred animal and symbol in order to get them ‘home'. Clues are provided on a cuneiform tablet.