Organized Crime In The New Millennium

History
Ancient Near East
In the Ancient Near East along the Tigris–Euphrates river system there were many
shrines and temples or "houses of heaven" dedicated to various deities documented by
the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in The Histories where sacred prostitution was a
common practice. It came to an end when the emperor Constantine in the fourth century
AD destroyed the goddess temples and replaced them with Christianity.
As early as the 18th century BC, ancient Mesopotamia recognized the need to protect
women's property rights. In the Code of Hammurabi, provisions were found that
addressed inheritance rights of women, including female prostitutes.
Ancient Hebrew Culture
According to Zohar and the Alphabet of Ben Sira, there were four angels of sacred
prostitution, who mated with archangel Samael. They were the queens of the demons
Lilith, Naamah, Agrat Bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim.
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