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An
by Obsidian [51 words] |
| |  | "(Sumerian) A primordial sky-god, regarded as the creator of the world and progenitor or ancestor of all the Gods who followed Him...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ea
by Obsidian [32 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) The later version of Enki (I). His functions and attributes closely parallel the earlier divinity, although..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ki
by Obsidian [32 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) A primordial being representing Earth in some traditions, wife of An in one version of the tales surrounding the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Hellenic Pantheon
by Obsidian [68 words] |
| | | "The blending of Latin with Hellenic elements was extreme, and produced a long series of Divinities with virtually identical..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Roman |
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The Horned God in India and Europe
by Neil MacGregor Campbell [3433 words] |
| | | "Of all of the Gods that we honor in Paganism today probably the most revered is the Horned God, in the shape and form of Cernunnos...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Celtic, Welsh, Irish & Brittish |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Indic |
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Nabu
by Obsidian [55 words] |
| | | "(Babylonian) Divine Patron of scribes, and holding authority over writing and knowledge. He forms with Ea and Marduk a triplicity..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ishhara
by Obsidian [26 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) A Goddess of love, and consort of Dagan in at least one tradition. (Hurrian) A Goddess of the underworld, not..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Buriash
by Obsidian [20 words] |
| | | "(Kassite) Apparently a God of storm and weather, and as such equated by Mesopotamian people with Iskur. Cf. the Hellenic Boreas...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Assur
by Obsidian [29 words] |
| | | "(Assyrian) Tutelary God of the Assyrian people; Lord of the Assyrian pantheon, guide and defender of the Assyrian nation.During the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Dumuzi
by Obsidian [142 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) Child of Duttur, Lord of shepherds and the flocks, and eternal adversary to Enkimdu. He is regarded as both divinity and..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ninurta
by Obsidian [37 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) A warrior deity, involved with armies, weaponry, and the suppression of revolt. He has another nature as well, though,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Inanna
by Obsidian [180 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) "Lady of the Thousand Offices", She is the primary female Deity of Her people, and in some ways the focus of..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Sin
by Obsidian [8 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) The later-era version of Nanna-Suen, the moon God...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Samas
by Obsidian [17 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian) A later version of Utu, the sun God. In this version, He is the child of Anu...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Dagan
by Obsidian [29 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) An agrarian deity, responsible for the invention of the plow, and Lord of the grain harvest. His worship was..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Ishtar
by Obsidian [58 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) The later equivalent to Inanna, and like Her earlier manifestation one of the most important figures in the..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Apsu
by Obsidian [29 words] |
| | | "(Akkadian/Babylonian) The later, Babylonian version of the Sumerian Abzu. According to the Babylonians, Apsu, a primordial dragon,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Pienenkir
by Obsidian [7 words] |
| | | "(Elamite) A Goddess of fertility, nurturance, and motherhood...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Isum
by Obsidian [21 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) Guardian and protector from night-time terrors, divine messenger, and benign influence within the underworld, He was a..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Duttur
by Obsidian [17 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) The sheep Goddess, and Patroness of the flocks. She is the mother of both Dumuzi and Gestinanna...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Gula
by Obsidian [31 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) A healer and patroness of medicine; She is also something of a tutelary Goddess of the city-state of Isin...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Utu
by Obsidian [27 words] |
| | | "(Sumerian) The sun-God, son of Nanna-Suen, and twin brother of Inanna. He represents all the primary solar virtues, light, warmth,..." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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Nahhunte
by Obsidian [12 words] |
| | | "(Elamite) A solar deity, one concerned with justice and the law as well...." |
| | | Location: Religion & Philosophy > Deities & Heros > Mesopotamian |
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