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(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
Anu
god of heaven and kingship; consort of
Sin
; father of
Ishtar
. Likewise worshipped in
Assyria
.
Ashur
god of war (
Mars
); consort of
Ishtar
Bel
(See
Bel Temple
)
god of magic; son of
Enlil
; patron of Babylon; aka Bel-Marduk and
Marduk
Enlil
storm god; son of
An
and
Ki
; consort of
Ninlil
; father of
Nanna
. Likewise worshipped in
Sumeria
.
Meaning:
en (lord) lil (storm)
Gilgamesh
god-king of
Uruk
Ishtar
ferility and mother goddess (
Venus
); daughter of
Anu
and
Sin
; consort of
Ashur
Mar-Biti
god with a sanctuary at Borsippa and
Tell Bar Awa
Marduk
god of magic; son of
Enlil
; father of
Nabu
; patron of Babylon; aka
Bel
and Bel-Marduk
Ninlil
goddess; consort of
Enlil
; mother of
Nanna
. Likewise worshipped in
Sumeria
.
Shamash
Superior Sun god (
Saturn
) during period of revival after collapse of the
Akkadian
Empire; later adopted by
Parthian
Empire
Sin
Moon
goddess; consort of
Anu
; mother of
Ishtar
. Likewise worshipped in
Assyria
.
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