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Post by snowdragon on Aug 3, 2007 12:08:43 GMT -5
Pantheon of Gods ANCIENT NEAR EAST Adad (Babylonian): god of wind, storm thunder and flood Anu (Babylonian): supreme deity and father of the gods Ashur (Assyria): cheif deity and national god of Assyria Dumuzi/Tammuz (Sumerian/Babylonian): vegetation and harvest god; husband of Innana/Ishtar Enki/Ea (Sumerian/Babylonian): god of waters and wisdom Enlil (Sumerian): god of air and weather who punished humanity with a flood Ereshkigal (Babylonian): queen of the underworld and wife of Nergal Innana/Ishtar (Sumerian/Babylonian): queen of heaven and goddess of love war and death Marduk (Babylonian): supreme god who defeated the monsters of chaos Nabu (Sumerian/Babylonian): Babylonian god of knowledge; son of Marduk Nanna/Sin (Sumerian/Babylonian): moon god associated with wisdom Nergal (Sumerian/Babylonian): war god who became ruler of the underworld Ninhursag (Sumerian): earth goddess; consort of Enki Utu/Shamash (Sumerian/Babylonian): god of justice and the sun sumerian name | babylonian name An | Anu Enlil | Ellil Enki | Ea Nanna | Sin Inanna | Ishtar Utu | Shamash Ninlil | Mullitu, Mylitta
PERSIA Ahriman/Angra Mainyu: principle of darkness, in opposition to Ahura Mazda Ahura Mazda: supreme god and principle of light Anahita: goddess of water and fertility Apaosha: demon of drought defeated by Tishtrya Mithra: god of light and fertility who killed the divine bull Rapithwin: god of the noon-day heat Tishtrya: god of water Vayu: god of wind and rains
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