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The Four Winds are a group of mythical figures in Mesopotamian mythology whose names and functions correspond to four cardinal directions of wind. They were both cardinal concepts (used for mapping and understanding geographical features in relation to each other) as well as characters with personality, who could serve as antagonistic forces or helpful assistants in myths.
In the Hebrew Bible, there is frequent reference to four cardinal directions. [5] The names of the directions seem to be associated with physical landmarks for the ancient Israelites living in the region of Judea, e.g. East is referred to as kedem, which may derive from "edom" ("red"), and may be a reference to the color of the rising dawn, or the red sandstone cliffs of the Land of Edom to ...
Lilû (wind) demons are the class to which Pazuzu and his subjects belong. [6] There is a connection to the earlier Babylonian personifications of The Four Winds. [15] These beings, as depicted on several cylinder seals, have wings, and each represents a different wind direction; South, East, West, and North. [15]
The four tekufot are: [1] Tekufat Nisan , the vernal equinox , when the sun enters Aries ; this is the beginning of spring, or "eit hazera" (seed-time), when day and night are equal. Tekufat Tammuz , the summer solstice , when the sun enters Cancer ; this is the summer season, or et ha-katsir (harvest-time), when the day is the longest in the year.
Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. The Civilization of Mesopotamia ranges from the earliest human occupation in the Paleolithic period up to Late antiquity.This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources.
Enlil, later known as Ellil, is the god of wind, air, earth, and storms [64] and the chief of all the gods. [68] The Sumerians envisioned Enlil as a benevolent, fatherly deity, who watches over humanity and cares for their well-being. [69] One Sumerian hymn describes Enlil as so glorious that even the other gods could not look upon him.
In Mesopotamian cosmology, four rivers flowing out of the garden of creation, which is the center of the world, define the four corners of the world. [1] From the point of view of the Akkadians, the northern geographical horizon was marked by Subartu, the west by Mar.tu, the east by Elam and the south by Sumer; later rulers of all of Mesopotamia, such as Cyrus, claimed among their titles LUGAL ...
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