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In Enki and Ninhursag, the goddess complains to Enki that the city of Dilmun is lacking in water. [82] As a result, Enki makes the land rich, and Dilmun becomes a prosperous wetland. [82] Afterwards, he and Ninhursag sleep together, resulting in a daughter, Ninsar [83] (called Ninnisig in the ETCSL translation, [84] Ninmu by Kramer [85]).
Gareus was a god introduced to Uruk during late antiquity by the Parthians, [357] who built a small temple to him there in around 100 AD. [357] He was a syncretic deity, combining elements of Greco-Roman and Babylonian cults. [357] Gazbaba: Gazbaba was a goddess closely associated with Nanaya, like her connected with erotic love. [358]
Asase Yaa, the goddess of the harsh earth, Truth and Mother of the Dead. An ancient religious figure worshipped by the indigenous Akan people of the Guinea Coast, Asase/Yaa is also known as Aberewa which is Akan for "Old Woman". Not only is she an Earth Goddess she also represents procreation, truth, love, fertility, peace, and the earth of the ...
Anteros, god of requited love. Eros, god of love and procreation; originally a deity unconnected to Aphrodite, he was later made into her son, possibly with Ares as his father; this version of him was imported to Rome, where he came known as Cupid. Himeros, god of sexual desire and unrequited love. Hedylogos, god of sweet talk and flattery ...
In the myth Enki and Ninhursag a goddess named Ninkurra is a daughter of the eponymous god born from an incestuous encounter between him and Ninnisig. [10] Subsequently, she also becomes his victim, [ 11 ] and depending on the version, she is either the mother of Ninimma and thus grandmother of Uttu , or the mother of the latter goddess, with ...
He describes Ninhursag in terms of a snake goddess who creates enchantments, incantations, and oils, to protect from demons, saying: "Her counsels strengthen the wise divinity of An", a statement which reveals a point of view similar to that of Genesis 3, (Genesis 3:1) 'Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field."
Aruru was a Mesopotamian goddess.The origin of her name is presently uncertain. While initially considered an independent deity associated with vegetation and portrayed in hymns as violent, she eventually came to be viewed as analogous Ninhursag.
Ninti (Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒋾; "mistress of life" [1]) was a Mesopotamian goddess worshiped in Lagash.She was regarded as the mother of Ninkasi.She also appears in the myth Enki and Ninhursag as one of the deities meant to soothe the eponymous god's pain.