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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]).
Kabigat (Bontok mythology): the goddess of the moon who cut off the head of Chal-chal's son; her action is the origin of headhunting [6]; Bulan (Ifugao mythology): the moon deity of the night in charge of nighttime [7]
Ningal ("great queen" [460]), later known by the corrupted form Nikkal, was the wife of Nanna-Suen, the god of the moon, and the mother of Utu, the god of the sun. [458] Though she was worshiped in all periods of ancient Mesopotamian history, her role is described as "passive and supportive" by researchers. [460] Ningikuga: Ur [461]
Enki was god of freshwater, male fertility, and knowledge. [20]: 75 His most important cult center was the E-abzu temple in the city of Eridu. [20]: 75 He was the patron and creator of humanity [20]: 75 and the sponsor of human culture. [20]: 75 His primary consort was Ninhursag, the Sumerian goddess of the earth.
Ninhursag's sacred fox then fetches the goddess. Ninhursag relents and takes Enki's Ab (water, or semen) into her body, and gives birth to gods of healing of each part of the body: Abu for the jaw, Nanshe for the throat, Nintul for the hip, Ninsutu for the tooth, Ninkasi for the mouth, Dazimua for the side, Enshagag for the limbs.
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 ...
Kesh (Keš or Keši) was an ancient Sumerian city and religious site, whose patron goddess was Ninhursag.It was included on the "city seals" found at Jemdat Nasr.These seals sparked the theory at an Early Dynastic Kengir League control Sumer at that time.
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.