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Mesopotamian Myth
The mythological gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anu | the divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and ancestor of many of the deities in ancient Mesopotamian religion |
| Shamash | also referred to as Utu, was the Mesopotamian god of the sun |
| Marduk | King of the Gods; may have originated as an agricultural deity who was worshipped as the patron of the city of Babylon |
| Enki | Sumerian god of water, knowledge, crafts, and creation |
| Enlil | ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms |
| Nergal | god of war, death, and disease |
| Ninhursag | ancient Sumerian mother goddess of the mountains, and one of the seven great deities of Sumer |
| Ereshkigal | Queen of the Dead and ruler of the underworld |
| Ishtar | principal goddess of the Babylonians and Assyrians; divinity of love, fertility, and war; associated with the celestial body Venus |
| Ki | Wife of Anu and goddess of the earth |