Mesopotamian Mythology

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• Anu · ? — Sumerian-Akkadian god of the sky and chief of the early pantheon. (Enuma Elish)
• Ki · ? — Primordial earth goddess; consort of Anu and mother of the great gods.
• Enlil · ? — God of wind and storm; lord of the air who separated heaven and earth.
• Ninlil · ? — Grain goddess; wife of Enlil and mother of the moon-god Nanna.
• Enki · ? — God of wisdom, fresh water and creation; called Ea in Akkadian.
• Ninhursag · ? — Mother goddess of the earth and the foothills; consort of Enki.
• Ereshkigal · ? — Queen of the underworld (Kur); elder sister of Inanna.
• Nergal · ? — God of war, plague and the underworld; husband of Ereshkigal.
• Nanna · ? — Moon-god of Ur; called Sin in Akkadian; son of Enlil and Ninlil.
• Ningal · ? — Reed goddess; wife of the moon-god Nanna.
• Utu · ? — Sun-god and divine judge; called Shamash in Akkadian.
• Inanna · ? — Goddess of love and war; queen of heaven; called Ishtar in Akkadian.
• Dumuzi · ? — Shepherd-god of fertility; husband of Inanna; called Tammuz.
• Marduk · ? — Patron god of Babylon who slew Tiamat; son of Enki by Damkina. (Enuma Elish)