Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Nymph name "Cnossia" | Greek | A nymph of the Cretan town of Cnossus who was the mother of Xenodamus by Menelaus |
God name "Damu" | Sumeria | God of exorcism. Sumeria |
Goddess name "Gunura" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | deity of uncertain status. Described variously as the husband of the goddess NIN'INSINA and the father of Damu (DUMUZI), but also as the sister of Damu.... |
Goddess name "Niniiniinna" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. A daughter of An and Uras and probably an alternative name for Istar. She is the consort of the god Pabilsag and is mentioned in respect of a sanctuary built by warad Sin during the Isin dynasty. Texts describe her going to present Enlil with gifts in Nippur. Other inscriptions suggest she was the mother of the god Damu (Dumuzi).... |
"Tridamus" | Celtic | The male deification of bovine triplication, conceived as a manifestation of abundance. Celtic |
Nymph name "Xenodamus" | Greek | A son of Menelaus and the Cretan nymph Cnossia. |