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List of Gods : "Goddess Asnan" - 2 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Goddess name "Ashnan/ Asnan"	Sumeria	A goddess of drunkenness, wine & grains
Goddess name "Asnan"	Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian	vegetation goddess. Minor deity probably known to the Sumerians from circa 3500BC or earlier. She is concerned with the abundance of grain in the fields, sent as its protectress by the gods ENLIL and ENKI. According to creation accounts, she and the cattle god LAHAR were first intended to serve the needs of the Annunaki, the celestial children of AN, but when the heavenly creatures were found unable to make use of their products, humankind was created to provide an outlet for their services. Attributes: ears of corn sprouting from her shoulders....

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