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List of Gods : "Mesopotamia" - 285 records

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God name
"Im"
Mesopotamia storm god Mesopotamia
Goddess name
"Inana"
Mesopotamian / Sumeria A goddess of fertility, of love & war
Goddess name
"Inana, Istar,Ishtar"
Akkadian / Sumerian The most important of all Mesopotamian goddesses, and a multi-faceted personality, occurring in cuneiform texts of all periods. The Sumerian name probably means "Lady of heaven";, and the Akkadian name Ishtar is related to the Syrian Astarte and the biblical Ashtaroth is usually considered as a daughter of Anzu, with her cult located in Uruk, but there are other traditions as to her ancestry, and it is probable that these reflect originally different goddesses that were identified with her. Ishtar is the subiect of a cycle of texts describing her love affair and ultimately fatal relationship with Tammuz.
Goddess name
"Inanna"
Mesopotamia Inana, the original "Holy Virgin," as the Sumerians called her, is the first known divinity åśśociated with the planet Venus. This Sumerian goddess became identified with the Semitic goddesses Ishtar and later Astarte, Egyptian Isis, Greek Aphrodite, Etruscan Turan and the Roman Venus. Mesopotamia
Goddess name
"Is'ara"
Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian / / western Semitic Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Also a deity concerned with the enforcing of oaths. Known chiefly from early inscriptions and some Akkadian texts. Her Mesopotamian cult center was the Babylonian town of Kisurra, but she is also thought to have been worshiped across a wide area among Syrians, Canaanites and Hittites. Her symbol is the scorpion. Also Es ara....
God name
"Ishkur"
Mesopotamia God of the storm and Rain. Mesopotamia
God name
"Isimud"
Mesopotamian / Sumerian Messenger god. Readily identified by possessing two faces looking in opposite directions, Isimud is the messenger of the god ENKI. Also Isinu; Usumu (Akkadian)....
God name
"Isinu"
Mesopotamian A two-faced god who carried messages for Enki. Mesopotamian
God name
"Iskur"
Mesopotamia Chief Rain and thunder god Mesopotamia / Sumeria / Iraq
God name
"Ismud"
Mesopotamia Dual-faced messenger god. Mesopotamia
Goddess name
"Istar"
Akkadia Goddess of fertility and war known as the star of heaven Babylon / Mesopotamia / Akkadia
Goddess name
"Istar/ Estar"
Mesopotamia / Babylon / Akkadia A goddess of fertility & war known as the star of heaven
God name
"Istaran"
Mesopotamia Tutelary god of the city of Der Mesopotamia / Sumeria
God name
"Isum"
Akkadia Minor god, possibly a god of fire Babylon / Mesopotamia / Akkadia
God name
"Is”taran"
Mesopotamian / Sumerian Local god. The tutelary god of the city of Der, east of the river Tigris in northern Babylonia. Also GUSILIM....
God name
"Is”um"
Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian Minor god. The brother of SAMAS', the Sun god, and an attendant of the plague god ERRA. He may have been a god of fire and, according to texts, led the gods in war as a herald but was nonetheless generally regarded as benevolent. Known particularly from the Babylonian legend of Erra and Is“um. Also ENDURSAGA....
God name
"Kabta"
Mesopotamia God of bricks Mesopotamia / Sumeria
God name
"Kabta"
Mesopotamian / Sumerian God of artisans. In creation mythology he is given charge over brickmolds and pickaxes....
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