Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Canopus" | Egyptian | The Egyptian god of water. The Chaldeans worshipped fire, and sent all the other gods a challenge, which was accepted by a priest of Canopus. The Chaldeans lighted a vast fire round the god Canopus, when the Egyptian deity spouted out torrents of water and quenched the fire, thereby obtaining the triumph of water over fire. |
Deity name "Sin" | Chaldean | deity of the moon. Chaldean |
Deity name "Tiamat" | Chaldean | Chaldean serpent, slain by Bel, the chief deity. |