单词 | Semitic deity |
释义 | Semitic deity (once / 695254 pages) n WORD FAMILY Semitic deity: Semitic deities USAGE EXAMPLESThere were many expedients for getting rid of the multitudinous spirits of the ancient creed who had not been transmuted into Semitic deities. Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), The Religions of Ancient Egypt and...(2011) They are purely Semitic deities, formed on the pattern of human rulers and deriving their attributes from that character. Menzies, Allan, History of Religion—A Sketch of Pri...(2010) To certain Semitic deities highly specialized functions have been supposed to belong; but the known facts hardly warrant this supposition. Jastrow, Morris, Introduction to the History of Reli...(2010) n a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites Exp|Hypo|Hyper Adad Babylonian god of storms and wind Adapaa Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam) Ansharthe Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world' AntumBabylonian consort of Anu AnuBabylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea Apsufather of the gods and consort of Tiamat Arurumother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag Ashirchief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar Ashtorethan ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar MylittaBabylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte Baalany of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god BelBabylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil Dagongod of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines Dagangod of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon Damgalnunna(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk DumuziSumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna Eathe Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element Enkiwater god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea En-lilgod of the air and king of the Sumerian gods Eresh-kigalgoddess of death and consort of Nergal Girruthe Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery Gulathe Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta Igigiany of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu Inannaconsort of Dumuzi (Tammuz) Kigoddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru KisharBabylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world' Mamaa name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped Baal Merodachthe chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu Molechgod of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children NabuBabylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools Nammugoddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth Namtarua demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind Nannagod of the Moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin Nergal(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead Ninathe Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea Ningal(Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the Moon god Sin NingirsuBabylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture Ningishzidaan underworld Babylonian deity; patron of medicine Ninkharsagthe great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu Nintooa name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped Ninurtaa solar deity; firstborn of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with biblical Nimrod Nuskugod of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru Rammangod of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad Sarpanituconsort of Marduk Shamashthe chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion Sin(Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna Tashmitumconsort of Nabu Tiamat(Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu Utnapishtimfavorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal Utugsun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash Zubirdevil storm god represented as a black bird Anunnaki, Enuki any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods Lilithin ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children deity, divinity, god, immortal any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
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