Mesopotamian Flashcards
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Sumer’s fertility goddess
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Ianna
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Ianna
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AKA Ishtar or Ashtorerh Fertility goddess "Queen of Heaven" Her mate is Tammuz -their story explains the seasons Ishtar on the gate of Babylon
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Called the Queen of Heaven
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Inanna
3
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Known in the bible because of ashtoreth poles
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Inanna
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Tiamat
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Female Salt Sea Chaos Monster Mate of Apsu Destroyed by Marduk -all things created from his death
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Apsu
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Tiamat’s mate
Fresh water
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Marduk
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Son of Ea
Champion over Tiamat
AKA bel-Marduk
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Champion over Tiamat
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Marduk
8
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Chaos monster
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Tiamat
9
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Atrahasis
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Built a boat to save humans from gods
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Young gods
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Igigu
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Old gods
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Anunnaki
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Why did the gods want to destroy humans
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They were too populous and noisy
13
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Why did the igigu create humans?
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To do their work
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Who created the humans
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Igigu
