Antu (goddess)

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Antu
Consort Anu
Children The Anunnaki, the Utukki, Inanna (Possibly)
Greek equivalent Hera, Dione,[1] Gaia[2]
Roman equivalent Juno, Tellus[2]

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In Akkadian mythology, Antu or Antum (Akkadian:𒀭𒌈) is a Babylonian goddess. She was the first consort of Anu, and the pair were the parents of the Anunnaki and the Utukki.

Antu was a later development of Ki, an earlier Sumerian earth goddess.[3] She was also conflated with Kishar.[4]

References

  1. Burkert 2005, p. 300.
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  3. Nemet-Nejat 1998, p. 182.
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  • Jordan, M. (2002). Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited.

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