Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Near Eastern Mythology Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 10/14/2007 by anonymous Edited 5/27/2015 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Mesopotamian goddess of beer and the mother of Zu; a large bird that can breathe fire and water.Her name is said to be derived from Akkadian sirašu "brewer".