ABATURmJudeo-Christian Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic) Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of PTAHIL, the Mandaean demiurge.
AGASAYAfNear Eastern Mythology Possibly means "shrieker". This was the name of an early Semitic goddess of war who was merged into ISHTAR in her identity as fearless warrior of the sky.
AHURANIfNear Eastern Mythology, Persian Mythology Means "she who belongs to Ahura" in Avestan, from the name AHURA, referring to either the creator god Ahura Mazda or the various other ahuras of the Avesta, combined with the feminine suffix -ani meaning "companion, wife, mate"... [more]
ALLANIfHurrian Mythology In Hurrian mythology, Allani was the goddess of the underworld. Her name is likely derived from Hurrian allai=ni "lady, mistress".
AL-ʻUZZĀfNear Eastern Mythology The ancient Arabian goddess of might, protection and love. Her name is derived from al-‘Azīz meaning "the mighty".
AMATHAUNTAfNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology she is the goddess of the ocean, possibly related to POSEIDON. She was also worshipped by Sumerian immigrants in Egypt which lead to some believing her to be an Egyptian goddess... [more]
ANZÛmNear Eastern Mythology A Mesopotamian demon, who was drawn in the form of a huge fire and water breathing bird, or a lion-headed eagle.
APPALIUNASmNear Eastern Mythology Anatolian god which possibly means "father lion" or "father light". A Theory states that Appaliunas can be equated with APOLLO
AYAfNear Eastern Mythology Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology Aya was a mother goddess, the consort of the sun god SHAMASH, and associated strongly with the rising sun, sexual love, and youth... [more]
BELET-SERIfNear Eastern Mythology The name of an underworld goddess who was tasked with recording information about the dead entering the afterlife. The first part of her name comes from beltu meaning "lady, mistress" and the second part may come from sartu meaning "crime, lies" or sertu meaning "morning", "bar (part of a lock)" or "punishment".
GEŠTINANNAfNear Eastern Mythology The name of an early goddess of Southern Mesopotamia associated with writing and the netherworld. Her name means "Wine (or vine) of the heavens (or the god An)".
HANNAHANNAHfNear Eastern Mythology From Hittite hanna- meaning "grandmother". She is a Hurrian Mother Goddess related to or influenced by the pre-Sumerian goddess Inanna. Hannahannah was also identified with the Hurrian goddess Hebat.
ḪAPANTALIfNear Eastern Mythology Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Anatolian and Luwian pastoral goddess associated with sheep.
HATEPUNAfNear Eastern Mythology Her name originates in Hattic ha "sea" and puna "child". She is the daughter of the sea god and becomes the wife of TELIPINU because of the rescue of Istanu.
HEBATfNear Eastern Mythology Hebat, was the mother goddess of the Hurrians, known as "the mother of all living". She is also a Queen of the deities. During Aramaean times Hebat also appears to have become identified with the goddess HAWWAH, or EVE.
HUMBANmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of the most important male god in the Elamite pantheon. His name apparently means "commander" in Elamite1, as it is derived from the Elamite verb huba "to command"2... [more]
HUTRANmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In Elamite religion, Hutran is the son of the god Humban (also known by his epithet Napirisha) and his wife, the goddess Kiririsha.1 It is uncertain what kind of god he was, but since his name might possibly mean "overwhelmer" in Elamite2, it could be that he was a god of soldiers and fighters3... [more]
INARAfNear Eastern Mythology In Hittite–Hurrian mythology, Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god TESHUB.
INSHUSHINAKmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology Inshushinak was the name of one of the major gods of the Elamite pantheon. He started out as a mere local god1, in which capacity he was the patron deity of the city of Susa2... [more]
ISHARAfNear Eastern Mythology An ancient Hittite goddess associated with love and oaths. Her name comes form the Hittite word for "treaty, binding promise", or may be related to the name of the goddess ISHTAR.
ISHME-KARABfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "she who has heard the prayer"1 or "she has heard the supplication".2 The Elamite form of her name is said to be Išnikarap.3 The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]
IŠTANUmNear Eastern Mythology From Hattic estan meaning "Sun-god". He was the Hittite and Hattic god of the sun. In Luwian he was known as Tiwaz or Tijaz. He was a god of judgement, and was depicted bearing a winged sun on his crown or head-dress, and a crooked staff..
JABRUmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an obscure but very old god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Most sources equate him with the Babylonian god Anu1, so he must have been a god of the heavens... [more]
KIRIRISHAfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an important goddess in Elamite religion. Her name apparently means "Great Goddess"1 or "Great Lady"2 in the Elamite language, with one source stating that the name consists of Elamite kiri or kirir "goddess" and Elamite usa(n)3 (relation with the Elamite word rishair "great" is also likely4)... [more]
KISHARfNear Eastern Mythology The name of an Akkadian goddess who may have been an earth mother goddess. Her name is argued to mean "the whole earth".
LAGAMARfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "no mercy".1 The Elamite form of her name is said to be Lakamar.2 The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]
LULALmNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology, Lulal, inscribed dlú.làl in cuneiform, is the younger son of INANNA. He was the patron deity of Bad-tibira while his older brother, SHARA was located at neighboring Umma.
MAfSumerian Mythology Means "land" in Sumerian. In Sumerian mythology, Ma is referred to as the mother of the mountain.
MANATfNear Eastern Mythology Probably either from Arabic مَنَا (manā) meaning "mete out, distribute" or "test, determine" or مُنِيَة (muniya) meaning "fate, destiny, desire, wish". This was the name of the Semitic goddess of time, fate, fortune and death who was worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia... [more]
MANZATfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is derived from Akkadian manzât "rainbow".1 The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture... [more]
MILCOMmBiblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan) In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]
MYLITTAfNear Eastern Mythology (Hellenized) From an Assyrian epithet of the goddess ISHTAR meaning "the mediatrix, midwife" (from mu'allidtu). It was recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus, who wrote in the 5th century BC: "The Assyrians call APHRODITEMylitta, the Arabians ALILAT, and the Persians Mitra."
NAHUNDImNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Nahundi was the god of the sun, but also the god of justice and law1. His name - spelled Nahiti in earlier times2 - was apparently the same as the word for 'sun' in Elamite3, although the literal meaning of that word is said to be "creator of the day"4... [more]
NAMMUfNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology, she was a primeval goddess, corresponding to TIAMAT in Babylonian mythology. She gave birth to An and KI and the first gods, and with An she bore ENKI... [more]
NANSHEfNear Eastern Mythology Etymology uncertain; derived in part from Sumerian še "grain". This was the name of a Sumerian goddess of prophecy, justice, fertility, and fishing.
NAPIRmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Napir was the god of the moon.1 Some sources state that the meaning of his name is "(the) shining one"2, but this is questionable - it is more likely that it is derived from Elamite nap or napir meaning "god" (see NAPIRISHA).3... [more]
NARUNDIfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Narundi was the goddess of victory and thus we can consider her to be a war goddess.1 It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language... [more]
NERGALmNear Eastern Mythology, Judeo-Christian Legend In Mesopotamian mythology he is a deity of Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia, with the main seat of his cult at Cutha, represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. He is the son of ENLIL and NINLIL, and is sometimes associated with SHAMASH... [more]
NGESHTIN-ANAfNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology she is a minor goddess of wine and colde seasons known as the 'heavenly grape-vine', who is also considered a divine poet and interpreter of dreams. She is the daughter of ENKI and NINHURSAG, sister of DUMUZID, and consort of Ningisida.
NIARZINAfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language, though the second part of her name may have been derived from Elamite sina or zini meaning "(the) lady".1 It is said that Niarzina, along with the goddesses Narundi and Shiashum, was a sister of the 'great goddess', namely Kiririsha2... [more]
NIKKAL-WA-IBfNear Eastern Mythology The ancient Middle Eastern goddess of orchards, whose name is derived the Akkadian / West Semitic "´Ilat ´Inbi", meaning "Goddess of Fruit". Alternatively, it may mean "Great Lady and Fruitful".
NINSI'ANNAf & mSumerian Mythology Ancient Sumerian god or goddess of Venus. The name means "divine lady, illumination of heaven" or "divine lady of the redness of heaven".
NINTURfSumerian Mythology The name of the Sumerian mother goddess, derived from nin meaning "lady, queen" and tur meaning "hut", with allusions to the word šà-tùr meaning "womb".
NUN-BARŠEGUNUfSumerian Mythology Means "lady whose body is the flecked barley". This was an alternative name of the Sumerian deity Nidaba, the goddess of grain and writing.
PINIKIRfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones.1 This indicates a reverence of that what is feminine, which is reflective of both Elamite religion2 and Elamite society3: women were held in high regard and Elamite royal families' system of succession was always through the female line4 (although a ruler was always male and was called "the son of a sister"5)... [more]
RESHEPHmNear Eastern Mythology Derived from Semitic ršf meaning "to absorb, to consume" or "to burn" (descended into Hebrew as רשף (reshef) "burning heat" or "plague"). This was the name of a Canaanite and Semitic deity of plague, the underworld, and war.
ŠALAfNear Eastern Mythology The name of the consort of ADAD, often considered to be a minor goddess of non-Mesopotamian origin, potentially related to crop fertility. The etymology of her name is unknown, but may be from the Hurrian šāla meaning "daughter".
SARPANITfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Babylonian mother goddess and wife of MARDUK. Her name means "the shining one" or may be derived from zēr-bānītu meaning "creatress of seed".
ŠARRUMAmNear Eastern Mythology Meaning "king of the mountains". Šarruma or Sharruma is originally a Hurrian god who was adopted into the Hittite pantheon.
SHALAfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Mesopotamian corn goddess who is also associated with war as well as the name of a Sumerian goddes of grain and the emotion of compassion.... [more]
SHARAmNear Eastern Mythology In Sumerian mythology Shara is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inana (ISHTAR).
SHIASHUMfNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Not much is known about Shiashum, unfortunately. It is said that she, along with the goddesses Narundi and Niarzina, was a sister of the 'great goddess', namely Kiririsha1... [more]
SIDURIfNear Eastern Mythology The name of an ancient Mesopotamian wise female divinity associated with fermentation, beer and wine. Her name is derived from the Hurrian word meaning "young woman".
SIMUTmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology In the Elamite pantheon, Simut was a herald god1 - although there are also sources who claim that he was a tutelary god2 (with one source even speculating that he might have been an astral deity3)... [more]
SIRISfNear Eastern Mythology Mesopotamian goddess of beer and the mother of Zu; a large bird that can breathe fire and water.... [more]
TELIPINUmNear Eastern Mythology Means "excited son" in Hattic. He was a Hittite god who most likely served as a patron of farming, though he has also been suggested to have been a storm god or an embodiment of crops.
TIRUTIRmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology This was the name of an obscure god in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of his name was in the Elamite language. Tirutir was a local god1: he was worshipped only in the Elamite city Ayapir2 (also spelled Aiapir; it was later called Malamir, and nowadays it is known as Izeh in Iran3)... [more]
TISHTRYAmNear Eastern Mythology, Persian Mythology This was the name of a Zoroastrian deity, who at first was responsible for bringing rainfall and fertility, but later became an astral deity that was associated with what is now the star Sirius. The name may have been derived from Avestan tištriia, which in turn came from púṣiya (via dissimilation) "he who makes prosper" or from Indo-European tri-str-o-m "group of three stars".
ZARIKfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a daeva or demon in service of AHRIMAN in Zoroastrian belief, associated with aging and old age. The etymology of her name is unknown, but it may be related to زر meaning "gold" or زر (zor) meaning "rotation, circulation".
ZEMELOfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, probably derived from the same root as Russian zemlya "earth, soil" (also carries the sense of "the Otherworld"). This might be the origin of SEMELE.
ZIUSUDRAmNear Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Meaning, "life of long days." The name of a king listed in the Sumerian king list; listed as the last king of Sumer prior to the deluge and subsequently recorded as the hero of the Sumerian flood epic... [more]