| Fertile Crescent myth series |
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| Mesopotamian | |
| Levantine | |
| Arabian | |
| Mesopotamia | |
| Primordial beings | |
| The great gods | |
| Demigods & heroes | |
| Spirits & monsters | |
| Tales from Babylon | |
| 7 Gods who Decree | |
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4 primary: |
3 sky: |
| Antu | |
|---|---|
| Queen of the Atmosphere Goddess of the Sky, Wind, Rain and Air |
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| Abode | Heaven |
| Symbol | Sky, Rain, Water and Weather |
| Consort | Anu |
| Parents | Anshar and Kishar |
| Siblings | Anu, Ea and Enlil |
| Children | Ishtar and Ereshkigal |
| Sumerian equivalent |
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| Ki |
In Akkadian mythology, Antu or Antum (add the name in cuneiform please an=𒀭 shar=?) is a Babylonian goddess, derived from the older Sumerian Ki, though the cosmogony has been altered to suit a separate tradition. She was the first consort of Anu, and the pair were the parents of the Anunnaki and the Utukki. Antu was a dominant feature of the Babylonian akit festival until as recently as 200 BC, her later pre-eminence possibly attributable to identification with the Greek goddess Hera. Antu was replaced as consort by Ishtar or Inanna, who may also be a daughter of Anu and Antu.
She is similar to Anat.
Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002