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- proper noun (Sumerian mythology) The great mother goddess in Sumerian mythology, worshipped also as
Aruru andMama andNintu .
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- proper noun In
Sumerian mythology, the earth andmother goddess , one of the seven great deities ofSumer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu
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Examples
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Holloway invited Ochoa into her room and Ochoa witnessed that Holloway had a small metal figure of the Sumerian God "Ninhursag" hiding in her closet.
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Enki, a metaphysical agency, yes -- a principle, as Anu of the heavens, Enlil of the stormy sky, Ninhursag of the foothills -- but the agency of reason, rationality as a principle, a force, a being.
Archive 2007-03-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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Enki, a metaphysical agency, yes -- a principle, as Anu of the heavens, Enlil of the stormy sky, Ninhursag of the foothills -- but the agency of reason, rationality as a principle, a force, a being.
The Eternal Moment of Modernity Hal Duncan 2007
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Slide 13: The Gods of Mesopotamia II Apsu: God of the primeval sweet waters Ea: God of wisdom and patron of the arts Enlil: God of earth, wind, and air (aka Marduk in later cultures) Ninhursag: Mother goddess, creator of vegetation; wife of Enlil
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