Anu
Also called An, Antu, Mother of the Gods, Ana.
Anu is the Mesopotamian sky god and nominal head of the divine assembly, supreme in rank and remote in practice, whose authority is invoked far more often than his person appears.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Mesopotamian mythology
- Region
- Mesopotamia (place of origin)
- Symbols
- gods
Symbols
Judged against the description by a model. Meanings are our own paraphrase.
- gods is Gods are worshipped powers governing natural or abstract domains, represented as human, animal, vegetal, or formless; Mesoamerican categories resist simple European equivalence.
why
Anu, whose Sumerian name is An, stands at the top of the Mesopotamian pantheon as god of the sky and father of the gods.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Father carries both readings
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Ana."
- Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, s.v. "Ana."
- John Dowson, A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, s.v. "Ana."
- Queen carries
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Ana."
- Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, s.v. "Ana."
- John Dowson, A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, s.v. "Ana."
- Trickster carries
3 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Ana."
- Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, s.v. "Ana."
- John Dowson, A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, s.v. "Ana."