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AnGod of HeavenPantheon: Sumerian Element: Fire Sphere of Influence: Creation and Authority Preferred colors: Blue, White, Orange Associated symbol: Star, Horned Crown Animals associated with: Bull of Heaven Best day to work with: Sunday Associated Planet: Sun |
An is the Father of the Gods. Also know as Anu, but not to be confused with the Celtic Goddess of that name. An and Ki came into being out of Nammu, the Primeval Mother. An was Heaven, Ki the Earth - and his sister. When Heaven and Earth were separated by Enlil, the young Air God, Anu came down to Earth (the domain of Ki) and made life grow. An held the divine intelligence that conceived the Universe. He was in charge of the divine ordinances, the "Me", and decrees of fates. On earth, in Babylonian times, he conferred kingship to the leadership of the city states. AN symbolized Power & Justice. In addition to the Star and Horned Crown, other symbols associated with him are the diadem and the staff of command. | |
Additional Information on An from WikipediaInformation is unedited and uncheckedIn Sumerian mythology and later for Assyrian|Assyrians and Babylonian|Babylonians Anu (see also An (mythology)|An) was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellation|constellations, king of gods, spiritual being|spirits and demon|demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It was believed that he had the power to judge those who had committed crimes, and that he had created the stars as soldiers to destroy the wicked. He was the father of the Anunnaku (also spelled Anunnaki). In art he was sometimes depicted as a jackal. His attribute was the royal tiara, most times decorated with two pairs of bull horns.----------------- Zecharia Sitchin, author of a series of books beginning with the 12th Planet in 1977, claims that the wife of Anu was a fertility goddess and the mother of the gods; her cult was centered in Munster. However, Anu was one of the Anunnaki who came from the planet Nibiru (Marduk). Nibiru circles our sun but in a very elongated orbit which brings the planet to the vicinity of Earth only once in 3600 years. According to Sumerian legend and lore, the Anunnaki arrived first on Earth probably 400,000 years ago, looking for minerals, especially gold. They found gold in Africa and mined it extensively. ----------------- Christine Anu is an Australian musician ----------------- For the ANU (University) in Canberra, see Australian National University This text is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License Agreement. The full text of this article is available for download here. (An) | |