Girra
deity Babylonian mythology single tradition · 2
Girra is a god sent to defeat the Anzû, but fails.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -100
- Historical notes
- Attested in Old, Middle, and Late Babylonian myths.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Birdu, Turtle, Mimma Lemnu, Ninurta, Shara, Enki, Enlil, Adad, Ninmah, Ea, Ninisina, Asalluhi, Ereshkigal, Nam-tar
- enemy of
- Anzû
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The gods send Adad, Girra, and Shara to defeat the Anzû, but all of them fail.”
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“An incantation addressed to the fire god Girra asks him to hand over the enemies of the petitioner to Namtar.”
#13579 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001