Zu

deity sky Babylonian single tradition · 1

Zu is a figure in Babylonian myth, mentioned alongside Ethana.

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – -1
Historical notes
Based on Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

co occurs with
El, Helel, Hêlal, Iblis, Ba'al, Ethana

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“myth such as was told of Ethana and Zu: he was led by his pride to strive for the highest seat among the star-gods on the northern mountain of the gods [...] but was hurled down by the supreme ruler of the Babylonian Olympus.”

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