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
Mentioned by
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.”
#2270 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001