An / Anu
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- sky, heaven's king
- Symbols and attributes
- Horned crown
A chaos monster and a sun god, drawn by L. Gruner for A. H. Layard's Monuments of Nineveh.Key myth
The highest god in the Sumerian pantheon, remote and seldom active. By the first millennium, Enlil and then Marduk took over his leadership.
Place in the family graph
Choose a deity to see where it comes from. Dashed lines are links the sources describe that are not parent and child.
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with An / Anu: sky, storm and thunder. This is overlap in one area only.
Norse
thunder, protection of gods and people, strength
Norse
peace, fertility, sunshine
Egyptian
air, sunlight
Egyptian
moisture, the lion's rage
Egyptian
sky, stars
Egyptian
storm, desert, chaos
Egyptian
kingship, sky
Egyptian
love, music, joy
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