Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Enki / Ea
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
Key myth
Lord of Eridu's Abzu, giver of the me (the powers of civilisation). He warned the flood hero (Ziusudra, Atrahasis, Utnapishtim), and in Inanna's story he gave her the me while drunk.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Enki is usually son of An, but 'Enki and Ninmah' gives Nammu as his mother and other texts vary.
Primary sources
- Atrahasis
- Inanna and Enki (ETCSL 1.3.1)
- Enūma Eliš
All sources for the Mesopotamian pantheon
Lineage in the sources used: An / Anu.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Enki / Ea: sea and waters, wisdom, writing and divination, trickery, boundaries and travel, craft, smiths and making. This is overlap in one area only.