Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Enlil
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- wind, command, the fates of cities
- Symbols and attributes
- Horned crown; Nippur
- Parents (per the sources used)
- An / Anu
- Partner
- Ninlil
- Children
- Nanna / Sin, Nergal, Ninurta
Key myth
The god of Nippur. In Atrahasis he sends the flood because humankind's noise robs him of sleep; Enki warns Atrahasis. In 'Enlil and Ninlil' he violates Ninlil and is banished to the underworld.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Enlil is usually the son of An; one tradition has An and Ki as his parents, another names Nammu.
Primary sources
- Atrahasis
- Enlil and Ninlil (ETCSL 1.2.1)
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 Enlil: sky, storm and thunder, war and fighting. This is overlap in one area only.