Enki

Enki or Ea is the Sumerian god of water and knowledge. He was either the son or brother of the sky god Anu. His Greek name was Aos.^[1] Enki was said to have created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers by masturbating.

The planet Mercury was thought to be Enki,^[2] but Enki was also shown as a constellation of a man pouring water. He was also associated with the goat-fish, a mythological creature with the head of a goat but the body of a fish. Enki became the Western zodiac sign of Aquarius, while his goat-fish became the sign of Capricorn (Capricornus).^[3]

References

↑ Langdon, S. (1918). "The Babylonian Conception of the Logos". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 433–449. ISSN 0035-869X.
↑ Black, Jeremy A.; Green, Anthony; Rickards, Tessa (1992). Gods, demons, and symbols of ancient Mesopotamia: an illustrated dictionary. British Museum. London: Published by British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum. ISBN 978-0-7141-1705-8.
↑ Thurston, Hugh A.; Thurston, Hugh (1996). Early astronomy. Springer study edition (1. ed., 1. softcover printing ed.). New York Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-94822-5.

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[1] Langdon, S. (1918). "The Babylonian Conception of the Logos". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 433–449. ISSN 0035-869X.

[2] Black, Jeremy A.; Green, Anthony; Rickards, Tessa (1992). Gods, demons, and symbols of ancient Mesopotamia: an illustrated dictionary. British Museum. London: Published by British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum. ISBN 978-0-7141-1705-8.

[3] Thurston, Hugh A.; Thurston, Hugh (1996). Early astronomy. Springer study edition (1. ed., 1. softcover printing ed.). New York Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-94822-5.

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