Antu

Babylonian deity

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Antu was, according to some Babylonian poems, the wife of the sky deity named Anu (An).

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Antu (normalized)

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  • Babylonian Religion · Polytheistic · 5 myths
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    The Babylonian religion was practiced throughout modern-day Iraq and the general near east (Mesopotamia) during antiquity. Its chief deity was Marduk.
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According to the Babylonian tradition, Antu was the wife of the sky deity named Anu (An in Sumerian).[1]

Notes

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🡩Black and Green, Gods, Demons, and Symbols, 30.

Mythological stories including Antu

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Antu." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 16 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/638. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2020, June 16). Antu. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/638

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Antu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 16, 2020. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/638.

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Bibliography

Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
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