Kishar

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Kishar is a primordial Mesopotamian earth goddess associated with the horizon and paired with the sky god Anshar in ancient creation myths.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian goddess
primordial deity
appearsIn Mesopotamian creation myths
associatedWith earth
horizon
cosmicFunction boundary of the horizon
personification of the earth
cosmologicalPosition earth below the sky of Anshar
culture Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED
gender female
generation early divine generation in Mesopotamian cosmology
languageOfName Akkadian
mythologicalStatus primordial generation of gods
nameMeaning whole earth
pairedRole earth counterpart of sky god Anshar
pairedWith Anshar NERFINISHED
pantheon Mesopotamian pantheon
roleInMythology primordial earth goddess
spouse Anshar NERFINISHED
worshipRegion ancient Mesopotamia

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Tiamat offspring Kishar