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  Anshar - WikiMoon
Anshar was found in the Super Famicom gane Sailor Moon: Another Story.
Anshar was generally confused as to what was really going on.
In mythology, Anshar was the Sumerian sky god, and was also associated with the goddess Kishar.
www.wikimoon.org /index.php?title=Anshar   (106 words)

  
  Assyro-Babylonian Pantheon
When Tiamat's retaliation for Apsu's death was discovered, Anshar sent him on a peace mission to her, but he returned unsuccessfully.
Anshar sends him to round up Lahmu and Lahamu to send off Marduk for his battle with Tiamat and rally them to his side.
He goes before Anshar and the divine assembly and declares that he will defeat Tiamat and lay her head at his feet, but that the assembly must promise that he should be the one to fix fates and more or less assume the role of the leader of the pantheon.
library.thinkquest.org /12865/mray/pbab.htm   (3331 words)

  
 Kishar
Kishar killed his brother, Anshar[?], which signified the end of the Age of Leo (Anshar), which age incorporated those of Cancer and Gemini as well.
Anshar ruled as the Summer King in that era of the Golden Age of the gods.
When Kishar killed his brother, Anshar, this signaled the dawning of the Age of Taurus and the corresponding dawn of the Cosmic Fall.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kishar.html   (178 words)

  
 Anshar
Anshar is was put on SQ sodium chloride 100cc twice a day and on low protein food.   When he was rechecked in September of 2005, all of his values were once again normal! 
Ninga was one year older than Anshar, and while she took some time to adjust to him, by the time he was grown they were good friends.
Anshar was very shy and skittish for years, thanks to an idiot I lived with who thought it was funny to scare the poor kitten.
www.alittletlc.com /Anshar.html   (468 words)

  
 mesopotamian
Anshar is the son of Apsu and Tiamat, consort and brother of Kishar, brother of Lahmu and Lahamu, and father of Anu.
Apsu is the consort of Tiamat and father of Lahmu, Lahamu, Anshar, and Kishar.
Kishar is the daughter of Apsu and Tiamat, consort and sister of Anshar, sister of Lahmu and Lahamu, and mother of Anu.
members.fortunecity.com /darkness20_01/mesopota.html   (1880 words)

  
 Anshar - White Wolf - a Wikia wiki
Anshar, the Visage of the Firmament is one of the Apocalyptic Forms avaliable to the Fallen, specifically those of the House of Asharu.
Every connection once fell into the abilities of the Anshar to create and control; The Fall reduced these powers to a mere shade of what they were capable of.
In ancient Sumerian mythology, Anshar was one of the gods of the sky.
whitewolf.wikia.com /wiki/Anshar   (283 words)

  
 Myths of Babylon and Assyria: Chapter XIV. Ashur the National God of Assyria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
As Anshar was an astral or early form of Anu, the Sumerian city of origin may have been Erech, where the worship of the mother goddess was also given prominence.
Anshar was apparently an impersonation of the night sky, as his son Anu was of the day sky.
As the bull, however, he was, like Anshar, the ruling animal of the heavens; and like Anshar he had associated with him "six divinities of council".
www.earth-history.com /Babylon/myths/mba20.htm   (7939 words)

  
 Myths of Babylon and Assyria: Chapter VII. Creation Legend: Merodach the Dragon Slayer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
When Anshar heard all that Ea revealed regarding the preparations made by Tiamat, he smote his loins and clenched his teeth, and was ill at ease.
Anshar called his son, Anu, before him, and spoke, saying: "O mighty one without fear, whose attack is irresistible, go now before Tiamat and speak so that her anger may subside and her heart be made merciful.
Anshar made answer and said: "No man hath challenged me. It is Tiamat, the woman, who hath resolved to wage war against us.
www.earth-history.com /Babylon/myths/mba13.htm   (6539 words)

  
 Sumerian Information of the Annunaki -- compared to the Anakim
Anu’s father was Anshar (Sumerian god of the celestial world who was born of the serpents Lakhmu and Lakhamu), as the sky and male principle.
Since Anshar mated with his sister Kishar (Anu’s mother, she became the earth and female principle), thus they produced the great gods.
Anshar organized the gods in their fight against Tiamat but did no fighting himself.
www.mazzaroth.com /ChapterThree/SumerianInfoOfAnnunaki-Anakim.htm   (2080 words)

  
 The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ
Anshar) and the earth (Kishar) and the father of Lahmu and Lahamu.
She is primeval Chaos, bearer of the skies (Anshar) and the earth (Kishar) and the mother of
Anshar and Anu's vizier, who is sent to Kurnugi to deliver Ereshkigal the message that Anu wishes to deliver a gift to her via one of her messengers.
home.comcast.net /~chris.s/assyrbabyl-faq.html   (7630 words)

  
 Enuma Elish
Anshar heard of this and he told Ea and Anu to stop her and her beasts, but when they saw her with her forces they became cowards and ran away.
Then Anshar and Kishar were born with the sweet waters of Apsu and the salt waters of Tiamat they emerged from the waters.
Anshar and Kishar were formed within the sweet waters of Aspu, and the salt waters of Tiamat.
www.geocities.com /trpjwig/myth2.html   (4608 words)

  
 Anshar
In Akkadian mythology and Sumerian mythology, Anshar (also Anshur, Ashur, Asshur) is the sky god.
He is the husband of his sister Kishar; they are the children of Lakhame and Lakhumu, and the parents of Anu, Anatu and EA (and, in some traditions, Enlil).
As Anshar, he is progenitor of the Akkadian pantheon; as Ashur, he is the head of the Assyrian pantheon.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/an/Anshar.htm   (102 words)

  
 Babylonian Creation Myth
When Anshar heard how the Tiamat-tempest was rising he struck his groin, bit his lip, restless, gloomy and sick at heart, he covered his mouth to stifle his groans.
Anshar was dumb; he stared at the ground and his hair stood on end.
He turned back to where Tiamat lay bound, he straddled the legs and smashed her skull (for the mace was merciless), he severed the arteries and the blood streamed down the north wind to the unknown ends of the world.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~humm/Resources/Ane/enumaA.html   (6929 words)

  
 Anshar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Akkadian mythology and Sumerian mythology, Anshar (also spelled Anshur, Ashur, or Asshur), which means "sky pivot" or "sky axle", is a sky god.
He is the husband of his sister Kishar ("earth axle"); they are the children of the serpents Lahmu and Lahamu, and the parents of Anu and Ea (and, in some traditions, Enlil).
As Anshar, he is progenitor of the Akkadian pantheon; as Ashur, he is the head of the Assyrian pantheon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anshar   (151 words)

  
 enuma-elish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Anshar was the spirit of all above, and Kishar the spirit of all below; and from them came Anu, or Heaven.
And when Anshar saw his soldierly gait and bearing his heart was indeed cheered, and he kissed Marduk tenderly on the lips.
When Anshar and Ea and all their companions saw what Marduk had done, they were overwhelmed with joy and relief, and at once they hastened toward him, bearing gifts and tribute.
www29.homepage.villanova.edu /christopher.haas/enuma-elish.htm   (3658 words)

  
 gilgy05.html
Of the younger gods, Anshar, their king, first sent Ea and then Anu to do battle with Tiamat and her host, but both withdrew at the first glance.
Anshar in response invites first Anu and then Ea to lead the army, but both turn back in fear.
Anshar and Kishar were formed, surpassing the others.
www.christian-thinktank.com /gilgy05.html   (3014 words)

  
 Marduk's Ordeal
The Assyrians regarded Ashur as another name for Anshar, Tiamat's grandson, thus closer to Tiamat and worthier of worship than Marduk.
Anshar and Tiamat were primeval gods, and their being equated with Assyrian deities supported the view that the latter had priority in time as well as in position.
Because Anshar chased him into a hole, and he sealed his gate.
www.gatewaystobabylon.com /myths/texts/classic/mardor.htm   (1284 words)

  
 A Who's Who of World Mythology : Anshar and Kishar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The children of Lahmu and Lahamu, Anshar and Kishar were the second divine couple to rise from the chaos caused by the mingling of Apsu, the primordial sweet water, and Tiamat, the primordial salt water.
Anshar (Ansar) means “Host of Heaven,” and Kishar (Kisar) means “Host of Earth.” The god Anshar may have been an early form of Asshur (Assur), a moon and war god and the national deity of Assyria.
The also brought forth the Igigi, the spirits of the sky, and the Anunnake, the spirits of the earth and underworld.
www.angelfire.com /de/poetry/Whoswho/AnsharKishar.html   (140 words)

  
 Enuma Elish
Anshar made his voice heard And addressed his speech to Kakka his vizier, O Kakka, vizier who pleases me! I shall send you to Lahmu and Lahamu.
Until he (Anshar) decided to report to us, We did not even know what Tiamat was doing.' They milled around and then came, All the great gods who fix the fates, Entered into Anshar's presence and were filled with joy.
Anshar, Lahmu, and Lahamu called his three names; They pronounced them to the gods their sons, 'We have given him each of these three names.
www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Christianity/Other_Books/enuma_elish.htm   (8369 words)

  
 OkCupid! Comparing RageBabe13 and Anshar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Anshar: I really feel like deleting all this stuff >_-.-)> For starters, I'm a pretty political person.
Anshar: (a)Some favorite books are the Tolkien Lord Of The Rings series including The Hobbit and all that.
Anshar: I think way too much as is. I shouldn't have to think about what to write about what I think >_
www.okcupid.com /compare?x=RageBabe13&y=Anshar   (1055 words)

  
 Reading Guides: Epic of Creation
Anshar offers advice to Ea about how to defeat Tiamat and her newly crowned lover, Qingu.
The happenings from the first two tablets are retold here twice, once by Anshar, and the second by Kakka, his advisor.
Anshar devotes the first two pages of this section relaying the story to his advisor (vizier) Kakka, who then spends the following two pages relaying this information to Lahmu and Lahamu.
ksumail.kennesaw.edu /~shagin/WLEnumaelishRG.html   (1058 words)

  
 g9
The Babylonian Anu, the son of Anshar, though, is actually an alternative 'adoptive' name for the older Sumerian Enlil, son of Anu-I It appears that between the two closely associated traditions, Sumerian Anu-I becomes the Babylonian Anshar, while his son Enlil adopts his name and becomes Anu-II, the son of Anshar.
Anu is the apparent offspring of Anshar, the son of Apsu and Tiamat.
The Grandfathers of Ea/Enki and Poseidon are respectfully Anu-I, Anshar and Ouranus/Uranos.
www.weirdvideos.com /g9.html   (6015 words)

  
 The Enuma Elish Text
So Anshar called his son Anu, 'This is the true hero, an irresistible onslaught, a strong god.
He spoke as though he saw Tiamat still, 'My hands are too weak, I cannot conquer her.' Anshar was dumb; he stared at the ground and his hair stood on end.
Words broke from the lips of Anshar; he said to his counselor Kaka, 'You are the counselor in whom my heart finds its happiness, the one who judges truly and persuades fairly; go to Lahmu and Lahamu, I am sending you down to primeval sediments, call together the generations of the gods.
www.angelfire.com /oh/AncientKnowledge/Enuma.html   (6264 words)

  
 World Mythology: Babylonian Mythology: Gods and Goddesses: God Anshar
Anshar was the creator of Anu and often associated with heaven and the sky as a whole.
This was not successful, however, Marduk stepped forward and promised to defeat Tiamat and bring her body to Anshar.
Marduk was raised to near princely levels for this by Anshar.
www.gods-heros-myth.com /godpages/anshar.html   (94 words)

  
 Sejarah Hidup Muhammad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Sesuai dengan perasaan yang berkecamuk dalam hati masing-masing terhadap pendatang orang besar itu, denyutan jantung merekapun tidak sama pula satu sama lain.
Ada pun kaum Muhajirin dan Anshar, karena solidaritas agama baru itu, mereka sudah erat sekali bersatu.
Ternyata kalangan Anshar memperlihatkan sikap keramahtamahan yang luarbiasa terhadap saudara-saudara mereka kaum Muhajirin ini, yang sejak semula sudah mereka sambut dengan penuh gembira.
media.isnet.org /islam/Haekal/Muhammad/Yathrib1.html   (2106 words)

  
 Sejarah Hidup Muhammad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Juga ketika Muhammad mengirimkan 'Ubaida bin'l-Harith dengan 60 orang pasukan terdiri dari kaum Muhajirin tanpa Anshar.
Apabila pihak Anshar memang tidak melihat adanya suatu pelanggaran terhadap ikrar mereka jika Muhammad mengadakan perjanjian dengan pihak lain, ini tidak berarti bahwa mereka juga harus ikut memerangi penduduk Mekah.
Bagi ke duanya alasan berperang yang akan dibenarkan oleh etik Arab atau oleh tata hubungan mereka satu sama lain, tidak ada.
media.isnet.org /islam/Haekal/Muhammad/Bentrok1.html   (2199 words)

  
 A Small Dictionary of Pagan Gods & Goddesses
ANSHAR Father of Anu and all the other gods.
Anshar is the male principle, Kishu the female principle.
Anshar led the gods in the war against Tiamat.
www.unc.edu /home/reddeer/god_dess_es/mesopotamian.html   (1495 words)

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