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the flood that opened up the Fertile Crescent
and northern portions of the Middle East to
migration.
Emer—Female—Central Europe
Husband: Cuchulain
Irish goddess who demonstrates an enor-
mous amount of self-worth. Before she would
allow Cuchulain into her bed, she insisted that
he accomplish several great tasks—not that she
needed them done, she just needed him to
show her that he felt she was worth the great
effort. With full knowledge that the tasks were
given for this purpose, he accommodated her
requests because he knew there was no other
way to prove his devotion.
Endymion—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Endamone)
Lover: Selene
Greek mortal who was so loved by Selene
that she begged Zeus to make him immortal.
He did, but at the cost of Endymion’s eternal
sleep. Perhaps a god form that symbolizes hu-
manity, visited nightly by the Moon (Selene)
as we sleep. See Selene for more of the story.
In the book Aradia: Gospel of Witches, this story
is identified with Endymion and Tana (an
Etruscan name of Diana) rather than Selene.
Enlil—Male—Mediterranean/Middle East
Father: Anu
Mother: Anat
Wife: Ninlil
Note: Mother sometimes listed as ‘Ki’ because
she is wife to ‘An’ and in some views, An is a
form of Anu (father to Enlil).
Animal association: Dragon (snake)
‘Lord wind’—Babylonian/Sumerian storm
god who holds the tablets of destiny and fate
and who causes hardship when it is necessary.
In Babylonian and Sumerian lore he is respon-
sible, in part, for the Great Flood. Also seen
as a god of the mountains.
Enki—Male—Mediterranean
Mother: Bau
Wife: Ninhursag
Lover: Ninsar, Ninkurra, Uttu
Animal associations: Antelope, Lion, Fox,
Cattle (bull), Frog
Sometimes cited as the father of Ishtar.
Enki is a Sumerian water god who had sexual
relations with his daughter Ninsar, with his
granddaughter Ninkurra, and with his great-
granddaughter Uttu. As a result, his wife
Ninhursag cursed him. Believing it was in
Enki’s nature to have conducted himself as he
did, the gods convinced Ninhursag to change
her curse to better address his nature. This
speaks to us of our duty to negotiate nature.
While the nature of a thing like water can be
to kill (flood), it can be harnessed to provide
clean energy. While the nature of a creature
might be to love, we negotiate with that na-
ture. That negotiation is the process by which
we understand will and that negotiator is the
will itself. Again we see: Love is the law, but
love ONLY under will. Some cite Enki as an-
other name for Ea. Those cites are probably
the result of Bau (Mother of Enki) being listed
as mother of Ea. Due to this link, Inanna is
sometimes cited as daughter of Enki.
Enmesarra—Male—Mesopotamia
Wife: Ninmesarra
Animal association: Pigeon
‘Lord of Law’—Sumerian god of the Un-
derworld. In noting the meaning of his name, it
is important that we do not interpret the word
law to mean the law of humanity. The transla-
tion might better be to ‘Lord of Mes,’ mes be-
ing the power of the law (love) as expressed in
‘Love is the law.’ Not a written law. Enmesarra
is Lord of that force by which communities and
entire civilizations are built. That force is the
unification principle of the Fifth Element.
Ennoia—Female—Mediterranean/Middle
East
Gnostic Aeon of thought and clear intent.
Enodia—Female—Mediterranean
Animal association: Dog
Greek goddess of the crossroads and tran-
sition. Called on at the moment of decision to
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