TYPE: Goddes of the air and of grain
ORIGIN: Mesopotamian (Sumerian)
INFORMATION: She is the daughter of the god of stores, Haia, and the barley goddess, Ninsebar-gunnu. The consort of the air god Enlil, who impregnated her with water to create the moon god Nana, she also conceived the underworld god Nergal when Enlil impregnated her disguised as the gateman of Nippur. In a similar manner she conceived the underworld god Ninazu when Enlil impregnated her disguised as the "Man of the river of the netherworld, the man-devouring river." According to some texts she is also the mother of Ninurta, the god of the plough and thunderstorms.