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ADAD


The god of thunder, rain, and floods.
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Anu


The sky god, chief god of Uruk.
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ea


One of the gods who created humanity. Ea warns Utnapishtim that the flood is coming.
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Enkidu


A wild man created by Anu.
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Enlil


The most powerful god, ruling gods and humans from Earth; he caused the flood that destroyed almost all humankind.
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Gilgamesh


King of Uruk and hero of the epic.
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Humbaba


The demon guardian of the Great Cedar Forest.
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Ishtar


A goddess, daughter of Anu.
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Utnapishtim


Once a king of a teeming city, only he and his wife survived the great flood sent by the gods to destroy humanity. They now live eternally on an island at the source of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers [..]
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