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In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny|fate]] of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the [[Anunnaku]]. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of [[Nergal]]. In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[Babylonian]] god [[Anu]]. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum. |
In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny|fate]] of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the [[Anunnaku]]. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of [[Nergal]]. In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[Babylonian]] god [[Anu]]. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum. |
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*[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mamitu.html "Mamitu." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.] |
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*[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mammetum.html "Mammetum." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.] |
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*[http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/mesopotamian-mythology.php?deity=MAMITU MAMITU: Goddess of Oaths, Fate, Prophecy and Foretelling the Future. godchecker.com] |
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Template:Mesopotamian myth (demons)
In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns. She was also worshipped as goddess of the oath, later a goddess of fate and a judge in the underworld, where she lives with the Anunnaku. She is occasionally regarded as a consort of Nergal. In some passages, she is also known as a demon of irrevokable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the Babylonian god Anu. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum.
External links
- "Mamitu." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
- "Mammetum." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
- MAMITU: Goddess of Oaths, Fate, Prophecy and Foretelling the Future. godchecker.com
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