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In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny|fate]] of the new-borns.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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 irrevocable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[ |
In [[Mesopotamian mythology]] '''Mamitu''' was the goat-headed goddess of [[destiny]], who decreed the [[destiny|fate]] of the new-borns.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} 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 irrevocable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the [[Babylonia]]n god [[Anu]]. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu{{Fact|date=March 2007}} |
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In Mesopotamian mythology Mamitu was the goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns.[citation needed] 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 irrevocable curses. Mamitu is supposedly related to the Babylonian god Anu. Other spellings: Mammitu, Mammetum, Mammetu[citation needed]
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