Abu (deity)

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Abu is the name of a Sumerian vegetation god . It was born from the head of Enki as an analogy for driving vegetation out of the earth.

literature

Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie . Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-8289-4155-9 .
Michael Jordan: Encyclopedia of Gods. Over 2500 Deities of the World . Kyle Cathie Limited, London 2002, ISBN 1-85626-453-X .