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Apsu

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[ahp-soo] / ˈɑp su /

noun

  1. an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.


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She is more powerful and ferocious than Apsu, and lives longer.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

Then had Ea knowledge of Tiamat's doings, how she had gathered her forces together, and how she had prepared to work evil against the high gods with purpose to avenge Apsu.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

The name given to this sea was Apsu.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

The earth is regarded as a great structure, and placed as it is over the Apsu, its size is dependent upon the latter.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Thou didst go forth aforetime to battle; thou didst bind Mummu and smite Apsu.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander