Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Kingu

American  
[kin-goo] / ˈkɪn gu /

noun

  1. (in Akkadian myth) a son of Apsu and Tiamat whose blood Ea and Marduk used in creating the human race.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As for Kingu, he was raised up, bound, and delivered to be with Ugga, the god of death.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge

She chose one of the gods, Kingu, to be her husband and the general of her forces, and delivered to him the tablets of fate.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

The god Kingu who had been magnified over them 120.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

That is to say, Kingu, she set on high, she made him the great one amongst them.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

The formal installation of Kingu is described as follows: She raised Kingu among them to be their chief.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training