What is Anu?
{{merge from|Ánu}} In [[Sumerian mythology]], '''Anu''' (also '''An''') is a [[sky]]-[[Deity|god]]. Anu is the god of [[heaven]], lord of [[constellation]]s, and king of the gods, [[spirit]]s and [[demon]]s. He lived in the highest heavenly [[region]]s. People believed that he could [[Judgement|judge]] people who had committed [[crime]]s. His [[attendant]] and [[minister of state]] is the god [[Ilabrat]]. He is one of the oldest gods in the [[Sumerian religion]]. He is part of a [[triple deity|triad]] with [[Enlil]] (god of the air) and [[Enki]] (god of water). He is called '''Anu''' by the [[Akkad]]ians in [[Babylonia]]n culture. His [[Greek mythology]] version is [[Uranos]].{{sfn|Burkert|2005|page=295}} The [[planet]] [[Uranus]] got its name from the Greek god Uranos. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/listofdeities/an/ Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: An/Anu (God)] {{Authority control}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Gods and goddesses]]