Religion of Comic Book Characters listed by religious group:
Sumerian / Mesopotamian
Sumerian / Mesopotamian super-heroes, villains, and other characters

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RyverSylt, 11 September 2009, 1:42 AM:
corrections
I happened to stumble upon this in a search for archeological images. I have a few comments to make regarding the lumping of all Mesopotamian religion into one group.

Sumerian, Akkadian, and at least Old Babylonian are all one religion with minor linguistic differences. All of the gods are bound by the same governing rules and they all have the same general group motivation.

On the other hand Canaanite religion is distinct in that the Canaanite gods have no central Law among their gods. The references to Aqhat, and Ba'al (which simply means "lord of:") are Canaanite.
Often lumped in the general Mesopotamian heading is the Hurian religion (followed by the Hittites) and the Zoroastrian religion (followed by the ancient Persians.) I don't see that these religions have been blended here, but it is a common mistake, so I decided to mention it.

Also of note is that Astra is mentioned. off hand I think that she has Greek origins, though all I can say for certain is that she is definitely not Sumerian.

As for individual characters, Enkidu is not the god of fresh water. That is due to a common mispronunciation His name should be pronounced with a slight pause after the "En" En-Kidu" En means lord. Enki is the god of fresh water, magic, and invention.

Pazuzu is a demon that protects pregnant women from harm, and is different from Imdugud / Anzu the thunder bird. Lilith is the demonness of crib death, and never was a goddess. Ereshkigal is the queen of the underworld not the goddess of death. (Namtar, the god of death is her servant.)

If you need sources for any of this I can direct you to them, though you might need a slight inter library loan.

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