Kingu, also spelled Qingu, meaning unskilled laborer, was a god in Babylonian mythology, and — after the murder of his father — the consort of the goddess Tiamat, his mother, who wanted to establish him as ruler and leader of all gods before she was slain by Marduk. Ancient Semitic religion spans the Polytheistic religions of the Semitic speaking peoples of the Ancient Near East. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Mesopotamian mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian Akkadian Assyrian and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris In the Levantine pantheon the Elohim are the sons of El the ancient of days (olam assembled on the divine holy place Mount Zephon ( Jebel This is a sub-article to Pre-Islamic Arabia Arabian mythology comprises the ancient Pre-Islamic beliefs of the Arabs Prior to the Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding In Sumerian mythology and later for Assyrians and Babylonians Anu (also An; (from Sumerian *An = sky heaven was a sky-god The Anunna are the fifty great gods of Sumerian mythology. Some of them are associated with specific cities while others bear a strong resemblance to the functions of patron The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction. In Sumerian mythology, the utukku were a type of Spirit or Demon that could be either benevolent or evil Babylonian mythology is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, Heroes and Mythological creatures While these stories The akk Enûma Eliš is the Babylonian Creation myth (named for its Incipit) The 18th century BCE Akkadian Atra-Hasis epic, named after its human hero Marduk ( Sumerian spelling in Akkadian: AMARUTU 𒀫 𒌓 "solar calf" perhaps from MERI In Babylonian mythology, Sarpanit (alternately Zarpanit, Zarpandit, Zerpanitum, Zerbanitu, or Zirbanit) is a Nabu is the Babylonian god of Wisdom and Writing, worshipped by Babylonians as the son of Marduk and his consort Sarpanitum, Mami is a Goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends Agasaya, "The Shrieker" was a Semitic war goddess who was merged into Ishtar in her identity as warrior of the sky Bel (beɪl from Akkadian bēlu) signifying "lord" or "master" is a Title rather than a genuine name applied to various gods In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is the sea personified as a Goddess, and a monstrous embodiment of Primordial chaos. Marduk ( Sumerian spelling in Akkadian: AMARUTU 𒀫 𒌓 "solar calf" perhaps from MERI Tiamat gave Kingu the 3 Tablet of Destinies, which he wore as a breastplate and which gave him great power, and put him in charge of Tiamat's army. Tablet of Destinies is a fantasy novel by Traci Harding It is the second installment of a trilogy known as The Celestial Triad. Eventually, he was killed by Anu, some sources name Marduk, to prevent his rise, and his blood was used to create mankind. Kingu's pivotal role in the Babylonian creation myth is described in Enûma Elish. The akk Enûma Eliš is the Babylonian Creation myth (named for its Incipit) [1]
In Zechariah Sitchin's von Danikenite interpretation of Sumerian astrology the planet Kingu is our Moon. Zecharia Sitchin (born 1922 is an author of books promoting an Ancient astronaut theory of human origins It was created after planet Nibiru crashed into Tiamat and thus parted it in two halves, of which one became an asteroid belt and the other shaped our planet Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 This analysis is not accepted by mainstream archeologists, nor astronomers. [2]
Popular Culture
In popular culture, both Polish death metal group Vader and Swedish symphonic metal group Therion have written songs called "Blood of Kingu" referencing the myth that humanity was created from the slain god's blood. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Vader is a Polish Death metal band from Olsztyn, Poland founded in 1986 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Symphonic metal or opera metal is a term used to describe Heavy metal music that has symphonic elements that is elements that sound similar to a Therion is a Swedish Symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987 Blood of Kingu is also a black metal band from Ukraine. Kingu is the progenitor of a family of vampires in the roleplaying game Everlasting. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. The Everlasting is a Role-playing game created by Steve Brown of Visionary Entertainment Studios Inc in the 1990s Like many mythic figures, Kingu has also been portrayed as a character in the DC Comics universe[3]. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science Kingu is a Persona available to the player in Persona 3. is the third Video game in the Persona console RPG series The game was developed and published by Atlus for the Sony PlayStation 2
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