ANTU (GODDESS)

In Akkadian mythology, 'Antu' or 'Antum' is a Babylonian goddess, derived from the older Sumerian Ki, though the cosmogony has been altered to suit a separate tradition. She was the first consort of Anu, and the pair were the parents of the Anunnaki and the Utukki. Antu was a dominant feature of the Babylonian ''akit'' festival until as recently as 200 BC, her later pre-eminence possibly attributable to identification with the Greek goddess Hera. Antu was replaced as consort by Ishtar or Inanna, who may also be a daughter of Anu and Antu.
She is similar to Anat.

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Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002