Namtar

Namtar
/nahm"tahr/, n.
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.

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  • Namtar —    Plague demon of Aralu, the Babylonian Hades. On the orders of Allatu he smites Ishtar when she descends into Hades in search of Tammuz. Later, however, on the orders of the gods, he sprinkled Ishtar with the waters of life and cured her …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Namtar —    From Babylonian mythology, he is the herald of death, and commands sixty diseases …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • Namtar — noun a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind • Syn: ↑Namtaru • Regions: ↑Sumer, ↑Mesopotamia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Semitic deity * * * /nahm tahr/, n. the S …   Useful english dictionary

  • Namtaru — Namtar Namtar, Namtaru Namtaruprop. n. (Sumerian and Akkadian mythology) A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind. Syn: Namtaru. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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