entities: ENT_MES_NINSUN

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_MES_NINSUN Ninsun   Mesopotamian Divine mother / Cow goddess Fertility Deity divine mother; wild cow; mother of Gilgamesh; dream interpretation; Uruk       A           "Lady Wild Cow" (Sumerian nin = lady, sun4 = wild cow); divine mother of Gilgamesh; daughter of Anu and the earth goddess; her divine nature makes Gilgamesh "two-thirds divine" (Aga of Kish); priestesses of Ninsun are attested at Ur; known for her wisdom and ability to interpret dreams — she interprets Gilgamesh's dreams in Tablet I of the Epic; adopts Enkidu as her son before the Cedar Forest expedition; a divine mother figure whose wisdom supports the hero deity

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