In Babylonian mythology, Shamash was the sun god and god of justice and divination. His light enable to see every misdeed and also see into the future. Every morning the scorpion men opened a gate in the vast mountain of Mashu and Shamash slowly climbed the mountain and as evening approached he rode his chariot towards another great mountain and disappeared inside. During the night Shamash travelled through the depths of the earth back to Mashu. Together with his wife, Aya, he had two children: Kittu, justice and Misharu, law and righteousness. Shamash relates to the Sumerian god Utu. Research Shamash
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