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A triad is an association of three kindred or correlated deities. In ancient Egypt, cycles of this type usually arose out of the association with the chief local god of other deities; in some instances the members were deemed to stand in the relationship of father, mother and child. Such were the Theban triad of Amen, Nut and Khons; the Memphite of Ptah, Sekhet and Nefertum; and the Osiris-Isis-Horus triad, which, n the Alexandrian form, comprised Serapis, Isis and Harpocrates.
In Babylonia, triads were derived from early conceptions of a cosmic trinity, such as Anu, Enlil and Ea representing sky, earth and water: and shin, Shamash and Ishtar, representing sun, moon and star. Early Aryan thought moved in the same direction in the Vedic triad of Agni, Indra and Surya, representing fire, wind and sun. out of this emerged the Brahman Trimurti, or three aspects, portrayed as a three-headed image in a famous sculpture at Elephanta, and comprising Brahma, the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Siva the destroyer.
Buddhism adopted the principle in the Triratna, or three jewels, which were at first the Sangha or monastic order, portrayed as a man holding a lotus, the Buddha, and the Dharma, or sacred law.
The Triad Society of China, denoting the union of heaven, earth and man arose in the 18th century and became a powerful anti-dynastic movement.
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In Sumerian mythology, Bel is the cleverest of the clever and sage of the gods, he is the child of Ea and Dumkina.
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In Mesopotamian mythology, Adapa was the first human being. He was created from mud by the water-god Ea. He was half mortal and had immortal strength and one third of all the knowledge in the universe, taught him by Ea. He taught the rest of humanity language.
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In Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, Ea was the god of wisdom and magic. He relates to the Sumerian god Enki
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Enki was the Sumerian water god, son of An and Nammu. He lives in the Apsu, the watery depths below the earth. Enki supplied clear drinking water to the town of Dilmun at the request of Ninhursag. The Sumerian god Enki relates to the Babylonian god Ea.
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In Sumerian mythology, Marduk is the son of Ea and Dumkina. He is depicted as having four eyes.
Marduk was the Babylonian sun god, creator of Earth and humans.
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In Sumerian mythology, Mummu is the craftsman god. He is attendant to Ea and Apsu's vizier.
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The Grumman EA-6A was an electronic countermeasures aircraft developed as a modification of the Grumman EA-6A and first flown in 1963. The EA-6A version had bombing equipment removed and replaced with radar detection and jamming equipment so as to support strike aircraft by interfering with enemy defence systems.
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The Grumman G-128 (EA-6 Prowler) is an American carrier borne electronic warfare platform warplane developed from the Grumman A-6E and entered service in 1972. The Grumman G-128 is powered by two Pratt and Whitney J52-P-408 turbojets providing a top speed of 1315 kmh and a range of 1770 km depending upon load. The Grumman G-128 carries a crew of four and up to 4000 lbs of disposable stores on four under-wing hard points, typically four AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles.
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EA is an abbreviation for Earth Acquisition
EA is an abbreviation for Environmental Agency
EA is an abbreviation for Equal Angle
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