In Sumerian mythology, Ninurta was originally an agricultural and rain god, he later became the god of the south wind, chamberlain of the Anunnaki. He is the child of Enlil and Mami. He is a messenger between Ninurta and other beings. At the beginning of time, when there was no agriculture to feed the people, Ninurta defeated a demon and on his body built a giant stone dyke to stop the waters of the Tigris from flowing. Research Ninurta
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