Lahamu

Lahamu
In Akkadian mythology, name of a protective and beneficent deity, the first-born daughter of Apsu and Tiamat.

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  • Lahmu — Laḫmu (also romanized Lakhmu) is a deity from Akkadian mythology, first born son of Apsu and Tiamat. He and his sister Laḫamu were the parents of Anshar and Kishar, the sky father and earth mother, who begat the first gods. Laḫmu was sometimes… …   Wikipedia

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