Siris (goddess)

The Mesopotamian goddess Siris was the patron demon of beer. She is the daughter of the goddess Ninkasi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Although beer as we know it had its origins in Mesopotamia, fermented beverages quickly spread around the world from Mesopotamia as the drink was shared with kings and rulers.^{[citation needed]}

Siris is considered the mother of Zu; a large bird that can breathe fire and water.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ Douglas B. Miller; R. Mark Shipp (1996). An Akkadian Handbook. Eisenbrauns. p. 65. ISBN 0931464862.
^ Beth Alpert Nakhai (2008). The World of Women in the Ancient and Classical Near East. Cambridge Scholars. p. 51. ISBN 1443800309.
^ Stephen Langdon (1917). Sumerian liturgical texts. University Museum. p. 144.
^ Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh (1966). Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum. AMS Press. p. 60.
^ A. H. Sayce (2005). The Hibbert Lectures, 1887: Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion. Cosimo, Inc. pp. 295–296.

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[1] Douglas B. Miller; R. Mark Shipp (1996). An Akkadian Handbook. Eisenbrauns. p. 65. ISBN 0931464862.

[2] Beth Alpert Nakhai (2008). The World of Women in the Ancient and Classical Near East. Cambridge Scholars. p. 51. ISBN 1443800309.

[3] Stephen Langdon (1917). Sumerian liturgical texts. University Museum. p. 144.

[4] Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh (1966). Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum. AMS Press. p. 60.

[5] A. H. Sayce (2005). The Hibbert Lectures, 1887: Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion. Cosimo, Inc. pp. 295–296.

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