Siris (goddess)
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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.
External links[]
- Media related to Siris (goddess) at Wikimedia Commons
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- Mesopotamian goddesses
- Alcohol goddesses
- Beer culture
- Deities of wine and beer
- Middle East mythology stubs