...He was also the god of wisdom and magic, the god of creation, and the administrator of the laws of the Sumerian universe and society. He corresponds to the Babylonian Ea. His wife was Damgalnunna (Damkina), whose son was Asarluhi (Marduk), and whose daughter was Nanshe. From 【Water God】...It is well known that the Trojans believed in the sacred power of the Skamander River and threw cows and horses into its depths as sacrifices, and that the Ganges River is said to have purifying powers, and that people from ancient times to the present have continued to bathe in it and dump their remains there. Famous independent gods (spirits) who rule and control water include the Sumerian water god Enki (Ea in Babylonia), Adad or Hadad as the Akkadian rain god, Hapi, the Egyptian god who rules the Nile River, Poseidon, the Greek sea god, Neptune, the Roman sea god, and Naga, the dragon god worshiped in India and other parts of Asia, including Japan. The status and power of water gods in the pantheon vary depending on the ethnic group and society, but in some places they can have a high status and influence. ... *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ea (myth)" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…同時に知恵と呪法の神,創造の神,シュメールの宇宙と社会の諸規則の管理者でもあった。バビロニアのエアEaに当たる。その妻はダムガルヌンナ(ダムキナ)で,アサルルヒ(マルドゥク)はその子,ナンシェはその娘。… 【水神】より…トロイア人がスカマンドロス川Skamandrosの聖なる力を信仰し,牛や馬を供犠として深みに投じたことや,ガンガー(ガンジス川)が清浄力をもつとされ,古代から現代にいたるまで沐浴する者が後を絶たず,遺骨が投棄されることはよく知られている。水を支配・統御する独立の神(霊)として有名なものにシュメールの水神エンキ(バビロニアではエア),アッカドにおける雨の神としてのアダドまたはハダド,エジプトのナイル川を支配する神のハピHapi,さらに,ギリシアの海洋神ポセイドン,ローマの海神ネプトゥヌス,インドをはじめ日本も含むアジア各地で崇拝されている水神ナーガNāga=竜神などがある。水神のパンテオン(万神殿)における地位と力は民族,社会によって異なるが,ところによっては高い地位と影響力をもつことがある。… ※「エア(神話)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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