Kiririsha - Kiririsha

Japanese: キリリシャ - きりりしゃ
Kiririsha - Kiririsha

…Elamite beliefs were characterized above all by the dominance of goddess worship and the cult of the magical serpent. The goddess Pinikir held the highest position as the "mother of the gods" and "queen of the heavens," and the older earth goddess Kiririsha of the south was also widely worshipped. However, in the middle of the 2nd millennium BCE, the male god Humban, with Pinikir or Kiririsha as his consort, became the ruler of the world of the gods. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kiririsha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エラム人の信仰は,なによりも女神崇拝の優位と呪術的な蛇の崇拝によって特徴づけられる。女神ピニキルは〈神々の母〉〈天の女王〉として最高の地位を占め,また南部の古い地母神キリリシャも広く崇拝された。しかし,前2千年紀半ばになると男神フンバンがピニキルあるいはキリリシャを配偶者として,神々の世界の支配者となった。…

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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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