Amathaunta
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In Sumerian mythology, Amathaunta is the goddess of the ocean
. She was also worshipped by Sumerian immigrants in Egypt, and may be the biblical goddess Ashima
. It is also believed that she is related to the Greek god of the ocean, Poseidon
.
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
. She was also worshipped by Sumerian immigrants in Egypt, and may be the biblical goddess Ashima
Ashima
Ashima is one of several deities protecting the individual cities of Samaria who are mentioned specifically by name in 2 Kings 17:30 in the Hebrew Bible...
. It is also believed that she is related to the Greek god of the ocean, Poseidon
Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
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