Gula
1
9.9
- proper noun
- Literature
- These figures, found in Old Babylonian contest scenes but not before, probably had a special meaning derived from the juxtaposition in the sky of the star picture of the goat, a representative of Gula, the goddess of healing, and of the monster with open mouth, a minion of Nergal.
Examples
-
The subject was Sharbat Gula, and a retrospective on her life done by National Geographic can be found here.
Blog text (9) -
Molly, Gula Getsa, I think Dose knows what he said.
-
Gula is an Assyrian "great mother" goddess, sometimes rendered with a dog's head.
Academic text (1991) -
Bruegel the Elder, Gula, from the Seven Deadly Sins, detail showing the signature, 1557, pen and ink.
Academic text (2011) -
Statues of female deities called by many names, including Innana, Isis, Gula, and Nerthus, holding their sacred snakes, have been found in Greece, Rome, Northern Europe, and the countries of the Near East.
Academic text (1994) -
(n3) Richard M. Gula, "The Moral Conscience," in Conscience, Readings in Moral Theology No. 14, ed. Charles E. Curran (New York: Paulist, 2004) 51-64 at 54-55.
Academic text (2010) -
In Babylonian mythology, Gula is known as the goddess of healing and a protector of the sick.
-
The ancient Mesopotamians worshipped Gula to seek relief from ailments and ensure good health.
-
Many temples were dedicated to Gula, where people would come to ask for her healing powers.
Synonyms
A Babylonian goddess who heals people and is Ninurta's wife
Compounds
- Specialized
A small silvery fish that lives on sandy shores of the western Atlantic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gula was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of healing. She was often pictured with dogs, animals people thought could help the sick, so a helpful way to remember Gula is as 'the healer with dogs'.