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Apsu

Apsu

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An ancient god of fresh water who is father of other gods
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Apsu
  • Kelly, VSU sister, is Panhellenic President (basically, queen of sorority land), and Mary, APSU sister, is in the President's Emerging Leaders Program and a big sister for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

Examples

  • According to legend, Apsu and Tiamat were primordial deities from whom all others descended.

  • In Babylonian mythology, Apsu is described as the father of the gods and the source of fresh water.

  • Apsu, the consort of Tiamat, plays a crucial role in the creation myth of the ancient Mesopotamian world.

Synonyms

Abzu
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  • Literature
9.9

A primeval sea god in ancient Mesopotamian myth, father of the gods and partner of Tiamat

is a personified god figure rather than the elemental sea

Surface Forms

Apsu main

Etymology

The word Apsu comes from an old Mesopotamian name apsû, which meant 'fresh water' or 'deep water'. So, the god Apsu is the father of the gods and the source of life, like an underground spring that begins everything.