anu

A-nu · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, the god of the sky and king of the gods.

  2. 2.

    A given name, particularly common in Indian and Finnish cultures.

Related words

See also: deity, mythology

Etymology

From Sumerian An ("sky, heaven"), later Akkadian Anu. In the Sumerian pantheon, An was the supreme deity, god of the heavens.