Lisin
Lisin, also known as Negun, was an ancient Sumerian goddess.[1] Lisin and her brother Ashgi were worshipped in the Sumerian city-states of Adab and Kesh.[1] Her husband was the god Ninsikila.[1] In Sumerian times, Lisin was viewed as a mother goddess[1] and she was identified with the star α Scorpionis.[1] Later, Ninsikila was accidentally mistranslated as the name of a goddess and Lisin accordingly became treated as a god.[1]
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Bibliography
- Black, Jeremy; Green, Anthony (1992), Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary, The British Museum Press, ISBN 0714117056
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