Ninhurzag
The goddess Ninhurzag is also known as Ki and Ninmah. She and An were the progenitors of most of the gods. Ninmah is an ancient mother-goddess, who acted as midwife at the creation of man.A Sumerian earth and mother goddess, Ninhurzag was Enki's consort. She is also called Nintu who is the Lady of Birth, a childbirth goddess. She ensures fertile fields and when she cursed the world it became barren; hence the cycles of seasons.
References:
- Ninhursag (Encyclopedia Mythica)
- Chris Siren - Ninhursag
- < home.earthlink.net/~duranki/ninhur.html >
- "A Note on the Lady of Birth," by H. Frankfort; Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul., 1944), pp. 198-200.
