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Adad - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Adad'

English

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Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • The god of storms in Mesopotamian mythology.
  • *1998 , Tamra Andrews, Dictionary of Nature Myths , Oxford 2000, p. 4:
  • *:Adad was often depicted in human form, standing on a bull and wearing a horned headdress and a tiered skirt decorated with stars.
  • *2003 , Janet Parker & Julie Stanton (eds.), Mythology: Myths, Legends and Fantasies , Cape Town 2006, p. 326:
  • *:The beauty of the sun god, Shamash, shone in his face, and the courage of the storm god, Adad , was in his blood.