Ea - The Fish of Heaven

Ea was the later Akkadian name for Enki, the chief god of the Sumerian city of Eridu. . Ea was called the "fish of heaven" and Oannes, the Greek form of Ea, was half man, half fish and taught mankind writing and math.

Ea "is said to have drained marshes by the Persian Gulf and to have replaced them with fertile agricultural land. He supervised the construction of dams and dikes. Ea loved sailing and he built ships in which to navigate the seas."

- William Bramley, The Gods of Eden

Hyperlinks

Lovecraft's Necronomicon
The Theme of Paradise
The Vela Supernova

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