Lisin
Lisin, also known as Negun, was an ancient Sumerian goddess. Lisin and her brother Ashgi were worshipped in the Sumerian city-states of Adab and Kesh.[1] Her husband was the god Ninsikila.[2] In Sumerian times, Lisin was viewed as a mother goddess[2] 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]
References
- ^ a b c Black, Jeremy; Green, Anthony (1992), Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary, The British Museum Press, p. 122, ISBN 0714117056
- ^ a b Black & Green 1992, p. 122.