Manu the Great was a

Chaldea Chaldea () refers to a region probably located in the marshy land of southern Mesopotamia. It is mentioned, with varying meaning, in Neo-Assyrian cuneiform, the Hebrew Bible, and in classical Greek texts. The Hebrew Bible uses the term (''Ka� ...

n god who "presided over

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". Manu the Great is unrelated to and should not be confused with the

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progenitor of mankind,

Manu Manu may refer to: Religion Proto Indo European Mythology * Manu (Indo European Mythology) one of the mythical duo Manu and Yemo Ancient Mesopotamia * Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate Hinduism *Manu (Hinduism), Hindu progenitor of mank ...

nor any of his manifestations. He is referred to as one of the ''dii minores'', or minor deities, of ancient Chaldea by

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in his 1875 work, ''Chaldean Magic'': Henry George Tomkins, an

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clergyman and member of the Royal Archaeological Society, saw Manu as a possible link to the "sons of

Anak Anak (; , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a foref ...

", mentioned in the

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: He is also listed in

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's ''A Dictionary of Angels''. Both Tomkins and Davidson cite only Lenormant for their reference to Manu the Great.

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