The Seven-headed Serpent (from Sumerian muš-saĝ-7: snake with seven heads) in
Sumerian religion was one of the Heroes slain by
Ninurta
Ninurta (: , possible meaning "Lord fBarley"), also known as Ninĝirsu (: , meaning "Lord fGirsu"), is an List of Mesopotamian deities, ancient Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war who was f ...
, patron god of
Lagash
Lagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian language, Sumerian: ''Lagaš'') was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash ( ...
, in ancient Iraq. Its body was hung on the "shining cross-beam" of Ninurta's chariot (lines 55–63
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
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See also
* Anzû, a great bird whose death was sometimes credited to Ninurta
* Bašmu ("venomous serpent"), a possibly identical serpent slain by Ninurta
* Dragon
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
, a beast slain by Ninurta
* Mušmaḫḫū ("distinguished serpent")
* Nāga
* Nehushtan
* Ušumgallu ("the great dragon")
* Lernaean Hydra
The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (), more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine lake monster in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Dan ...
* Lotan
* The Seven-headed Serpent, a Greek fairy tale of the same name
* Serpent symbolism
* Shesha
References
Legendary serpents
Mesopotamian legendary creatures
Mythical many-headed creatures
7 (number)
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