Drawing inspiration from the ancient Sumerian word
Abzu, the name given to what the Sumerians believed the ocean truly was -- a body capable of providing not just life, but wisdom, to the world, a belief that was the core of their 'cosmic ocean' philosophy, that the ocean is the primary source of all life on this planet.
(21) She may have been known as
Abzu, who was a siren in more ancient per sonifications.
Scholars of ancient civilizations, as well as beer geeks, know that the Sumerians worshiped a goddess of brewing named Ninkasi, daughter of Enki, the lord Nudimmud, and Ninti, the queen of the
Abzu.
In Mesopotamian belief, the fresh waters that kept the Earth alive, and also overwhelmed it in flood, belonged to the
abzu, a vast subterranean reservoir.
Enki lived near the ancient city of Eridu in his watery palace in the
Abzu -- probably the Persian Gulf.
Teithwyr Where and when: Part of a double bill with
ABZU in Dora Stoutzker Hall, on Sunday, May 6 at 2pm.
As a publisher, 505 Games has helped produce a mix of well-known indie and mass market games like the diving adventure
Abzu and the multiplayer automotive/sports game Rocket League.
The first gods were Apsu (see
Abzu ) and his wife, Tiamat, personifications respectively of the fresh and salt waters.
The
Abzu seems almost identical with the Greek Oceanus, the " river of ocean.
Tales From The Borderlands is paired with the 2016 title
Abzu. You play as a female diver and explore a variety of deeply detailed and lush ocean environments in a wide-ranging adventure.
