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Iskur (Sumerian) The chief weather deity, Lord of storms and tempests; He-Who-Wields-The-Lightning. He also has a benificent aspect as the bringer of cleansing and fructifying rain. He was patron of flowing water generally, and that could imply either living streams and rivers which irrigate the land, or floods which destroy.

who knows more about him and what would u do if u could meet him?
what would u do if u could meet him?


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every deity deserve respect just by their postion, but as to go further, I think respect will be my max.

Iskur, interesting, ive not run across that, what was the source you used in finding his name?

Another son of Marduk perhaps? Any back history on this name/force it represents, other then what you have posted?

Bah! Thor laughs at Iskur.
He who wields the hammer, 0wnz the job.

He is pretty much the Sumerian eq to Zeus...or Jupiter.

As the brother of sun god Utu. In creation mythology Iskur was given charge over the winds, the so-called "silver lock of the heart of heaven," by the god Enki. Other authors state that in prehistoric times he was perceived as a bull or as a lion whose roar is the thunder. He may be depicted as a warrior riding across the skies in a chariot, dispending raindrops and hailstones. In one text he is identified as the son of An and twin brother of Enki. He has been compared to Nimurta, the primary god of the farmers. He was also adopted by the Hittites as a storm god.

Marduk....okay then...

It is known from recorded history and other ancient writings that Zeus was worshipped from circe 800 BCE until Christianization circa 400 CE, but, it is indoubtable that his worship far exceeds these records. It is possible, if not probable that his worship continued past the later date as well. As previously mentioned, he may have been absorbed by or may have himself absorbed other deities. He readily equates to many divinities, Thor (Thohr), Norse; Iskur (Ihz-kuhr; Eez-kuhr), Sumerian; Teshub (Teh-shoob), Hittite; Hadad (Had-add) and many other similar deities as well.


http://aphrattos.tripod.com/zeus1.html

Here is a little site that has some pretty good info.

http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2004/09/15/storm-gods/

I'm not quite familiar with Sumerian mythology so this is the first time I encountered the name Iskur.
If I meet him, I'd ask him to make it rain more often.

I have to agree with an above post, all gods deserve respect wether you worship them or not. Their roles in history are great and have served to make us into the people we are today, wether that is good or bad is for another thread.

You are more than welcome guys..:)


btw,he is covered pretty extensively in the Cunniforms..here I have a link of a list I keep on hand and it has been helpful to me in the past. ..

http://www.sarissa.org/sumer/sumer_g.php

I have never heard of this Iskur but he sounds fascinating and given any chance to meet any God or Goddess would humble me to my very knees,You must respect all bringers of life and nature, without that you are doomed.

When you run your search string use the name Adad.These guys change their names like we do underwear.
Good luck!

Here's another link:

http://www.themystica.com/mythical-folk/~articles/i/iskur.html

Isku was a storm god, Mesopotamian (Sumerian) [Iraq); worshipped from about 3500 BC, probably earlier, to 1750 BC and his cult center was Karkara. This deity was the major thunder and rain god of the herdsmen, and is described as the brother of sun god Utu. In creation mythology Iskur was given charge over the winds, the so-called "silver lock of the heart of heaven," by the god Enki. Other authors state that in prehistoric times he was perceived as a bull or as a lion whose roar is the thunder. He may be depicted as a warrior riding across the skies in a chariot, dispending raindrops and hailstones. In one text he is identified as the son of An and twin brother of Enki. He has been compared to Nimurta, the primary god of the farmers. He was also adopted by the Hittites as a storm god.

Thanks ..yes I do believe that might be what MW posted above but forgot to include the link.

Hey Crimsonxtears,I was wondering what made you think about him? Where you thinking about divination and mesopotamian witchcraft or something?Cause this was a good thread,thanks for opening it.

Then again, haven't you ever wondered if the gods get tired of people tip-toeing about them and whispering.

I'd treat a god I actually met the same way I treat everyone else. I'd be polite and respectfully freindly until they specified how they wished to be treated.

All lightning and thunder aside, I love a good rainstorm (even to the point of hurricanes and tornados), so I'd probably adore him if he was friendly and threw a bit of rain about for me.

If i meet him i would ask him to create my dreamweather everyday:)

I would ask him to give me more rain...it too dry where I am at!

If this deity is also known as Thor I would be most respectful of course...I would confess my life long love that I've had for him since I was a child...then I'd lock him away in my closet with the rest of the eye candy...:P

He does indeed sound like Thor. Try looking for information about him.

I think all Diety should be respected in their own right.

You should search in :


Emmanuel Laroche "Une hymne trilingue a Iskur-Adad"

also Dumezil has nice studies about Gods of the storm and thunder...

Odin may be the grandson of Iskur in a way... LOL

I mean Georges Dumezil.
He is a french lingvist that has a lot of interesting studies about the indo-european and also sumerian gods.

dont have much info on him
and i dont know what i would do if i met him.... just have a cool convo