Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

296 Šulmanituidentified as a war god. Found in Assyria circa1400 BC to 700 BC and known from Bronze Ageinscriptions at Sidon.ŠulmanituFertility goddess. Western Semitic. Concernedwith love and war; also has underworld connections.Recognized chiefly at Sidon, but includedin the Ugaritic pantheon. Thought by someauthors to be the immediate derivation of the biblical“Shulamite woman” (Vetus Testamentum Songof Solomon 6:13).Šul-pa-e (youthful radiance)Fertility and astral god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).Identified as the personification of the planetJupiter and, in one list, the consort of the mothergoddess NINHURSAG˜ A.ŠulsagaAstral goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).Šul-utulaTutelary god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian). Knownonly as a personal deity to Entemena, king of thecity of Eninnu.Sumalini (well-garlanded)Minor goddess. Buddhist (Mahayana). An attendantof BUDDHAKAPALA.SumbhaGoddess. Buddhist. A female dikpala or guardianof the nadir direction (her male counterpart isSUMBHARAJA). Color: blue. Attribute: snakenoose.SumbharajaGod. Buddhist. A dikpala or guardian of the nadirdirection. Color: blue. Attributes: jewel, lotus,staff and sword. Three-headed.Sumiyoshi-No-KamiSea gods. Shinto [Japan]. A general name forguardian deities of seafarers, including fishermen,they include the three MUNAKATA-NO-KAMI.They are the focus of special worship by theJingu-Kogo sect, whom they escorted to Korea.They are also patrons of poets and have a purifyingrole. The main sanctuary is the SumiyoshiTaisha at Osaka.SummamusStorm god. Etruscan. Specifically a deity responsiblefor lightning and thunderbolts. A sanctuarywas dedicated to him in Rome.ŠumuganGod of the river plains. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).In creation mythology he is given charge bythe god ENKI over the flat alluvial lands of southernMesopotamia.Sumati (very wise)Deification of literature. Buddhist. One of agroup of DHARANIS. Color: yellow. Attributes: earof rice and staff.Sun Hou-ShiMonkey god. Chinese. He emerged froma cosmic egg conceived out of emptinessand engendered by the wind; he provides