Amathaunta

In Sumerian mythology, Amathaunta is the goddess of the ocean. She was also worshipped by Sumerian immigrants in Egypt, and may be the biblical goddess Ashima. It is also believed that she is related to the Greek god of the ocean, Poseidon.

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