Sumerian Pantheon

These Avatars of God can also create avatars of themselves to have even further control over their assigned areas of the omniverses, some will create: Celestials, Elder-Gods, God Pantheons, Titans, Spirits, Gods, and many other supreme beings, while these beings do start religions of their own, such as Pagan, Egyptian, Greek, Celtic and many other forms of followings- they are just pieces controlled by another, who is a splintered piece from the supreme being. One of the most prominent of these Pantheons of Gods created by the Avatars of God across the omniverse, is the Sumerians. There are an infinite number of these Gods across Creation for each universe, each one having a different shape, size, personality, or function- but always made to perform the same purpose.

The Sumerian Pantheon was the collective gods of Mesopotamia, particularly in Sumeria and Babylon. Not much about their history is known since so few records of their existence exist, but some details survive in ancient hieroglyphics. Unlike the Olympians, the Sumerian gods once lived on Earth as rulers and kings to their worshipers. According to ancient myths, they were descended from Tiamat, the great sea-goddess, who sired the gods of Sumeria. Anu, the sky-god, slew his father, Anshar, for control of Earth, and became ruler of the gods, but he was overthrown and driven from Earth by his son, Enlil, who was later in turn overthrown by Hadad. During the Babylonian Empire, Marduk, the god of wisdom, replaced Hadad. Over time, the Sumerian gods left the rule of Earth to their mortal descendants, and the Sumerian gods departed Earth for Dilmun (Sumerian heaven). Enlil and Hadad, meanwhile, retreated to Allatum (the Sumerian underworld).

## History

When God scattered his Avatars across the omniverse, each created their own Pantheons of Gods to help watch over and care for their selected outerverses, this was the case with the Sumerian Gods. Much like the Olympian gods, the Sumerian gods were worshiped in Mesopotamia the land between rivers, sometimes infringing on the lands of Mediterranean, Egypt, and Anatolia. The Sumerians praised and prayed to these gods and their temples often making offerings, sometimes with sacrifices of animals, despite some of the gods caring and helping about them in return. The Sumerians were first to develop a written language, calendar, and develop large cities. With the possible exception of the Egyptian gods, they are considered among the oldest gods in the universe.

Sumerian Pantheon were the gods worshiped by the multiple tribes and empires of Mesopotamia, which included Sumeria, Babylonia, Assyria, and Phoenicia. They were ruled over by "Ra" and held evil force, such as Dahak, in check. They were also rendered immortal by the Sumerian Chalice of the Gods which provided the nectar that granted their immortality. However, one of Ra's mortal sons, Gilgamesh, became a secret follower of Dahak and betrayed Hercules to help Dahak fight the gods, who (in Gilgamesh's words) turned against the humans of Mesopotamia and caused destruction. With the destruction of the Chalice of the Gods to provide its nectar it, many of the Sumerian gods died out.

One of the few examples of them to live on was the god, Dumuzi, the beloved of the goddess, Inanna, who became the gatekeeper of the underworld and replaced the nectar of the chalice with the souls of the dead. He eventually came into conflict with the Hercules, who bitterly searched for Iolaus's soul in the Sumerian Underworld. Dumuzi was later killed by souls trapped there, who escaped his body, resulting in a lack of sustainment.

## Powers & Abilities

The Sumerian gods seem to possess many of the same superhuman Powers and Abilities of the Olympian gods but at unknown levels. These powers include at least functional immortality, regeneration, flight, the ability to become invisible to the human eye, telekinesis, superhuman strength, stamina, heightened senses, speed, and the ability to change their physical appearance and teleport from Earth to the heavens and reverse. They also have the ability to manipulate matter and the elements of nature on a level close to magic, as well as to tap into mystical energies for various spells and abilities.

## Unkown

* In reality, Ra is the head of the Egyptian pantheon. Anu was the official king of heaven to the Sumerians, but Enki and Enlil were sometimes considered more important.
* In Sumerian myth, the Sumerian gods were known as the Anunnaki ("People of Anu") and to the Babylonians as the Igigi ("Heavenly Ones"). They were also revered under separate names by the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Hittites, and other cultures of the Middle East.