Enlil

Enlil, also known as Ellil or Illil, is the chief god of the Sumerian pantheon.

Creation of the World
In the several Sumerian myths, such as the Song of the hoe, Enlil is credited in the creation of of the world, by separating the Sky (An) and Earth (Ki) from each other, and the creation of daylight with a hoe made out of gold and lapis lazuli. Enki, his brother and the god of the sea and wisdom, praises the hoe and reproduces it several times, so that every god could have one in the creation of the world. Enlil himself founds Ekur, the divine mountain house and assembly of the Mesopotamian gods.

An, Enlil and Enki form the three most high gods of the Sumerian pantheon, with Ninhursag, the great mother goddess, Nanna, the moon god, Utu, the sun god and Inanna, the goddess of war, love and the morning star, being the next in order.

Enlil and Ninlil
Enlil fell in love with the goddess Ninlil, and impregnated her with Nanna, the god of the moon. This act angered the other gods, who banished Enlil to Irkalla, the Mesopotamian underworld. Ninlil, now in love with Enlil, followed him into the underworld, where Enlil (disguised as the gatekeeper) seduced her three more times, resulting in three more children being born. These children are Nergal, god of war, plague, death and disease, Ninazu, a god of healing and the underworld, and Enbilulu, god of rivers and canals.

Flood myths
Similar to Noah's Flood from the Bible, the Mesopotamians had several flood myths, featuring different heroes, such as Atra-Hasis and Utnapishtim. In all these myths it's Enlil who seeks to destroy humanity, as he is annoyed by overpopulation and can't rest because of the noise caused by the humans. He is often depicted as more cruel, seeking humanity's destruction, while his brother Enki helps the heroes survive the flood. Seeing that humanity survived the flood, Enlil decides to spare them, but makes sure that there enough plagues and child mortality to keep the population of humans down.

Symbol of Power

 * Horned crown

Immortal Children:

 * Nanna - God of the moon and wisdom
 * Nergal - God of war, plagues, underworld, and death
 * Ninazu - God of the underworld and healing
 * Enbilulu - God of the rivers and canals
 * Ninurta - God of agriculture, hunting, and war



Demigods:

 * None currently known