Ki (Art by Ekaterina Chesalova)
Ki, also known as Uraš or Antu, is the Mesopotamian goddess of the earth, who is the consort of Anu, the god of the sky, and mother of the gods Enlil and Ninlil.
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The goddess Ki represented the Earth and is the wife of Anu. They are thought to be brother and sister, who could both be offspring of the God named Anshar (the sky pivot) and Kishar (the earth pivot). Making Anshar and Kishar her father and mother.
The union between Anu and Ki gave birth to none other than the Igigi which were a group of ancient gods that supposedly aided the development of humankind in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. This would make sense given that the word 'Igigi' could be translated as 'Children of Heaven and Earth'.
According to legends, heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two. An carried away heaven. Ki, in company with Enlil, took the earth. Ki marries her son, Enlil, and from this union all the plant and animal life on earth is produced.