There is a story about the Greek God Uranus written by the Phoenicican scholar, Sanchoniathon, about the Greek God Uranus and how he was a violent man and a trouble maker. When you compare the story by Sanchoniathon to the Sumerian-Babylonian Atrahasis and The Epic of Creation, the similarities become obvious.
But Ouranus, taking the kingdom of his father, married his sister Ge, and had by her four sons, Ilus who is called Cronos, and Betylus, and Dagon who is Siton, and Atlas.
But by other wives Ouranus had much issue; whereat Ge, being grieved and jealous, reproached Ouranus, so that they parted from each other: but Ouranus, though he had parted from her, yet by force returned whenever he pleased, having laid with her again departed; moreover he attempted to kill the children he had by her; Ge also often defended or avenged herself, gathering onto her auxiliary powers.
But when Cronus came to man’s age, by the advice and assistance of Hermes Trismegistus, who was his secretary, he opposed his father Ouranus, that he might avenge his mother. And Cronos had children, Persephone and Athena; the former died a virgin; but, by the advice of Athena and Hermes, Cronus made of iron the scimitar and a spear. Then Hermes, addressing the allies of Cronus with magic words, wrought in them a keen desire to fight against Ouranus in behalf of Ge. And thus Cronus overcoming Ouranus in battle, drove him from his kingdom, and succeeded him in imperial power. In the battle was taken a well-beloved concubine of Ouranus who was pregnant; Cronus gave her in marriage to Dagon, she was delivered, and called the child Demarron.
After these events Cronus builds a wall round his habitation, and founds Byblus, the first city of Phoenicia. Afterwords Cronus suspecting his own brother Atlas, by the advice of Hermes, threw him into a deep cavern in the earth, and buried him.
At this time the descendants of the Dioscuri, having built some light and other complete ships, put to sea; and being out over against Mount Cassius, they consecrated a temple.
But the auxiliaries of Ilus, who is Cronus, were called Eloim, (as it were) the allies of Cronus, they were so called after Cronus. And Cronus, having a son called Sadidus, dispatched him with his own sword, because he held him in suspicion, and with his own hand deprived his son of life. And in like manner he cut off the head of his own daughter, so that all the gods were amazed at the mind of Cronus.
But in process of time, Ouranus being in banishment, sent his daughter Astarte, with two other sisters, Rhea and Dione, to cut off Cronus by deceit; but Cronus took the damsels, and married them being his own sisters. Ouranus, understanding this, sent Eimarmene and Hora with other auxiliaries to make war against him: but Cronus gained the affections of these also, and kept them with himself. Moreover, the God Ouranus devised Baetulia, contriving stones that moved as having life
And Cronus begat on Astarte seven daughters called Titanides, or Artemides; and he begat on Rhea seven sons, the youngest of whom was consecrated from his birth; also by Dione he had daughters, and by Astarte moreover two sons, Pothos and Eros.
And Dagon, after he had found out bread-corn and the plow, was called Zeus Arotius.
To Sydye, called the just, one of the Titanides bare Asclepius: Cronus had also in Peraea three sons, Cronos bearing his father’s name, and Zeus Belus, and Apollo.
Contemporary with these were Pontus, and Typhon, and Nereus the father of Pontus: from Pontus descended Sidon, who by the excellence of her singing first invented the hymns of odes or praises: and Poseidon.
But to Demaroon was born Melicarthus, who is also called Heracles.
Then again Ouranus makes war against Pontus, but departing from him attaches himself to Demaroon. Demaroon invades Pontus, puts him to flight, and Demaroon vows a sacrifice for his escape.
In the 32nd year of his power and reign, Ilus, who is Cronos, having laid an ambuscade for his father Ouranus in a certain place in the middle of the earth, and having gotten him into his hands, dismembers him near fountains and rivers. There Ouranus was consecrated, and his spirit was separated, and the blood of his parts dropt into the fountains in the waters of the rivers; and the place is shewed even to this day.
(Then our historian, after some other things, those on thus:) But Astarte called the greatest, and Demaroon entitled Zeus, and Adodus named the King of gods, reigned over the country by the consent of Cronus: and Astarte put upon her head, as the mark of her sovereignty, a bull’s head: and traveling about the habitable world, she found a star falling through the air, and she took up, and consecrated in the holy island of Tyre: and the Phoenicians say that Astarte is Aphrodite.
Cronus, also going about the habitable world, gave to his daughter Athena the kingdom of Attica: and when there happened a plague and mortality, Cronus offered up his only son as a sacrifice to his father Ouranus, and circumcised himself, and forced his allies to do the same: and not long afterwards he consecrated after his death another son, called Muth, whom he had by Rhea; him the Phoenicians called Death and Pluto.
After these things, Cronus gives city of Byblus to the goddess Baaltis, which is Dione, and Berytus to Poseidon, and to the Caberi, the husbandman and fisherman: and they consecrated the remains of Pontus at Berytus.
But there before these things the god Taautus, having represented Ouranus, made types of the countenances of the gods Cronus, and Dagon, and the sacred characters in the other elements. He contrived also for Cronus the ensign of his royal power, having four eyes in the parts before and in the parts behind, two of them closing as is sleep; and upon the shoulders four wings, two in the act of flying, and two reposing as at rest. And the symbol was, that Cronus whilst he slept was watching, and reposed whilst he was awake. And in like manner with respect to his wings, that whilst he rested he was flying, yet rested whilst he flew. But to the other gods there were two wings only to each upon his shoulders, to intimate that they flew under the control of Cronus; he had also two wings upon his head, the one for the most governing part, the mind, and the one for the sense.
And Cronus coming into the country of the South, gave all Egypt to the God Taautus, that it might be his kingdom.
These things, says he, the Caberi, the seven sons of Sydec, and their eighth brother Asclepius, first of all sat down in memoirs, as the God Taautus commanded them.
All these things the son of Thabion, the first Hieorphant of all among the Phoenicians, allegorized and mixed up with the occurrences and passions of nature and the world, and delivered to the priests and prophets the superintendants of the mysteries: and they, perceiving the rage for these allegories increase, delivered them to their successors, to foreigners: of whom one was Isiris, the inventor of the three letters, the brother of Chna, who is called the first Phoenician.(Cory, Isaac Preston, “History of the Ancient World The Ancient Fragments,” Pages 3-16)
(The Atrahasis Tablet 1 from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 9.)
The story here shows you the younger gods called the Igigi were doing the hard labor and revolted as the story continues on against Ellil (another name for Cronus). A slave was created to do the hard labor after a meeting between the gods. A revolting god named Geshtu-e was sacrificed and a black magic ritual was done to appease the spirit of the sacrifice.
On the first, seventh, and fifteenth of the month
He made a purification by washing
Geshtu-e a god who had intelligence,
They slaughtered in their assembly.
Nintu mixed clay
With his flesh and blood.
They heard the drumbeat forever after.
A ghost came into existence from the god's flesh.
And she [Nintu] proclaimed it as his living sign.
The ghost existed so as not to forget [the slain god]
After she had mixed that clay,
She called up the Anunnaki, the great gods,
The Igigi, the great gods,
Spat spittle upon the clay.
Mami mad her voice heard
And spoke to the great gods,
'I have carried out perfectly
The work that you ordered of me.
You have slaughtered a god together with his
intelligence.
I have relieved you of your hard work,
I have imposed your load on man.
You have bestowed noise on mankind.
I have undone the fetter and granted freedom'
They listened to this speech of hers,
And were freed [from anxiety], and kissed her feet;
'We used to call you Mami
But now your name shall be Mistress of all Gods.'
(The Atrahasis Tablet 1 from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 15-16.)
Ok, no man was created with this human sacrifice. The practice of human sacrificing the "best and the brightest" is a practice that is used by elites to control the population. It was done quite often in MesoAmerica. This insures that no one of intelligence will be able to rise up and challenge the ruling class.
The story continues on with seven created males and females used for slave labor in a birthing chamber. We don't know if they were birthed or just trained because they are just referred to as "created". They were given rules and tools to use for labor.
The story continues on with things working out until there were too many people and Ellil decides he wants to kill them off with a flood. The god Enki, is credited with saving one man named Atrahasis.
Now there was one Atrahsis
Whose ear was open (to) his go Enki.
He would speak with his god
And his god would speak with him.
(The Atrahasis Tablet 1 from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 18.)
The story continues on with the gods being shamed into allowing the humans to exist. At times they cut their population back with starvation and disease, but eventually a flood came through and killed many of the humans. Atrahasis survived by building a boat after being warned by Enki of the impending food.
Afterwards the gods/Anunnaki repented and vowed never to flood the Earth again but would limit the birth of children and make certain women off limits to birth.
From the Sumerian-Babylonian Epic of Creation, the murder of Tiamat and Anzu/Ansu is talked about.
When skies above were not yet named
Nor earth below pronounced by name
Apsu, the first one, heir begetter
And maker Tiamat, who bore them all,
Had mixed their waters together,
But had not formed pastures, nor discovered reed-beds.
When yet no gods were manifest,
Nor name pronounced, nor destinies decreed,
Then gods were born within them.
Lahmu (and ) Lahamu emerged, their names pronounced.
As soon as they matured, were fully formed,
Anshar (and) Kishar were born, surpassing them.
They passed the days at length, they added to the years.
Anu their first-born son rivaled his forefathers.
Anshar made his son Anu like himself.
And Anu begot Nudimmud in his likeness.
He Nudimmusd was superior to his forefathers.
Profound of understanding, he was wise, was very strong at arms.
Mightier by far than Anshar his father's begetter,
He had no rival among the gods his peers
The gods of that generation would meet together
And disturb Tiamat, and their clamour reverberated.
They stirred up Tiamat's belly,
They were annoying her by playing inside Anduruan.
Apsu could not quell their noise
And Tiamat became mute before them;
However grievous their behavior to her,
However bad their ways, she would indulge them.
(The Epic of Creation from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 233.)
The story continues on with Absu becoming upset with Anu's behavior and talking to Tiamat about it. She denies his bad behavior initially but when her husband is killed she is furious.
He (Ea) unfastened his belt, took off his crown,
Took away his mantle of radiance and put it on himself.
He held Apsu down and slew him;
Tied up Mummu and laid him across him.
He set up his dwelling on top of Apsu.
And grasped Mummu, held him by a nose-rope.
When he had overcome and slain his enemies,
Ea set up his triumphal cries over his foes.
(The Epic of Creation from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 235.)
Here Ea is blamed for the murder of Absu, but in the Babylonian version it is also Marduk which is another name for Anu. It makes sense that it was Anu rather than Ea due to the generational gaps. Ea also appears to be another name for Anu as proved by this part of the poem:
Ea listened to that report,
And was dumbfounded and sat in silence,
when he made his way to Anshar his father;
Came before Anshar, the father who begot him
And began to repeat t him everything that Tiamat
had planned.
'Father, Tiamat who bore us is rejecting Us!
She has convened an assembly and is raging out of control.
The gods have turned to her, all of them,
Even those whom you begot have gone over to her side,
Have crowded around and rallied beside Tiamat.
Fierce, scheming restless night and day,
working up to war, growling and raging,
They have convened a council and created conflict.
Mother Hubur, who fashions all things,
Contributed an unfaceable weapon; she bore giant snakes,
Sharp of tooth and unsparing of fang
She filled their bodies with venom instead of blood.
She cloaked ferocious dragons with fearsome rays,
And made them bear mantles of radiance, made them godlike.
(The Epic of Creation from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 239.)
So here you can see that Anshar is the father of Ea and I've already shown you the poem says Anshar was the father of Anu. Like many mythologies, gods and goddesses may have multiple names within that mythology.
Tiamat is also called Mother Hubur which is very similar to Mother Hubbard (a coincidence I find very interesting).
The poem continues on with the ruthless Anu killing Tiamat in war (and then dismembering her) and her son Kingu/ (Qingu) and taking the Tablets of Destiny or Mes from Kingu.
He shot an arrow which pierced her belly,
Split her down the middle and slit her heart,
Vanquished her and extinguished her life.
He threw down her corpse and stood on top of her.
When he had slain Tiamat, the leader,
He broke up her regiments; her assembly was scattered.
Then the gods her helpers, who had marched at her side,
Began to tremble, panicked, and turned tail.
AS for Qingu, who had once been the greatest among them,
He defeated him and counted him among the dead gods,
Wrestled from him the Tablet of Destinies,
wrongfully his,
Sealed it with (his own) seal and pressed it to his breast.
When he had defeated and killed his enemies
And had proclaimed the submissive foe his slave,
And had set up the triumphal cry of Anshar over all the enemy,
And had achieved the desire of Nudimmud, Marduk the warrior
Strengthened his hold over the captive gods,
And to Tiamat, whom h had ensnared, he turned back.
The Lord trampled the owner part of Tiamat,
With his unsparing mace smashed her skull,
Severed the arteries of her blood,
and made the North Wind carry it off as good news.
(The Epic of Creation from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 253-254.)
The story continues on with Anu using one of his other names, Marduk, mutilating her body.
This story is not a story about a comet hitting a planet named Tiamat. It is about an unruly man who wanted power and created problems. When his great-grandfather and others were tired of his bad behavior they wanted to kill him, but he killed Absu first. Then Tiamat was enraged and he ended up killing this elderly great-grandmother and some of her sons and followers and mutilating her body.
Anu is the Greek Uranus and he was a monster. The story continues on with him naming the constellations and associating them with the Anunnaki. He attributes a star named Neberu to himself. Uranus is a Greek sky God who sits in the middle of the Zodiac. He is represented by Ophiuchus which is used to mark the end of the great cycle of the Zodiac and its restart. See the picture of Uranus and how the Ouroborous goes through his legs just as the constellation of Ophiuchus is depicted.
Neberu was a great star and probably the super Nova that is part of the star constellation of Ophiuchus. It was never referred to as a comet or planet as Zechariah Sitchin has claimed.
Neberu: he does indeed hold the crossings of heaven and earth.
Neither up nor down shall they cross over; they must wait on him.
Neberu is his star which is bright in the sky.
He controls the crossroads, they must look to him.
(The Epic of Creation from Myths From Meosopotamia by Stephanie Dalley page 272.)
It is my conclusion that Anu/Ea/Marduk is the same as the Greek Uranus who was a monster and a murderer and he killed his great-grandmother and great-grandfather to establish his own patriarchy which included slavery and naming every star in the sky after his bloodline and followers. This practice was continued by Cronus and Zeus after Cronus killed Uranus. This murder of Tiamat ushered in the Abrahamic patriarchy and the identity of these ancient Cronides is encoded in their "Holy" books and in all mythologies as well as star constellations and planet names.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1604
http://www.sacred-texts.com/ane/enuma.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En%C3%BBma_Eli%C5%A1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atra-Hasis
