Ningishzida
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Ningishzida is an underworld Mesopotamian deity. He is the patron of medicine, and may also be considered a God of nature, as his name in sumerian means "lord of the good tree". In Sumerian mythology, he appears in Adapa's myth as one of the two guardians of Anu's celestial palace alongside Dumuzi.
As for his divine ancestry, Ningishzida is the son of Ninazu, and is related to Geshtinanna. His symbolic animal is the bashmu dragon, a type of snake with horns. He is also associated with the Hydra constellation.
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