Siduri

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Fertile Crescent myth series
'''Mesopotamian
Levantine
Arabian
Mesopotamia
Primordial beings
7 gods who command
The great gods
Spirits and monsters
Tales from Babylon
Demigods and Heroes
Adapa, Enkidu Enmerkar, Geshtinanna Gilgamesh, Lugalbanda Shamhat, Siduri Tammuz, Utnapishtim

Siduri is a character in the Epic of Gilgamesh. She is an "ale-wife", a female divinity associated with fermentation. She attempts to dissuade Gilgamesh in his quest for immortality, urging him to enjoy life as it is. She is a liminal figure.

 

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