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Ea (seated) and attendant deities

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Mesopotamian deity

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What did the ancient Babylonians say about Aquarius?

What did the ancient Babylonians say about Aquarius?

Aquarius is said to govern from about January 20 to about February 18.

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Ea (seated) and attendant deities

Ea (seated) and attendant deities

Ea (seated) and attendant deities, Sumerian cylinder seal, c. 2300 bc;...

Courtesy of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

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