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Anu: The sky god and supreme ruler of the pantheon. He remains distant from daily human affairs but presides over the divine council.
Anubis - Ancient Egyptian god of the dead associated with the weighing of the heart.
Ellil's Vizier (Nusku): Enlil's advisor who helps handle the rioting Igigi gods at Enlil's palace gates.
Enki (Ea): The god of wisdom and fresh water. He is the protector of humanity. He defies Enlil's secrecy by warning Atrahasis about the flood through a reed wall and gives instructions on how to build the ark.
Enlil: The god of earth and wind. He is the main antagonist who becomes infuriated by the noisy, growing human population and tries to destroy humanity with plagues, famine, and ultimately the Great Flood.
Ilawela (We-ila) - The sacrificial god slain by the higher gods so his blood and intelligence could be mixed with clay to create humanity.
Mami (Nintu/Ninhursag): The mother goddess who creates the first seven human men and seven human women out of clay, mixed with the blood of a slain god.
The Anunnaki - The senior generation of gods who hold seats of power and judge the cosmos.
The Igigi The lower tier of gods who perform heavy labor (digging canals and rivers) for 3,600 years until they mutiny against Enlil, leading to the creation of humans to take over their work.