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SHAMASH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)
Domain region:
Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
Assyria (an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq)