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Shamash
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Sha·mash  (shämäsh)
n. Mythology
The sun god of Assyro-Babylonian religion, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion.
[Akkadian ama, absolute form of amu, sun; see m in Semitic roots.]
Shamash [ˈʃɑːmæʃ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) the sun god of Assyria and Babylonia
[from Akkadian: sun]
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Noun1.Shamash - the chief sun godShamash - the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion
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
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