Siris (goddess)

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Mark of the Palm
Mesopotamian
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Mesopotamia
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7 gods who decree
The great gods
Demigods & heroes
Tales from Babylon
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Good beings:
Humbaba · Kingu
Kishar · Mamitu
Siris · Zu
Evil beings:
Asag · Edimmu
Hanbi · Kur
Lamashtu · Namtar
Pazuzu · Rabisu
Resheph

The Mesopotamian goddess Siris was the patron of beer who is conceived of as a demon, which is not necessarily evil.

Although beer as we know it had its origins in Mesopotamia, fermented beverages quickly spread around the world from Mesopotamia as the drink was shared with kings and rulers.

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