Assyria was a county that existed until sometime between 612 BC and 609 BC. Those who lived in Assyria spoke Akkadian, Sumerian, and Aramaic. 

It was part of the Ancient Near East, which is has been classified as Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran, northeast Syria and Kuwait), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran (previously known as Elam, Media, Parthia, and Persia), Anatolia/Armenian Highlands, the Levant (modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan), Cyprus and the Arabian Peninsula.

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DEITIES

Adad (also known as Hadad): god of thunder, fire, and rain

Aruru: mother goddess and midwife of the gods

Ashur: god of war and national god of Assyria

Enmesharra: god of the underworld

Geshtu-e: god of intelligence, used to create man

Hanish: servant of Adad

Ishtar: goddess of love, protection, and war and wife of Ashur

Ishum: goddess of fire

Gushkin: creator of god and man, the goldsmith god

Mammetun: goddess of fate

Mummu: craftsmen god

Nammu: goddess of water

Nash: goddess of all things pure

Nergal: god of war and plague

Nin-ildu: carpenter god

Shala: the lady of the ear of corn and wife to Adad

Shamash (also known as Babbar): god of the sun

Sin (also known as Nannar): goddess of the moon

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CREATURES

Note: The Assyrians and Babylonians shared the same pantheon and beliefs, so they are combined with Akkadian and Sumerian mythology to form Mesopotamian mythology and folklore. So you will find more information about creatures under the Babylonian Mythology and Mesopotamian Mythology chapters.

Humbaba: a monstrous giant

Lama / Lamma / Lamassu: a hybrid of a human, bird, and either a bull or lion, protective deity

Lilith: a she-demon and the first wife of Adam

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