Nana, `Old-Queen'.
N*N*

Alternate meaning: `Queen'.

[to Whom the twenty-ninth day of February, day 059, is dedicated]

Geography/Culture: Mesopotamian: Sumerian.

Description: Virgin mother Goddess of vegetation and fertility; Matroness of Lagash and Nineveh. All the kings of Isin, a city of Sumer (flourished 2000-1800 BC) spoke of themselves as "the beloved consort of Nana.

To whom are sacred: almond-tree, its lilac blossom and nut.

Male associate: son Attis, through virgin birth by swallowing an almond that had grown from the severed genitals of Agdistis. She is the Daughter of the river God Sangarius.

Titles, Variants, etc.

• See also the Goddess Anthology under Nana
• Her name may be a corruption or diminutive of Anna-Nin, qv Anne.
• It has been suggested that Arianhrod, (qv), has a counterpart in Phrygian Nanna.
• Perhaps a title of Cybele, (qv), Whose son/lover is also Attis.
• Perhaps a short form of Innana, qv.
• Alternate name for Ishtar, qv.
• Variant: Nanna, see also below.
• Variant: Nata.
• Perhaps the original of Scandinavian Nanna, below.
• It may have been as Saggaro-Mater, that Cybele, (qv), was the Mother of Nana.

Source: BGH/213; NG.BB/126; WG.RG/314, 371.

Nanna, `---'.
N@N*

Geography/Culture: Scandinavian.

Description: Goddess of vegetation; She who accompanys Balder to Hel; She was born in the fire and She perished in the fire. Daughter of Nep.

To whom are sacred: flowery tapestry (symbol of the carpet of verdure which will again deck the earth and enhance Her charms with its beauty).

Male associates: consort, Balder, and perhaps Hoder.

Titles, Variants, etc.

• Some say another name for Frigg, qv.
• Variant: Nana.
• Is it possible was originally Sumerian Nana?
• Perhaps cognate with Danish Yngona, qv Angrbotha.

Sources: Graves WG 317, 370-1; Branston GN 124, 163.