[en-lil] 
| the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air. |
| En·lil (ěn'lĭl) n. Mythology The chief Mesopotamian tutelary deity, invoked to assure prosperity. [Sumerian, folk-etymological alteration (influenced by en, lord, and lil, wind) of illil, ellil, of Semitic origin; see  l in Semitic roots.] |
Enlil
Mesopotamian god of the atmosphere and a member of the triad of gods completed by Anu (Sumerian: An) and Ea (Enki). Enlil meant Lord Wind: both the hurricane and the gentle winds of spring were thought of as the breath issuing from his mouth and eventually as his word or command. He was sometimes called Lord of the Air
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