Ea (Annunaki) (Earth-616)

Ea
Name	Ea
Aliases	Enki (Sumerian name) Possibly Dagon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Gods of Mesopotamia
Relatives	Anu (father); Dagon, Martu, Tammuz (brothers); Ba'al (brother or uncle); Inanna (sister); Ningal (half-brother); Ereshkigal (sister or aunt); Nergal (nephew or half-brother); Ullikummis (nephew); Marduk (nephew or brother)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Annunaki
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Dilmun
Occupation	God of sea and water
Base of Operations	Dilmun
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jeff Christiansen, Stuart Vandal, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Al Sjoerdsma, Chad Anderson, Ronald Byrd, Anthony Flamini, Steven Faulkner, Madison Carter, Chris Biggs, David Wiltfong
First	All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3 (July, 2007) (Mentioned)
First	All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3 (July, 2007) (Mentioned)

History

Ea is a member of the Annunaki, a race of beings who served as gods to the various tribes of Ancient Mesopotamia. Ranking third in power behind Anu and Dagon, Ea often appeared on Earth as a fish-man. He was served by a race of fish-like creatures and often helped ancient humans by giving them technology and agriculture. Ea also tried to prevent Dagon from sending a flood to punish ancient mortals. He also took a part in slaying Apsu from destroying the Annunaki.

Notes

• In the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3, it is speculated Ea is actually the aquatic deity known as Dagon served by a race of fish-men and suspected as being one of the Old Ones, a race of extra-dimensional demons that predated mankind.

Trivia

• In Sumerian mythology, Ea is the brother of Anu instead of his son. This can be attributed to both Anu and Anshar being known as An.
• In Sumerian mythology, Ea lost his worship rites to the god Dagon. As a result, Late Sumerian and Phoenician images often picture Dagon as a fish-tailed god.

See Also

• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ea (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 1 invocation(s) of Ea (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Ea (Annunaki) (Earth-616)