"Víṣṇu is perhaps to be identified in part with Enki... A correspondence between Víṣṇu and Enki explains why it is in later Hinduism that it is Víṣṇu who is associated with avatāras or ‘descents’ – sometimes understood as incarnations, for the benefit of man. It is in line with Enki’s position as the helpful benefactor of mankind."
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Enki
(/ˈɛŋki/; Sumerian: dEN.KI(G)𒂗𒆠) is the Sumerian god of water, knowledge (gestú), mischief, crafts (gašam), and creation (nudimmud). He was later known as Ea in Akkadian and . He was originally of the city of , but later the influence of his cult spread throughout and to the , and s. He was associated with the southern band of constellations called stars of Ea, but also with the constellation AŠ-IKU
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