Enlil's might cuts through An's and Ki's embrace, on through the fluid body of Mother Nammu. A roar, a Bang is then heard, and so are the Bull of Heaven and Cow of Earth once and for all separated. Before all befores 

An is the Spirit, Ki is earth, matter. Enlil is that which is situated between Spirit and matter, which is the soul. This (animal) soul is projected in our visible world as the clouds between the empty sky (Anu the Spirit) and the Earth (Ki).

This story of a violent birth had its echo in the teachings of Zoroaster (Zarathustra) who said that, both Ahriman and Ahura Mazda (Ormazd) were offspring of Zervan Akarana, who had vowed that the firstborn should reign as king.  Ahriman thus ripped open his mother's womb, and Zervan pronounced that he should rule, but only for nine thousand years, after which period his twin brother should reign in his place.

In Egypt this disturber of heaven and earth was known as the evil god Seth.

You whom the pregnant goddess brought forth when you clove the night in twain -
You are invested with the form of Seth, who broke out in violence.  Pyramid Texts

Like Enlil, Ahriman and Seth were held responsible for rain, thunder, earthquakes and storms. Both fertilizing and destructive characteristics that were also found in uppergods of later nations and religions. In fact, this uppergod of rain and wind, water and air, earthquakes, thunderstorms and lightening was known under many names in many parts of the world, but in the end it all boils down to one and the same entity.

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