Other Names: Uanna or Ea

One of the Kulullu (7 sages)

A wise half- fish (lower) half-man (upper) who was one of 7 sages sent by God to impart knowledge and wisdom to humanity, teaching them art, science, construction, geometry, law and righteousness, farming and writing. He returned to the sea each night.

Years of Sightings: BC

Locations: Where Persian Gulf meets Iraq, Sumeria, Babylonia

Author or Sources: Berossus (3 books on the history of Babylonia)

More info on Oannes can be found here.

Image: By unknown – drawing from ancient bas relief – A plate from the book A second series of the monuments of Nineveh: including bas-reliefs from the Palace of Sennacherib and bronzes from the ruins of Nimroud: from drawings made on the spot, during a second expedition to Assyria — London, 1853Layard, Austen Henry [Editor]Cropped version of plate 6 Fish God, Public Domain