Ḫedammu
# Ḫedammu

Ḫedammu, Hurrian Apše ("Snake"), is a sea-dragon from Hurrian-Hittite mythology, which caused trouble on the Syrian coast. His Hittite counterpart was Illuyanka.

Ḫedammu is the son of the god Kumarbi and Šertapšuruḫi [de], the daughter of the personification of the sea, Kiaše. The sea-dragon possessed an enormous appetite and nearly consumed the goddess Šauška $(^dIŠTAR),$ but was eventually defeated by her charms and she gives birth to snakes from him.

