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An. Ananga. Sanskrit, “ the begetter” (see Kama). Ananta. Sanskrit, “eternity,” personified in Siva, Vishnu, Krishna, . He is a purple god with a white necklace, holding the plough and the pestle (phallus), and vomiting fire, as did Siva when he destroyed Kama or “love.” The gods were said to seize and guide the “tail” of Ananta (as serpent of eternity), when he twirls the Mandane-pole of Vishnu, as the serpent Sesha (see Vishnu). Anap. An-nab. Akkadian; “god of light” (see An), a term applying to a “star.” Ana-pirn a. Anna-Perenna. The Indian gode Ana-pirn a is the “ food-giver,” worshiped like Durga, after the harvest is gathered, with much gaiety and sensuality. She is often a gode of courtezans, like the Etruskan Anna-Perenna in Italy.