Ishtar, Queen of Heaven: A Introduction to the Ancient Mesopotamian Goddess of Love, War & Fertility

The Queen of Heaven, Ishtar, was known by the Babylonians and Akkadians as the form of the Sumerian Goddess Inanna. She represented love, war, sexuality, and fertility. According to the Mesopotamian pantheon, she was the daughter of the Moon God Sin and the sister of the Sun God Shamash. However, some also considered her to be the daughter and consort, or sacred hierodule, of Anu, the God of Heaven. Explore and learn more about her...

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[Alex-mnfb]

Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, Venus. Her descent into the underworld could be the mythological interpretation of the Morning Star, aka Venus, descending beneath the horizon, and later appearing in the sky again as the Evening Star.

[TwinLoversbaby]

Women are powerful and never need to be portrayed as "Demons'. If your not egyptian or egyptian descendants you will never know the meaning of the Egyptian pantheon of Divinity ♑️🪐☀️

[blessgoddess]

STOP WITH THESE CAUCASIAN PICTURES ON OUR ANCIENT ANCESTORS...NOW KEEP IT UP IF YOU WANT TO....

[beasthundred]

Respect to those who made to here researching the identity of Imu in One Piece, only with pentagram, necromancy, love/fertilty/ war, and Mesopotamia link with Ancient Egypt (Alabasta) reference.

[alectravis]

She have every name in history but she the Feminine Light of Love

[spiritualmaterialist]

Sumerian goddess not Mesopotamian. Not prostitures, sacred marriage

You have no clue about Innana !

[amyj.]

She had breast ornaments (nipple rings)

[AbrahamakikeVaccine]

Ishtar is literally older than the god of foreskins
How can you call her a demon?

[Chuck]

Christianity. Would be so much fun..if they'd reference where they stole idea??

[BonafideToolJunkie]

I'll bet church attendance was quite good 🤗

[SadhviJenn]

A eunuch? I heard her own maid was instructed to get her after the 3 days. And when she gets back to earth, she sent her consort bizumi to her sister.
(Bc he was a player and lame king while she was gone. And sister needed some company.)

It’s always interesting to see how female characters get turned into male characters over time in these stories.

[SadhviJenn]

Question. Erishkegal, how does your husband in the underworld die?
(Ideologically how does death die?)

[alectravis]

Not lot people know why Babylon Fall for real

[hendrydawod]

How many times I can say there's no difference between Acadian a Syrian. It's not different Samarian. It's not different the same people same language same country so don't ever fuck like that.

[اذكرالله-شش]

the sumerians called her Innana the goddess of love and warand the other mesopotamian civilizations called her Ishtar the queen of the sky and the wife of Anno the god of the sky and after mesopotamia roled the world two times she became popular in other civilizations and gave her other names such as Afrodet in Greece and Venus in ancient Rome.

[JustaGuy-pmub]

Statue of Liberty NY ? Land of Ishtar or modern Babylon ? Cool art.

[SadhviJenn]

Innana got her gifts from her father (ofc) and yes he was drunk, but they are genetically hers

[thesolitarysoul]

Those festivals were literally meant to enrich the population and prevent inbreeding.

[hibbs]

My shiny Competitive (5iv) Bold Milotic is named Ishtar. She rests atop her throne of failed challengers.
(she is currently in generation 6 and that’s where she’s staying)

[sophiashekinah]

Interesting initiation. My Isis initation was underground and in the Heavens, but I think it must be Ishtar testing me now. My life for the past 3 years sounds like Her initiation. I haven't worked with Ishtar (Innana, Astarte) before, so this will be interesting. The other GodDesses that have initiated me ( Isis, Sophia, Kali & Sekmet) are with me always, but I've also worked with Mau Baste (helps bring kitties home safely) quite a bit too, but she hasn't initiated me.
I don't really consider Lilith a GodDess, more like a sister.