Ishtar

Ištar or Ishtar was the Babylonian goddess of love and beauty, life and fertility. Primarily associated with sexuality. Ištar had many lovers.

Ishtar (Inanna in Sumerian sources) is a primordial Mesopotamian goddess, primarily associated with love and war. The oldest written evidence we have for a deity belongs to this powerful Mesopotamian goddess. Although not widely known today, this important ancient divinity played a complex and influential role in the religions and cultures of the Ancient Near East.

In the ancient world, it is practically impossible not to stress the prominence of Inanna/Ishtar. As the most emblematic goddess of Mestopotamia, her great influence was ingrained in many aspects of the lives of her devotees, being venerated throughout the wide geographical reach of the Ancient Near East, during a period of history that spans thousands of thousands of years. of years. Ishtar comes from a very early time in the history of complex civilizations, with her cult attested in Uruk as early as the late 4th century BCE.

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