Inanna/Ishtar
Culture & Region
Mesopotamia (Sumer/Akkad/Babylon)
Time Period
c. 3000 BCE onwards (Uruk period texts)
Domains
Lovesexbeautywarpolitical powerfertilityVenus (planet)
Symbols & Animals
Eight-pointed starlionrosettedove
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Uruk
- Akkad
- Nineveh
- Arbela
Key Myths & Stories
Descent to underworld and return; love affair with Dumuzi; Epic of Gilgamesh
Related Deities
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