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It has additionally been pointed out that Ninedina, a direct Sumerian equivalent of the Akkadian name Belet-Seri, which designated a goddess who corresponded to Geshtinanna, can be found in the early Fara god list already, but it is unknown if this goddess was one and the same as Geshtinanna.
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Aug 27, 2023 · It has additionally been pointed out that Ninedina, a direct Sumerian equivalent of the Akkadian name Belet-Seri, which designated a goddess who corresponded to Geshtinanna, can be found in the early Fara god list already, but it is unknown if this goddess was one and the same as Geshtinanna. [1]
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- Ereshkigal or Irkalla, the Goddess of the Underworld. In Sumerian mythology, Ereshkigal or Irkalla was considered the queen of the land of the dead. Her name Irkalla is the equivalent of Hades in Greek mythology.
- Nanshe, the Goddess of Social Justice and Prophecy. Nanshe was the daughter of Ninhursag, the mother goddess, and Enki, the god of water, knowledge, mischief, crafts and creation.
- Ishtar or Inanna, the Goddess of Love and Procreation. The goddess of beauty, sex, love, and fertility, Ishtar, was the East Semitic version of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess; the Northwest Semitic goddess was called Astarte; and the Armenian goddess was called Astghik.
- Tiamat, the Goddess of Salt Sea and Mother of Several Deities. Tiamat is the primordial Babylonian goddess of the salt sea who mated with the god of fresh water, Abzu, to produce younger gods.
Believed able to cure diseases and prophesy the future, the Camenae were offered libations of water and milk. In the 2nd century bc the poet Quintus Ennius identified them with the Muses. Other articles where Geshtinanna is discussed: Tammuz: His sister, Geshtinanna, eventually finds him, and the myth ends with Inanna decreeing that Tammuz and ...
Feb 23, 2011 · The Sumerian poem, The Descent of Inanna (c. 1900-1600 BCE) chronicles the journey of Inanna, the great goddess and Queen of Heaven, from her realm in the sky, to earth, and down into the underworld to visit her recently widowed sister Ereshkigal, Queen of the Dead. The poem begins famously with the lines: From the Great Above she opened her ...
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Introduction to Geshtinanna. The ancient Sumerian Gods and Goddess contain a wealth of stories and legends, wrapped in Myths which typically provide a story with a morale code designed to influence the reader into behaviour as fitting Sumerian culture of the era. In this article, we look at Geshtinanna and the myths and legends surrounding ...
Geshtinanna represents the time of year when thing grow, when shoots burst forth and vegetation green thing appear and grow, her brother Dumuzid is the shepherd who looks after the herds during the period when, the fresh grass and likes have ceased, guides them to the places where food is stored, even under the snow, Geshtinanna lives when ...
