Inanna Ishtar

Inanna Ishtar was the goddess of love, justice, war and power. She was known as the "Queen of Heaven" and was worshiped by Babylonians, Assyrians and Akkadians as a Ishtar. She was respected by many cults and as time passed, she kept being worshiped more and more. Inanna had become one of the most widely worshiped goddess in Mesopotamia. Most of these people who worshiped her were different gendered people and they were the ones who succeeded the Sumerians in the area. Inanna's cult kept on influencing other goddesses and more as she expanded until she reached a major decline between the 1st and 6th centuries AD. Although her cult mostly came to an end, it still existed in the Upper Mesopotamia until the 18th century. Inanna was known for stealing all positive and negative parts of civilization, also known as the mes from Enki who was the god of wisdom. She has taken over many empires and civilizations and she was very well known for being the enforcer of divine justice and also how she once tried too conquer the domain of her sister Ereshkigal, who was also the Queen of the underworld. Inanna's myth wasn't the same as other myths where there would be a main lesson too be learned but instead she was known for many more accomplishments such as conquering and defeating other goddesses. Although most of the accomplishments don't really teach a lesson but instead they do show how well and how powerful she was and all these accomplishments shes had has made her one of the most powerful goddesses in Mesopotamian history.

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