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Ishtar - Inanna

The Sumerian goddess of love and war, Inanna or Ishtar, was Nanna's daughter and associated with the Underworld.

Uruk
Uruk was an important early city of southern Mesopotamia, which is known today as Warka and in Biblical literature as Erech.

Ishtar - Babylonian Goddess Ishtar
Ishtar is the Babylonian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Inanna
The Sumerian goddess Inanna was the daughter of Nanna. Inanna is also known as Ishtar.

Goddesses of Love
The very complex feeling we shorthand as love makes humans bond with each other. The ancient goddesses held responsible for these gifts were honored highly in their societies.

Inanna
Nanna's daughter. Gilgamesh scorned her advances. She is also involved in a story of the underworld which she can only leave if someone stays in her place.

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