Ishtar
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Summary
Ishtar is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 6% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,898 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Sin[3]
- Spouse: Tammuz[4], Ashur[5]
- Sex or gender: female[6]
- Instance of: fertility deity[7], war deity[8]
- Named after: Inanna[9]
- Commons category: Ishtar[10]
- Said to be the same as: Astarte[11], Šauška[12], Inanna[13]
- Described at URL: https://webpages.uidaho.edu/engl257/Ancient/ishtar.htm[14]
- Worshipped by: Sumerian religion[15]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[18]
- Present in work: Epic of Gilgamesh[19]
- Time period: ancient Near East[20]
- Culture: Babylonia[21], Neo-Assyrian Empire[22], Akkadians[23], Assyrians[24], Babylonians[25]
- Sibling: Ereshkigal[26], Shamash[27]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ishtar include Ishtar Gate[28], a city gate[29], in Germany[30], founded in -0575[31]; Star of Venus[32], a Letters, words and symbols in heraldry[33]; Ishtar Terra[34], a plateau[35]; and Silili[36], a mythical character[37].
Why It Matters
Ishtar has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for her include Ishtar Gate[28], a city gate[29], in Germany[30], founded in -0575[31]; Star of Venus[32], a Letters, words and symbols in heraldry[33]; Ishtar Terra[34], a plateau[35]; and Silili[36], a mythical character[37].
FAQs
Who were Ishtar's parents?
Ishtar's father was Sin[3].