Ishtar

[Bridget]

Hello

I am looking for some educated people to tell me where I can find pictures of the star of Ishtar.

Thanks
Bridget

[Flar's Freyja]

Day of Ishtar, Babylonia

Goddess of Love and Battle from the region of Mesopotamia (Greek for 'between the rivers', ie, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the area now known as Iraq, and from Assyria. Ishtar is the counterpart of the Phoenician Astarte.

Her name is said the be associated with the word 'Easter', because of her associations, like Easter, with springtime and fertility. The meaning of the name is not known, though it is possible that the underlying stem is the same as that of Assur, which would thus make her the ‘leading one’ or ‘chief’. She was known as Inanna in Sumerian mythology. She is a life-death-rebirth deity, daughter of Anu, the god of the air, mother and consort of the farm god Tammuz, who is similar to the Greek Adonis. She was usually described as an evil, heartless, women who destroyed her mates and lovers.

More: Wilson's Book of Days (http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/book_of_days.html)

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[banondraig]

there are eight-pointed stars all over iraq. i'm not sure if they are based on Ishtar's star or not, but they consist of one square superimposed over another square at a 45 degree angle. if you go to babylon and walk in the temple you can still feel Her presence. the tour guides tell you it is now ok to go in the inner sanctum, but if you ever get a chance to go i recommend that you stay out.

[Sylvan]

http://www.world-destiny.org/mesoseal1.jpg
http://inanna.virtualave.net/ishtarsymbolsnew16.jpg
http://www.maverickscience.com/The_Saturn_Theory/Ishtar_rosette.jpg