Ishtar The Queen of Heaven

Ishtar was a multifaceted goddess, She takes three paramount forms. She is the goddess of love and sexuality, and thus, fertility; she is responsible for all life, but she is never a Mother goddess. As the goddess of war, she is often shown winged and bearing arms. In these two aspects, there exists a kind of duality within her being: in one she is a warrior, and in another, she is a nurturer. Yet both are always present with her at the same time. She is also the patroness of crafts and artists, as well as merchants and traders—all those who ply their trade by land and sea. Most importantly, Ishtar is the goddess of death, but not so much as a destroyer or an annihilator, but rather, a...View all