Ishtar
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- proper noun
- Literature
- In ancient Babylon, people worshipped Ishtar, the goddess of love and war.
- Ishtar, the goddess
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- And avatar was a male rendition of the female Ashtarte who was also Ishtar, who was also inana.
- Why do all the Christians celebrate Easter when Easter was a Pagan holiday to celebrate Ishtar, which is pronounced Easter.
Examples
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Back home in Uruk, the goddess Ishtar took a romantic interest in Gilgamesh.
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Now, oh, Ishtar, the feast has begun.
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Fight for him, Ishtar, fight for him!
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Give blood... to give life to Ishtar.
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Then you say, "Oh, Ishtar, "take me unto yourself."
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The feast of Ishtar is about to begin.
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Oh, my Ishtar, take me unto yourself.
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To thee, oh Ishtar, all praise for the victory.
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Ishtar, beloved, though our sins be many, forgive us.
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We will begin building your city, oh dove of Ishtar, when Cyrus is conquered.
Synonyms
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An ancient Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war
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A Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love, childbirth, and war
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A goddess of war and fertility worshipped in ancient Canaanite religion
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ishtar is the ancient name for a Mesopotamian goddess of 'love', 'fertility', and 'war', and it is related to similar names like Inanna and Astarte. She was also linked with the planet Venus, so a helpful way to remember Ishtar is to think of her as the 'star' of love and battle.