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such as Enlil of Nippur, Enki of Eridu and Inanna of Uruk. Astral deities were Utu (
Sun), Nannar (Moon) and Inanna (Venus). Female deities, often tutelary
goddesses of cities, such as Baba of Lagash, Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of
Kesh, ...
such as Enlil of Nippur, Enki of Eridu and Inanna of Uruk. Astral deities were Utu (
Sun), Nannar (Moon) and Inanna (Venus). Female deities, often tutelary
goddesses of cities, such as Baba of Lagash, Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of
Kesh, ...
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Myths Retold INANNA'S DESCENT TO THE UNDERWORLD INANNA, 'queen of
heaven and earth', decides to go down to the Underworld. Realising the danger
that such undertaking involves, even for a goddess of her power, she makes ...
Myths Retold INANNA'S DESCENT TO THE UNDERWORLD INANNA, 'queen of
heaven and earth', decides to go down to the Underworld. Realising the danger
that such undertaking involves, even for a goddess of her power, she makes ...
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Flattered by such attention she offers a reward, and, instructed by Enki, they
demand the corpse of Inanna, which they then sprinkle with the Water of Life,
provided by Enki. However, the judges of the Underworld demand that Inanna
must ...
Flattered by such attention she offers a reward, and, instructed by Enki, they
demand the corpse of Inanna, which they then sprinkle with the Water of Life,
provided by Enki. However, the judges of the Underworld demand that Inanna
must ...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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