Ishtar
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Ishtar
Summary
Ishtar is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 6% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ishtar's father was Sin[3].
- Among Ishtar's spouses was Tammuz[4].
- Ishtar was married to Ashur[5].
- Ishtar's image is recorded as Babilonia, statuetta femminile nuda, forse la gran dea di babilonia, alabastro, oro, rubini e terracotta, III sec ac.-III dc ca..JPG[6].
- Ishtar is recorded as female[7].
- Ishtar's instance of is recorded as goddess[8].
- Ishtar's instance of is recorded as fertility deity[9].
- Ishtar's instance of is recorded as war deity[10].
- Inanna is named after Ishtar[11].
- Ishtar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67258898[12].
- Ishtar's GND ID is recorded as 118639846[13].
- Ishtar's IdRef ID is recorded as 241675618[14].
- Ishtar's Commons category is recorded as Ishtar[15].
- Ishtar's said to be the same as is recorded as Astarte[16].
- Ishtar's said to be the same as is recorded as Šauška[17].
- Ishtar's said to be the same as is recorded as Inanna[18].
- Ishtar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kbmq[19].
- Ishtar's SELIBR ID is recorded as 333176[20].
- Ishtar's described at URL is recorded as https://webpages.uidaho.edu/engl257/Ancient/ishtar.htm[21].
- Ishtar's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion[22].
- Ishtar's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[23].
- Ishtar's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
- Ishtar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[25].
- Ishtar's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ishtar-Mesopotamian-goddess[26].
- Ishtar's present in work is recorded as Epic of Gilgamesh[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Ishtar's father was Sin[3].
Personal Life
Spouses include Tammuz[4], a god[28] and Ashur[5], a god[29].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Ishtar include Ishtar Gate[30], a city gate[31], in Germany[32], founded in -0575[33]; Star of Venus[34], a Letters, words and symbols in heraldry[35]; Ishtar Terra[36], a plateau[37]; and Silili[38], a mythical character[39].
Why It Matters
Ishtar ranks in the top 6% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for her include Ishtar Gate[30], a city gate[31], in Germany[32], founded in -0575[33]; Star of Venus[34], a Letters, words and symbols in heraldry[35]; Ishtar Terra[36], a plateau[37]; and Silili[38], a mythical character[39].
FAQs
Who were Ishtar's parents?
Ishtar's father was Sin[3].