Ishtar

Ishtar is the goddess of the most beautiful and awful things in the world – the first is related to Love, Fertility, and the second is related to War. Also, she is the daughter of Anu. Ishtar sends the Bull of Heaven to attack Gilgamesh. You may say – what? Are you okay? But don’t be so harsh – read further and see for yourself.

 In Mesopotamian mythology, Ishtar is called the Queen of Heaven. She is described as wayward, fanciful, inconstant. Also, she seems to be unforgiving and cruel. A huge enrolment isn’t it? Bu the way, she also takes a role of the patroness of Uruk, where she has a temple.

Well, her main role occurred when she decided that Gilgamesh is the man of the dreams and being a wide to him would be an awesome situation. Once, when he and Enkidu turned back from the fight where they killed Humbaba, she made a proposal. We may characterize her as a very purposeful lady. She wants a man – she gets a man.

But if all love stories would be so smooth and easy, there will be no films about riven hearts, yeah? Gilgamesh denied her, saying that he doesn’t want to be hers. Well, we all know the reason – she was a real marauding sexual predator. She felt in and out of love at lightspeed, and what is more important she made awful things with all her lovers. This shows us what a quick-tempered woman she is. Also, we see another touch of nature of this goddess. She appears as a very revengeful woman. After that, she speeds up to her dad and asks for the Bull of Heaven to send it down to earth, and have it punish Gilgamesh and Enkidu.