You love her and you don't know anything about her?

Well in a nutshell she is the Proto-Arabian (Babylonian) equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus. Like all the pagan goddesses of the Mediterranean, they are part of various Trinities of Goddesses, that represent the three aspects of womanhood and that emerged from the All-Mother Goddess that represented the Cosmos.

The Trinity represented the Woman as a Virgin/Maiden (Purity), the Woman as a Lover/Warrior (Passion) and the Woman as a Mother/Creatrix (Parenthood).

In the Greek Pantheon these were represented by Athena, Aphrodite and Hera respectively (though Athena & Aphrodite shared the warrioress aspect). These trinities are reflected in all the early West Eurasian Pantheons, Anat, Ellat and El-Uzza in the Central Arabian and Idun, Sif and Frigga in the Nordic Aesir Gods, and Frey, Freya and can't remember who in the Vanir Gods.

Other equivalents of Ishtar are Innana (Sumerian) and Astarte (Northern Arab/Levantine)

Ishtar is in a trinity with Anat and Athirat, they emerged from an ancient Middle Eastern/Eastern Mediterranean/Balkan all-Mother deity sometimes referred to as the mother of the Seven Eyes or Seven Springs.

She is the Goddess of Fertility with Aspects of Love and War. Broadly adopted and worshipped throughout the proto-Arabaic world, she appears in various names and even in both Genders throughout Arabia/Levant.

In South-Central Semitic/Arabaic tradition SHE becomes a HE and is represented by Ashtar rather than the female Ishtar.

Anything else you want to know?

There are lots and lots of stories with her in them...

Vanilla, sweetie, just do a google search on Ishtar....lots and lots of stuff to read ; ).

Suvine: There is a lot out there about Ishtar. There is a good book, called "Inanna" by Diane something, I can't recall her last name right now. Check out the tribe "Dark Goddesses" and you will see some detailed discussions there, some from me and some from others. There is also a tribe called "Ishtar Rising" you might be interested in. Inanna is the Sumerian form of Ishtar which cropped up more during the Akkadian/Babylonian eras. Inanna was daughter to the Moon God, Nanna. She seduced Enki, her Grandfather (by some accounts) and brought back to Uruk all the vestiges of civilization (the "Mes"). She made the original journey to the underworld (like Demeter did for Persephone) where she and the world died. Then she was revived and resurrected (probably the first account of this) long before anyone else did (although one could argue that Osiris did). Good luck and if you need more specific cites, then write me and I will see what I can locate for you.

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www.blogtalkradio.com/sacred-magic

Two episodes there: one on the Goddess and the other on Sacred Sexuality. Both have a lot of reputable info on Ishtar.