Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Geshtinanna, the Sumerian goddess of the grape-vine, wine, dreams and autumn, “Lady of the Vine” — the devoted sister of the dying-god Dumuzi, whose love
Dumuzi (Tammuz), the shepherd-god and great “dying god” of Mesopotamia, husband of Inanna — given as her substitute to the underworld, he rises and falls
Ninlil, the great goddess consort of Enlil, king of the gods, “Lady of the Air” — queen of the heavens and goddess of the grain, mother of the moon-god
Ninurta, the mighty Mesopotamian god of war, the hunt and agriculture — the warrior-champion of the gods who slew the monsters Asag and Anzu, recovered
Nergal, the fierce Mesopotamian god of war, plague, death and the scorching summer sun — a dreaded bringer of pestilence and slaughter who descended into
Ereshkigal, the dread goddess of the underworld in Mesopotamian myth, “Queen of the Great Below” — the implacable sovereign of Kur, the land of no return,
Ninhursag (Ninmah, Nintu), the great mother-goddess of ancient Mesopotamia, “Lady of the Mountain” — goddess of earth, fertility and birth and one of the
Nanna (Sin), the great moon-god of ancient Mesopotamia — the radiant lord of the night sky and measurer of time whose phases ordered the calendar, father
Inanna (Ishtar), the great Mesopotamian goddess of love, sex, war and power — the Queen of Heaven and morning star, the most complex of the gods, whose
Enki (Ea), the Mesopotamian god of the sweet waters, wisdom, magic and creation — the cunning, benevolent lord of the freshwater deep and wisest of the