As the queens of heaven and the underworld, Ishtar and Ereshkigal represent the opposing forces that allow life, death and rebirth to occur in the world.
As the queens of heaven and the underworld, Ishtar and Ereshkigal represent the opposing forces that allow life, death and rebirth to occur in the world.
Gaia & earth energies, Goddess worship, Paganism & neo-paganism
Ishtar and Ereshkigal are the daughters of the Moon God Sin and sisters of the Sun God Shamash, and members of a family of deities called the Anunnaki, who arrived from the heavens to the earth many thousands of years ago. Ishtar, as Inanna, was the original goddess of love and the forerunner to all of the fertility goddesses that followed. Ereshkigal was the original ruler of the underworld and the goddess of death.
As the queens of heaven and the underworld, Ishtar and Ereshkigal represent the opposing forces that allow life, death and rebirth to occur in the world.
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5 Star Rating: If you're wanting to know more about ancient gods and goddess then this is the book for you, so much information packed into this book, it’s very well written, I liked the way the author brought himself in to the book, A must for all. ~ Lynx, Amazon
5 Star Rating: Enjoyable. Had no idea so many of the Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse god and goddess stories I knew about are interpreted from older stories going back thousands of years. I particularly enjoyed the ritual to the sisters, nice touch. Well done Scott. ~ , Amazon
