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Ishtar (English pronunciation ; Transliteration: D''IŠTAR''; Akkadian: ; Sumerian𒀭) is the East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex.〔Wilkinson, p. 24〕 She is the counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna, and the cognate for the Northwest Semitic Aramean goddess Astarte. ==Characteristics== Ishtar was the goddess of love, war, fertility, and sexuality. Ishtar was the daughter of Anu.〔 She was particularly worshipped in northern Mesopotamia, at the Assyrian cities of Nineveh, Ashur and Arbela (Erbil).〔 Besides the lions on her gate, her symbol is an eight-pointed star.〔Black, Jeremy and Green, Anthony (1992). ''Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary''. ISBN 0-292-70794-0 pp. 156, 169–170.〕 In the Babylonian pantheon, she "was the divine personification of the planet Venus".〔Guirand, p. 58〕 Ishtar had many lovers; however, as Guirand notes, Her cult may have involved sacred prostitution,〔 pp. 15-17.〕 though this is debatable. Guirand referred to her holy city Uruk as the "town of the sacred courtesans" and to her as the "courtesan of the gods".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ishtar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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