Inanna is the Sumerian name of a Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility; she was known to the Eastern Semitic peoples as Ishtar.
The most famous narrative of Inanna is her descent into and return from the underworld, which is ruled by her sister Ereshkigal. Entering the underworld for an unstated reason, she is judged and struck dead by the seven judges of the underworld, after which she is not able to leave. To be able to return, someone must take her place, and the person Inanna chooses is her husband Dumuzid, who did not mourn her death. Eventually it is decided that Dumuzid will spend half the year in the underworld and half the year with Inanna in heaven (during which time Dumuzid's sister Geshtinanna takes his place in the underworld).
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Inanna (referred to as Ishtar) asks the titular Gilgamesh to become her husband, and when he refuses due to how she treated her previous lovers, she unleashes the Bull of Heaven in Uruk as revenge, which kills many people. Enkidu, Gilgamesh's friend and companion, kills the bull, and, as divine punishment, falls ill and dies, causing Gilgamesh to reflect on his own mortality. In the same epic's flood narrative, after the flood subsides, Ishtar swears to the survivor Utnapishtim that she will not allow Enlil to send another flood.
Design
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Sumerian goddess of fertility. Her name means "Lady of Heaven." Often regarded as the same goddess as Aphrodite, Ishtar, and Venus. Also a goddess of warfare. It is said that even male gods feared her power.
Her name means "Lady of Heaven," and she is often viewed as one and the same with Aphrodite, Ishtar, and Venus. She is also a goddess of warfare, and it is said that even male gods feared her great power.
The Sumerian goddess of fertility. Her name means "Lady of Heaven," and she is often viewed as one and the same with Aphrodite, Ishtar, and Venus. She is also a goddess of warfare, and it is said that even male gods feared her great power.
Game Appearances
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Inanna's Daily Demon Future Prediction with Ringo for Soul Hackers 2
References
↑"KK: I really got into Sumerian culture while working on this, and found out that their mythology has a planet with an elliptic orbit outside the solar system, number twelve or so. It’s really popular among occultists and it is said monsters hail from there. Inaruna, who shows up in the final part of Devil Summoner, was inspired by the Sumerian goddess Inanna. There are many mother goddesses all over the world, like Ishtar or Kali, but Inanna feels like the mother of them all. They all differ from region to region though, and it seems Inanna became Ishtar at some point too. It almost feels like Sumer is the origin of God, so I paid special attention to that aspect." Kazuma Kaneko (translated by dijeh), Kaneko Kazuma 1996 Interview (Sega Saturn Magazine, Vol. 8, 1996). Published August 26, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2024. Tumblr.
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