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ISHTAR was the daughter of the god Without (moon god) or Anu. In one character's daughter, was the lady of war; as a descendant of this, the example of love, licentiousness, intemperance and violence to the extreme capricious .

As a first archetype psychological dynamics of women in history, and in contrast to her sister Ereshkigal or Ki , the earth goddess, Ishtar can not be considered within the group of mother goddesses as their relationship with humans is more as an inspiration for action vital shelter. With this character, Ishtar appears in the epic Gilgamesh .

Its symbol is an eight-pointed star. In his honor, the astronomers have called Ishtar Terra a continent of Venus. Your animal is associated the lion. Ishtar was associated with the planet Venus as morning star. It is also shown standing naked, with hands on belly, breasts or holding, or brandishing a bow on a chariot drawn by seven lions. In its aspect of divine love Ishtar is the patroness of prostitutes and extramarital affairs, which certainly had no special connotation in Babylon, and that marriage was a solemn contract to perpetuate the family as the mainstay of the state and as a generator of wealth , but in which there was no talk of love or fidelity amorosa.Ishtar not a goddess of marriage, nor is a mother goddess.

LEGEND: Ishtar, lady of the sky, powerful goddess of love and war. Her first husband was her brother Tammuz . When Tammuz died, Ishtar descended into hell to tear her sister, the terrible Ereshkigal , the power over life and death. After giving instructions to his servant Papsukal , going to rescue her if he did not return, Ishtar descended to earth, from darkness Irkalla. Began brave and defiant, shouting at the door that opened the door before the cast forth below. But in each of the seven gates it was stripped of one of his garments, and with them was stripped of his power, until he got naked and defenseless before Ereshkigal, who killed and his body hung on a nail. With his death, everyone began to languish. But the faithful Papsukal reached the gods and asked that creates a being capable of entering the world of the dead and revive Ishtar with the food and water of life. This is how Ishtar came to life, but had to pay the price: for six months a year, Tammuz must live in the world of the dead. While there, Ishtar has to mourn his loss, in the spring, back out and all are filled with joy. This legend is also another version for the origin of the " Dance of the Seven Veils ," which tells the love of Ishtar and Tammuz was so great that it decided to also go into the realm of Ereshkigal. With passion and determination, he crossed the seven halls of the underworld and each was stripped of one of his belongings: a veil or a jewel. In this story, the veil represents the hidden, the things we hide from others and ourselves. Leaving the veil, Ishtar reveals his truths, and then get together with his love.

The sacred prostitution in Babylonian culture : In its Ishtar, the goddess of Sumerian culture becomes the goddess of beauty Babylonian and sensuality, which liked the acts of carnal love and that to ensure their veneration and worship were consecrated virgins in the service of temple, dedicated to sacred prostitution , ie the selective and timely prostitution, whose benefit was devoted exclusively to temple service. The first writer to describe the sex ritual or ritual prostitution is Herodotus V century BC, in his "stories" when describing the religious center of the great city of Babylon. Influences: l a Bible speaks the "Canaanite abominations" in terms of offensive sexual practices because they were made to honor local gods, but not about the practice, extended and confirmed, of sacred prostitution in Babylon in honor of the goddess Ishtar, Astarte or the same Ashtoret Canaanite, but in very vague and less damning than its counterpart Canaanite

Babylonian mythology has a story similar to the Sumerian goddess Inanna, who is known as " The descent of Ishtar into hell (late 2nd millennium BC). This story highlights both violent energy, impatient and fierce Ishtar as goddess of war, like his passion and love for her husband and son Tammuz. Here is a story full of symbolism of its descent:

• "It was a time of sadness after the death of the god Tammuz Spring. The beautiful goddess Ishtar, who loved him dearly, followed him to the ante-chambers of Eternity defying the demons that keep the doors of time. But at the first gate guardian demon Ishtar forced to surrender their shoes, that the wise men say it symbolizes the will to deliver.
• In the second gate the goddess had to leave their jeweled ankle bracelets, which the wise men say it means delivering the ego.
• The third door gave her clothes, which involves giving one's mind.
• In the fourth gave the golden bowls covering her breasts, which is like handing sexual activity.
• And in the fifth door gave her necklace, which is detached from the ecstasy of enlightenment.
• The sixth door gave her earrings, which means giving magic.
• And finally, in the seventh door, handed her crown of a thousand petals, which is to deliver the divine. only totally nude, and then entered into Eternity Ishtar and rescue his beloved. Severe Queen of the infernal regions, Ereskigal, reluctantly allowed Ishtar was sprinkled with the Water of Life and leave with Tammuz the higher realm. "

Photos: 1. Relief Queen of the Night - 2 and 3. door Ishtar was the eighth of the gates to Babylon, and the most famous, thanks to its large size (14 by 10 feet wide), but especially to your decor, the glazed brick was used with exquisite simplicity, yet with obvious magnificence. On a blue colored powder of lapis lazuli, the series of lions, dragon (mythological griffins) and walking bulls are arranged compositions, framed by bands of ornamental motifs and geometric simplicity and undeniable color effect. Its roof and doors were made of cedar, and through him passed the Processional Way , armed with more walls and adobe 120 lions guarding. Was the main entrance to interior streets and temples of Babylon.