Ishtar

In The Epic of Gilgamesh women are goddesses. For example, Ishtar is the Goddess of Love and War. She uses her power to seduce men. In the story she grows fond of Gilgamesh and then ask him to marry him. In return Gilgamesh turns her down. For once her charm did not get her what she wanted. Since she did not get…

Although Star Wars, Gilgamesh and The Book of Job were all written at different times and have different story lines, they each share a few common archetypes. One of the most prevalent archetypes in all three is that of a wise man. In Star Wars the role of the wise man could fall on either Obi Wan Kenobi or Yoda. Obi Wan could also be considered Luke Skywalker’s mentor as he is constantly giving Luke advice and guidance throughout Star Wars even after his death. Obi Wan also provides Luke with…

between Tigris River and Euphrates River where the Sumerians first settled in 3500 BCE. Polytheism is the belief of more than one god. The Sumerians worshiped more than one god such as Shamash the god of the glorious sun, Adad the god of the storm, and Ishtar the mother goddess who oversee fertility, love, the hunt, war and marriage. Cuneiform is the first written language on clay tablets and the ancestor of all Western written languages. Epic of Gilgamesh written in Cuneiform is the tale about…

The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh are windows through which we are offered a glimpse of the ancient Greek and Sumerian views on life, its meaning, and how to live your own. Within each of these epic poems lie many lessons that transcend the ages, and most are still relevant to how we live out our lives today. One might expect the two to take completely different approaches to how they teach their lessons since they were written almost 2000 years apart. On the contrary, they display a…

another they may punish mankind without answering to anyone else. Utnapishtim spoke to Gilgamesh about the great flood, and the reason why he survived it. Yet it went untold as to why the gods decided to create a flood to harm mankind. The same with Ishtar in her rage towards Gilgamesh, because she was rejected by him she punished all of mankind with the Bull of Heaven that brought drought. The gods are above the law in Gilgamesh they have no one to answer to, not even the other gods. Kings…

Mesopotamia. Through out the epic we learn of several gods, the sun-god Shamash that helps Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba, Aruru who creates Enkidu as Gilgamesh’s equal because the people complained about how badly they were being treated by Gilgamesh, Ishtar the god of love, Anu the sky-god etc. There were numerous gods responsible for all areas of life. The gods were an intricate part of human life and affected daily events. Mesopotamians believed that the gods and goddess controlled…

Most of them represented wisdom as well as power, such as, the Goddess of Aruru and Ishtar. The Goddess of Aruru created Enkidu, thus is called the Goddess of Creation. In contrast, the Goddess of Ishtar is the Goddess of war, sex, and love, and she is sexually attracted to Gilgamesh, but he shows no interest in her. However, like Eve, the women in the epic could also stand for temptation and…

The retold poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, was written in the third millennium B.C. (7) during the time of Mesopotamia. Unknowingly discovered on clay tablets located in Nineveh (modern day Iraq) by Englishman Austen Henry Layard (9), the poem expresses the tale of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and his experiences before the day of the flood (61). The epic includes a prologue, describing how king Gilgamesh was created by the gods:Shamash, endowing him with beauty, Adad, endowing him with courage,…

Such instances as Gilgamesh’s dreams before their battle with Humbaba and Gilgamesh’s behavior toward the goddess Ishtar, where Enkidu should have guided Gilgamesh toward a more righteous path, but he rather encouraged Gilgamesh to pursue any endeavor his heart desired or remained silent. According to the British Museum, the ancient Mesopotamian belief was that mortal…

apprehensive and show it. Another sample of Gilgamesh without the characteristics of a leader is the point at which he murders the Bull of Heaven. The goddess Ishtar was enamored with Gilgamesh and needed to be with him; when she requests that he be her spouse he rejects her and she goes straight to her dad and mom, Anu and Antum (Gilgamesh 29-32). Ishtar has her dad send the Bull of Heaven down to execute Gilgamesh, however Enkidu and Gilgamesh vanquish the Bull of Heaven and murder it. The…