| 单词 | Ishtar |
| 例句 | Ishtar looked at us standing side by side. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When Willie showed up at the apartment one afternoon, Ishtar knew to alert her mother on her cellphone. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The lion ring Ishtar had given me sat in a tray along with my house keys and the broken pieces of my phone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar had taught her war like other moms taught their kids cooking or soccer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I feel a celebration is in order," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Can we get on with the story? Nergal's in town, looking for the flower, and I teamed up with Ishtar and her daughter to stop him." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Ishtar has a daughter?" he asked between chews. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Why, Daoud, you are full of surprises," said Ishtar, her eyes sparkling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "You were great and terrible in your beauty, Ishtar. Be so again." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Nergal leaned back, hoisting Ishtar into the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar was smiling, which was a good sign. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar's expression changed, going from her usual playful, slightly not-too-serious to deep and thoughtful. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His decision was made when Ishtar's brownstone collapsed, turning into a pile of rubble. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was the day Ishtar walked across the stage and became the first of Angela Whitiker’s children to get a high school diploma. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "You do not see the beauty, do you? You have spent too long basking in Ishtar's light." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar's fancy move had forced a cab across the lanes, blocking a pickup truck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "The universe is a complex place," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar made it hard to stay focused on... City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Belet joined us then, just in time to receive Ishtar's gaze. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I recalled the little girl I'd seen in Ishtar's World War II memory. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar blows the brick dust off her sword. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar shines with the joy of battle, and she remembers what it is to be a goddess, to hold mortal fates in her hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In one shot, Ishtar sat in the shade of a cypress tree, holding an old man's dark, wrinkled hand, his head as bowed as the branches. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar stood there in silver high heels and a dress that shimmered as if made of starlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The whole street trembled and cracks formed in the walls of Ishtar's house. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar must have seen my confusion, because she continued. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I had so many questions, and both Belet and Ishtar had disappeared on me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Nergal raised his rusty spear as Ishtar spun to face him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Clever boy. I see why you like him, Ishtar." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I asked Ishtar while the others set up our camp. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "He likes to play his cruel little games," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar sings as she stalks through the battle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar caught me looking at it and tutted. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar shook dust out of her hair and waved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Last time Ishtar came down here, Erishkigal had her hung from a pair of bronze hooks. Goddess or not, that had to hurt." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar rallied instantly by dropping her Dior purse on the countertop. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It lifts the guilt—at least some of it—from Ishtar's shoulders. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The money didn't mean anything to Ishtar—I doubted it would make a dent in her account—but make a deal with a god? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I barely felt a warm tingle from the flower under my jacket and thought of Ishtar's warning about how its properties might affect my...condition. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The colors deepened, glorifying Ishtar and pushing Nergal into a darkness that verged on consuming existence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I had to keep reminding myself of what Ishtar really was: a goddess of violence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar flicked her loose hair from her face, and starlight sparkled within her locks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar's abode made the White House look like a tin shack. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A moment later, the door swung open and Ishtar casually tossed her handbag into the corner. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar picked a small rag doll from a shelf. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Had Ishtar put some kind of spell on me? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar suddenly threw her arms around us both. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar had asked me to look after her, so I joined Belet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Will they have a telephone this week or will Ishtar go to the prom? Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ishtar drove stick, and the engine purred to life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Worried that Ishtar might somehow be listening, I changed the subject. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar leaned in close, as though confiding with him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar held the pen poised over the checkbook. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Somehow, in a blink, Ishtar moved to block the door. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Before he knew what had hit him, Ishtar had guided him into the elevator out in the hallway. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z That was the problem with Ishtar: She stole all the attention. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But thanks to Ishtar, I'd felt, briefly, what it was like to have that inhuman power. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Ishtar was counting on you to help us, Mr...." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I slung a now-unconscious Belet over my shoulder—she seemed too light—and with Kasusu in my hand, ran around to the rear, finding Ishtar's gleaming black Jaguar parked in the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z With a fun mom like Ishtar, she'd had to grow up being the serious one in the family. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "And no need to be so formal. You can call me Ishtar." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Ishtar would want you to get on with your life." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I paused at a yellowed photograph of a pair of Native American kids, one sitting on Ishtar's lap, staring blank-eyed at the camera. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z How was it that she had absolutely none of Ishtar's graciousness? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It might have been my imagination, but I thought Ishtar looked uneasy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "You should have retired, Ishtar," says Nergal as he crawls over a mound of pale corpses sniffing for juicy morsels. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Ishtar says she has a lot of connections in Hollywood, so I brought that along. Who am I to refuse an offer like that?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar sniffed her coffee, grimaced, and poured it down the sink. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then Belet had taken me straight to a discreet boutique hotel called Nineveh, whose manager had been great friends with Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I know how you feel. When Mo died, I couldn't believe he was gone forever. I had this idea that—somehow—he could come back. But Ishtar's dead." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The buckles fell from her Jimmy Choos, and Ishtar kicked them off. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It never would have occurred to her that she would be working this hard and still have to choose between paying the phone bill and paying for her daughter Ishtar’s prom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It sounded like Ishtar needed a friend just as much as her daughter did. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her voice sounded so fragile, nothing like the Ishtar I thought I knew. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I saw what Ishtar was, or could be again, and she was terrifying. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I don't know how, but they followed me here. I have half of Ishtar's kitties living downstairs. Never met such demanding beasts." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Beside it was a photo of the same spot, though the paper had turned ocher with age, with a boy hanging upside down from those same branches while Ishtar laughed at his antics. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Butterflies of different vivid colors danced from petal to petal, and they seemed to cloud around Ishtar as she ascended the stairs to the front door, still on her call. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I couldn't blame Daoud for the mess we were in, especially as Ishtar had used him as bait. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar, or her historical doppelgänger, smiled amusedly at me, as if remembering a joke only she understood. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar crouched down and gazed into the eyes of the black one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Belet, Ishtar said something else, right before she gave me the ring. She wanted..." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z While proud of Ishtar, who made it to the prom after all, Whitiker is torn between making a big deal of graduation and keeping it in perspective. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “My daughter was getting to an age where I was trying to tell her to do right,” Whitiker said of Ishtar, now seventeen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ishtar certainly knew how to make an entrance. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Now that Ishtar is gone, there is no one left to oppose me." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I'm glad you are in her life," Ishtar went on. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Turns out all the artwork in the foyer looked like Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I'm your friend, and not because Ishtar asked me to be." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar had gone to great lengths to protect her adopted daughter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His dark eyes cannot hide the passion burning inside his heart; Ishtar has to shield hers to look upon him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar rested her chin on her thumb as she inspected me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar flips her blade from one hand to the other and sees Nergal's eyes widen. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He jumped down the steps as the house crumbled behind him and dashed straight for Ishtar's Jaguar, which was parked out front and, miraculously, had escaped damage. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar sprints along its fuselage and launches herself at the second bomber. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Not quite as attractive as you'd imagine, but she tried so very hard," continued Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But at this moment, with half of them mauled from the fight with Ishtar's lamassus, and Nergal bleeding from a dozen wounds, tempers were bubbling out of control. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The far door swung open, and Ishtar strode in. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I can assure you the Holy Grail is quite safe in London," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar gently frees herself of her daughter's grasp. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Why would someone like Ishtar spend her fortune on this? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar stood up and the light seemed to warp around her. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "So, Ishtar and Nergal in New York City? Tell me more. I want to know everything." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar stood up and the soft, reflective mother vanished. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar dismissed his worries with a flick of her hand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Erishkigal was as beautiful as Ishtar, but she held herself stiffly, while her sister always looked ready to dance. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I have people looking for him," said Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "So, where do you think Ishtar's money came from? Daddy an oil sheikh? Maybe an arms dealer? War's good business." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "My mother is Ishtar, the goddess of love and war." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar took out the tin and handed it over to Belet. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The deadly point went straight through the center of Ishtar's chest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The asphalt under Ishtar's bare feet cracked, and everything around her and Nergal took on a hazy glow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I met Ishtar and Belet at the hospital last night," he said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "She was a super model! They're all like that!" snapped Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The door crashed open, and Ishtar gazed around, stunned. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A little girl clutches Ishtar with all the strength she has in her thin fingers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The wind howls as Ishtar lands on the next plane. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Ishtar said you were glorious once, like him. What happened?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "This is war," said Ishtar, "and I need you on my side." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar hadn't needed to ask me that, and I hoped Belet knew that already. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar stood beside me, and there, surrounded by shadows and deadly weaponry, she came across very differently. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar smiles softly at the small blond girl, Florence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "And Ishtar was literally a goddess, so forgive me if I'm not impressed." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I wasn't leaving, not without Belet, and she wasn't leaving without Ishtar, and Ishtar wasn't leaving until Nergal was dead. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar cries out, and her voice rolls like thunder across the plain. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar walked into the space between us and Nergal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And Belet had grown up trying to be perfect for Ishtar. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Very well, Brother," said Ishtar, a cruel smile spreading across her crimson lips. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sweet wasn't the word that sprang to my mind, but like all moms throughout history, Ishtar had a starry-eyed view of her child. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We were somewhere on the Upper East Side—way out of our school district—and we'd gotten here in no time, thanks to Ishtar taking a few illegal shortcuts, including one across a playground. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I asked Ishtar, hating how pitiful I sounded. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "If he did," Ishtar said coolly, "he'd have no bargaining chip with you, now, would he?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The copilot fumbles for his sidearm, and Ishtar rips him from his seat and tosses him into the sky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I showed her the gold lion ring Ishtar had given me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "Instead of making humans in your mold, Nergal," says Ishtar, lowering her sword, "you could raise them up. They could be great again if we inspired them to be so." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ishtar walked down the steps and up in front of us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I'm not sure how much fun being immortal will be if he tears your head off," said Ishtar, as coolly as if she were giving me the weather report. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z This is not the first time Ishtar has gathered a war orphan from the ruins, and it won't be the last. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z So if this is the “summer of ‘Ishtar,’ ” which movie is “Ishtar”? Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z But the ultimate fate of Ishtar and its creator yield the most illuminating insights. Ishtar at 30: is it really the worst movie ever made? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z If you like this one, we'd also wholeheartedly recommend the notorious "Ishtar," which has a slightly similar storyline and is unfairly labelled, mostly be people who have never actually seen it, as terrible. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "Cars 2" 2011-06-23T13:07:17Z Just let Elaine May talk; she hasn’t been able to make a feature since “Ishtar,” and the world of movies—the world—is poorer and duller for her exile. Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Or a version of Ishtar starring Debbie Gibson and Tiffany instead of Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman and some guy's backyard instead of all of Morocco. Waterworld the remake! SyFy wade in for possible new film 2012-11-30T11:48:16Z In short, “Fever Pitch” is well worth seeing—and re-seeing—and it’s the victim of critical obtuseness, which isn’t reserved solely for high-budget, high-profile films, such as “Ishtar” and “Heaven’s Gate.” Richard Brooks’s “Fever Pitch” Never Got Its Due 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Writing about “Ishtar” before, I emphasized May’s depiction of artistic obsession, as an object of derision, a source of wild comedy, and nonetheless a tenderly sad tumult of affection. Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z In the pantheon of artistic endeavors ruined by a combination of hubris, too much money and too little discipline, Duke Nukem Forever now joins the likes of “Ishtar,” “Waterworld,” and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Video Game Review: 14 Years of Waiting Have Come to an End 2011-06-17T22:56:13Z Sorry, didn't have a photo of "Ishtar," but does Travolta in "Battlefield Earth" bring back a few memories? 'The worst movie I've ever seen,' Part II 2012-09-28T17:50:35Z The play isn’t new; it was roundly hissed during its off-Broadway debut in 2002, but then critics didn’t get May’s deliriously wonderful movie “Ishtar,” either. Review | Elaine May’s porn star play leads a pack of escapist comedies 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The difference between geniuses and the self-deluding losers of “Ishtar” is only talent. Movie of the Week: “Ishtar” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z For the three-hundredth installment of Movie of the Week, something special: Elaine May’s “Ishtar.” Movie of the Week: “Ishtar” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z “Ishtar” was a victim of publicity—but, even more, it was a victim of that enduring prejudice. Movie of the Week: “Ishtar” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z She wrote scripts, she script-doctored, and then she got another chance at directing, thanks to Warren Beatty’s loyal devotion; the result was the even greater, even more maligned “Ishtar.” A Lovingly Obsessive Tribute to Mike Nichols, by Elaine May 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Which is fine, except that “Ishtar” is a really good movie that suffered, in its infancy, from very bad press. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z There’s a level of invention, a depth of reflection, and a tangle of emotions in “Ishtar” which are reached by few films and few filmmakers. Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Though "Ishtar" is not as bad as its reputation, it was a bomb, earning $14.37 million domestically from a $55 million budget. 15 summer "blockbusters" that completely tanked at the box office 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z He returned to film in 2002 with “Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat,” in which Fuad Ramses III reopens his grandfather’s catering business, only to become possessed by the spirit of Ishtar. Herschell Gordon Lewis, a Pioneer of Gore Cinema, Dies at 90 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Or it might become a bizarre footnote to his foibles, alongside misfires like “Ishtar” and his last major acting effort, “Town & Country,” released 14 years ago. If Warren Beatty Is Directing, Shooting Can Wait. For Years. 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Among the greatest tragedies in modern cinema is the fact that Elaine May hasn’t directed a feature film since “Ishtar.” A Lovingly Obsessive Tribute to Mike Nichols, by Elaine May 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The most familiar honorees in Razzie history are easy shorthand for a certain kind of bad film: Ishtar, Heaven’s Gate, Showgirls. The man behind the Razzies: 'Brian de Palma had no talent' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Filled with great physical comedy and songs that are so awful they’re great, “Ishtar” is a movie whose time is now. The Marvelous Ms. Elaine May 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z “Ishtar” is a portrait of artists who manage to rise from small mortal problems to big mortal problems. Movie of the Week: “Ishtar” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It is worth noting that the one of the central themes of “Ishtar” — its very premise, in fact — is artistic failure. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z But “Ishtar” has entered the lexicon — along with “Heaven’s Gate,” “Waterworld” and “Howard the Duck” — as shorthand for large-scale cinematic unsuccess. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z They include the foundation of the Ishtar Gate, built in the sixth century B.C. by Nebuchadnezzar’s father, Nabopolassar, and adorned with brick reliefs of the Babylonian gods Marduk and Adad. After Ravages of Time and War, Triage to Save Ruins of Babylon 2011-01-03T01:33:08Z Rather than, say, a man who drafts freehold contracts according to the whims of the goddess Ishtar or, vitally, anyone holding drop-in sessions at a garden centre under the pseudonym "Mrs Moneypenny". SuperScrimpers: Spring Clean; Motor Morphers – TV review 2013-05-07T06:00:08Z As the sun began to set on the crumbling ruins, activists and residents flocked to the replica Ishtar gate at the site’s entrance to celebrate what they called a historic moment. Ancient Iraqi city of Babylon designated UNESCO World Heritage Site 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Ishtar has been reclaimed and duly venerated; Heaven’s Gate is a recent inductee into the Criterion Collection; even Showgirls has at last been exalted. The man behind the Razzies: 'Brian de Palma had no talent' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Suddenly, the word "Oogieloves" was right up there with "Ishtar" as a shorthand for film failure. AP critic takes toddler to epic flop `Oogieloves' 2012-09-07T20:25:10Z “Fishtar,” as it was dubbed by the Wall Street Journal — in reference to the Warren Beatty–Dustin Hoffman comedy flop Ishtar — was unable to recoup its hefty budget until after foreign receipts were tallied. Cinematic Visions of the Apocalypse 2011-11-11T12:00:23Z Those who thrive on schadenfreude might relish a Festival of Financial Flops that screened “Heaven’s Gate,” “Ishtar” and “The Postman.” Mockfest, Food Film Fest and Other Niche Programs 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z She said that she was inspired by a viewing of one of the “Road” movies, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, and that her original plan was to call the movie “The Road to Ishtar.” Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z The exhibition runs through Aug. 14 at the Pergamon Museum, where it ultimately will be integrated into a permanent collection that includes treasures such as Babylon's Ishtar Gate. Statues devastated in WWII go on show in Berlin 2011-01-27T15:03:11Z “Ishtar” didn’t sink its studio and some critics dug it, but it didn’t take off at the box office and effectively marked the end of her directorial career. The Marvelous Ms. Elaine May 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Ishtar is a truly dreadful film, a lifeless, massive, lumbering exercise in failed comedy. Roger Ebert on some classic films and movie duds 2013-04-04T22:18:08Z To make matters worse, much of this production drama was being documented in the Hollywood press, which dubbed "Ishtar" and its ballooning budget "Warrensgate." 15 summer "blockbusters" that completely tanked at the box office 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z May emphasized her political intentions in making “Ishtar.” Elaine May Talks About “Ishtar” 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Did it separate the Avatars from the Ishtars? Judging American Idol: The Final 8 2011-04-14T09:00:00Z Can you think about “Battlefield Earth” or “Ishtar” or “Waterworld” or “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” — with a net loss amounting to 94 percent of its production cost, pretty much the all-time dog — without laughing? “Snow White and the Huntsman”: A would-be fantasy classic 2012-05-30T23:00:00Z The Ishtar Gate of Babylonia, Choson dynasty scholar paintings, Mughal Empire miniatures, Chartres Cathedral, Cubism and conceptual art … it’s all here. Holiday Gift Books for Children 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z My morning-show host summed it up concisely: “It’s the summer of ‘Ishtar’!” Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z “Ishtar” is now entirely free of summer-blockbuster expectations, and what might have looked 25 years ago like “oversized spectacle” has an appealing modesty. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z Morocco has formed the backdrop for a fictionalized Orient in "Ishtar", doubled as Abu Dhabi in the "Sex in the City 2" and been various distant planets in Star Wars films. Moroccan road film subverts Hollywood stereotypes 2012-12-21T13:50:50Z “What is really being revealed in this conflict, this debate, is how polarized Mexican society is,” said National University sociologist Ishtar Cardona Cardona, who has reviewed most of the textbooks available so far. In Mexico, accusations of ‘communism’ and ‘fascism’ mark school textbook debate 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The destroyed buildings included a modern reconstruction of the Temple of Ishtar that encased original historic remains. News at a glance: Biggest lightning storm, regulating AI, and restoring Europe’s ecosystems 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Now, researchers sifting through the rubble have unearthed previously unknown artifacts from a ruined temple dedicated to Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war. Ancient city razed by IS group yields new artifacts from the rubble 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z A farmer found and raised him, and Ishtar loved Sargon and elevated him from a commoner to a great king and conqueror. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Gillick also attached a shining blue light above the museum’s renowned Ishtar Gate from the ancient city of Babylon with its characteristic blue-glazed bricks and depictions of lions, bulls and dragons. Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum’s exhibits 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z That accelerated the erosion of the mudbricks and the numerous engravings that once adorned the walls next to the Ishtar Gate, a colossal structure that towered over Babylon's main thoroughfare. In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The finds include fragments of a large stone monument that depict Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war. News at a glance: Biggest lightning storm, regulating AI, and restoring Europe’s ecosystems 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z One fragment, which depicts the goddess inside a star, is the first known representation of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi, an aspect of the deity associated with the planet Venus. Ancient city razed by IS group yields new artifacts from the rubble 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z For example, the Akkadians identified the fertility goddess Inanna with their own goddess Ishtar. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z However, the Ishtar Gate, which was built in 575 BC, will be wrapped up and closed to the public until 2037. Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum’s exhibits 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z “But I was also dazzled by pieces of the Ishtar Gate from Babylon and the other relics from Mesopotamia. It was stunning to see actual fragments from places I had heard about in the Bible.” Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The Ishtar continent, which has the highest elevations on Venus, is the most dramatic product of these tectonic forces. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Atop the mound containing Ishtar's temple, I looked down at the parched remains of a city that once housed 80,000 people and lasted 5,000 years. The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z A reconstructed Ishtar Gate using many of the original glazed tiles is a centerpiece of Berlin’s Pergamon Museum. In Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water and Modern Civilization 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The staff of the Ishtar Hotel told a family lawyer that closed-circuit TV footage from the night of Fakhry’s disappearance was deleted by the hotel’s management, he said. He was the party planner of Baghdad. Then armed men took him away. 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The Kempinski Hotel Ishtar on the Dead Sea became a haven for people looking to escape their homes. Arab stories of a plague year The planet has been modified by widespread tectonics driven by mantle convection, forming complex patterns of ridges and cracks and building high continental regions such as Ishtar. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Pergamon Museum also houses the blue-tiled Ishtar Gate, which once marked the entrance to the city of Babylon in what is now Iraq. Dozens of artifacts vandalized in three Berlin museums 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z A visitor now to the site about 50 miles south of Baghdad sees a mostly reconstructed outline of a small part of the city including the walls that once supported the Ishtar Gate. In Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water and Modern Civilization 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Seeing him, Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, is dazzled, and calls out to him, proposing marriage: “Grant me your fruits, O grant me!” How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Booked in Marrakech, two New York singers stop in Ishtar, meet a beautiful rebel and alarm the CIA. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Next in size is the northern highland region Ishtar, which is about the size of Australia. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Ishtar Terra is one of the main highland regions of Venus, sometimes described as a "continent". Venus results raise hopes of return mission 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Instead, it turned into another “Ishtar,” the infamous box office bomb of 1987. As its film business grows up, China faces an 'Ishtar' moment with its most expensive movie 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Ishtar, greatly insulted, runs up to Heaven, to her father, Anu, and asks to be given the Bull of Heaven, to avenge these insults. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Another carving inside the temple depicts the fertility goddess Ishtar, leading some to believe the temple was built in her honor, and that the footprints are meant to depict her entry into the temple. Iconic Ancient Temple Is Latest Victim in Civil War 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Ishtar contains the highest region on the planet, the Maxwell Mountains, which rise 11 kilometers above the surrounding lowlands. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The faithful will walk into their cathedral through a passageway modeled on the Ishtar Gate that was the main entryway into ancient Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar II 2,600 years ago. Merry Christmas, Iraq 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Melissa Kester, another woman quoted in Variety, said she met Mr. Hoffman when he was working on the 1987 movie “Ishtar.” Three More Women Accuse Dustin Hoffman of Sexual Misconduct, Variety Reports 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z When Ishtar protests, Enkidu tears off one of the bull’s haunches and throws it at her, saying that he would happily have ripped off her limbs and thrown them at the bull. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The incident occurred while Hoffman was recording music for the film “Ishtar,” and happened behind a partition while others, including Kester’s boyfriend, were nearby. Dustin Hoffman accused of new incidents of sexual misconduct 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z It also destroyed the lamassus - winged bull sculptures - in the nearby Ishtar temple and destroyed the entrance of the Nabu Temple, along with the fish-cloaked statues which flanked it. The archaeological treasures IS failed to destroy 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z As tall as an office block, the Ishtar Gate is more than 2,500 years old, and was once one of the entrances to the ancient city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq. Berlin museum tours inspire Mid-East refugees - BBC News 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z A third woman, who was not identified, said she met Mr. Hoffman when she was given a nonspeaking part in “Ishtar” in a scene filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York. Three More Women Accuse Dustin Hoffman of Sexual Misconduct, Variety Reports 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Al-Lat shared most of these attributes, and like Ishtar Inanna she was associated with lions. Museum of Lost Objects: The Lion of al-Lat - BBC News 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest Some Iraqi candidates for Miss Iraq beauty contest pose in front of the Ishtar Gate at the ancient archaeological site of Babylon. 'People think we don't love life': Iraq holds first beauty pageant since 1972 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z She added, “When you said to me, ‘I want you to look at these pictures,’ I was thinking of something akin to the Ishtar Gate, and what you’re showing is sort of, like, junk.” The Real Value of the ISIS Antiquities Trade 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z May, who took the fall for the legendary 1987 Warren Beatty-Dustin Hoffman comedy "Ishtar," never directed again after the box office flop. Female directors and the 'Ishtar' effect: Why do women get blamed for flops more than men? 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z But when Hoffman dropped out so he could make “Ishtar,” Murray was a no-go. Bill Murray has missed out on a lot of big movies — here’s every strange reason why 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z But he added that an inscription on Babylon’s gate dedicated to the goddess Ishtar read: “Ishtar will defeat her enemies.” Race in Iraq and Syria to Record and Shield Art Falling to ISIS 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Sixteen-year-old Ishtar is one of the casualties in what many social workers see as a war on women. Syria's Women Face Violence, "Survival Sex" Abroad 2013-07-24T08:45:00Z Ishtar depicted on a vase in the Louvre. Beyond Ishtar: The Tradition of Eggs at Easter 2013-03-31T19:15:00.490Z One of the explosions went off near the Palestine and Ishtar Sheraton hotels, two of the city's biggest, shattering nearby windows. Series of deadly bombings in Iraq 2012-11-14T12:38:40Z In the capital, Baghdad, a car bomb targeting the convoy of a high ranking officer in charge of protecting an Iraqi ministry exploded near the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel, killing 1 civilian and wounding 6 people. At Least 20 Killed in Attacks Throughout Iraq 2012-11-14T17:16:36Z The blast went off near the Palestine and Ishtar Sheraton hotels, two downtown landmarks, rattling buildings several blocks away. Wave of Bombings Kills at Least 12 People Across Iraq 2012-11-14T09:25:18Z Ishtar, a frail thing, made further waif-like in her black hijab and jilbab, says most of the men have treated her roughly in hurried encounters in cars, abandoned buildings or in wastelands surrounding the city. Syria's Women Face Violence, "Survival Sex" Abroad 2013-07-24T08:45:00Z She's named after the Babylonian goddess of war and sex, Ishtar. Proud Dereks: Readers lumbered with unfashionable names 2012-08-16T00:40:35Z With this also compare the Babylonian Descent of Ishtar to Hades. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The studio was desperate to stay on good terms with the two stars of “Ishtar,” Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. ?Ishtar? Lands on Mars 2012-03-11T20:11:09Z Here, too, dwelt “Tammuz of the Abyss,” one of Ae's sons, but whether this was the well-known Tammuz who was the husband of the goddess Ishtar, is uncertain. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The great temple of Ishtar, in Erech, which I, at the behest and for the love of the gods my fathers, have lately restored. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z With the decision of the two friends to proceed to the forest of cedars in which the goddess Irnina—a form of Ishtar—dwells, and which is guarded by Khumbaba, the 2nd tablet ends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z A like function belonged to the Babylonian Ishtar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z This amongst the Greeks was sacred to Cybele, as it was in Assyria to Astarte or Ishtar, the name given there to 'the mother of all saints.' Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Her work, influenced by the Ishtar Gate of Babylon but featuring contemporary imagery as well, was meant to evoke an archaeological treasure house. City Room: After an Earlier Delay, the Fulton Street Transit Center Finally Rises 2011-12-23T23:57:33Z "Yes, yes, Belshazzar, stay and tell Amraphel that the goddess Ishtar must not be removed from Babylon to dwell for evermore in her holy house at Erech." Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Over coffee in the lobby of the recently refurbished Ishtar Sheraton hotel, dressed in a purple Adidas track suit, she considered her homecoming. End for U.S. Begins Period of Uncertainty for Iraqis 2011-12-15T19:28:45Z The philosopher cannot find a valid distinction between Ishtar, Venus, and Mary, Dionysus and Denis, and a host of other gods, saints, or angels. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z The book in question contains numerous figures, all resembling closely the Mesopotamian emblem of Ishtar. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Neither would it be correct to identify her entirely with the great goddess Ishtar of the old Babylonian religion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The thought of Ishtar brings me to another. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The Assyrian often represented Ishtar as the upright fish, probably because of the fecundative powers of the fish, and as the creature par excellence of water. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Or, “Make a note to rent ‘Ishtar’ this weekend.” State of the Art: IPhone 4S Conceals Sheer Magic - Pogue 2011-10-12T01:03:19Z Figure 159 represents the various forms symbolic of Juno, Isis, Parvati, Ishtar, Mary, or woman, or the virgin. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Hussein Hadi, an engineer who works for the contracting company at the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel — not part of the international chain — was barely 6 years old when the hotel was at its peak. At War: Renovation Reality: War Puts Five-Star Dreams on Hold 2011-06-02T19:11:53Z He answered the look, and then, with the usual effort, said, in the thick way of the Babylonians, the one word: "Ishtar." Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z She is, in fact, only the Assyrian Ishtar, the Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Phœnicians. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Even the most famous hotels — the Rashid, with its floor-tile mosaic mocking George H. W. Bush; the Ishtar Sheraton; and the Palestine, where most foreign journalists stayed — were dingy, fraying relics. The Hot-Money Cowboys of Baghdad 2011-05-22T04:20:38Z Mr. Fox Talbot has lately given the translation of an Egyptian poem, more than three thousand years old, and having for its subject the descent of Ishtar into Hades. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z One of his colleagues reminisced about how the Ishtar Sherator was once one of the best five hotels in the Middle East in the mid-1980s, with a disco, nightclub, roof bar and casino. At War: Renovation Reality: War Puts Five-Star Dreams on Hold 2011-06-02T19:11:53Z Great Sin, lord of men, father of Ishtar the divine, hear and pity me! Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The Allatu bird is, however, referred to in the Gilgamesh epic, and Pinches has translated the suggestive reference in an Ishtar hymn, Like a lonely dove I rest. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Esther, moreover, ought to be parallel to Judith; fancy likening the representative of Israel to the goddess Ishtar! Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In the cuneiform inscriptions of Sennacherib, the great king of Assyria, Nineveh is called "the city of Bel," and "the city beloved by Ishtar." Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Like “Ishtar II,” it seems an unlikely and unwanted sequel. Our Towns: Nassau County Has Everything (Even Debt) 2011-02-07T01:45:08Z Ackerman tells presenter about the vastness of the historic buildings; "When you look at pictures of the Ishtar Temple or the Processional Way, the walls are metres thick." Working to save ancient Babylon 2011-01-05T14:10:20Z In Babylonia and Assyria the dove was associated with the goddess Ishtar, but not specially during the earlier periods. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z It is evident that it was originally a goddess who was supposed to be in control of Irkalla, corresponding to Ishtar in control of fertility and vegetation on earth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In a cuneiform inscription of Nebobelzitri, we read:—"Nineveh the city, the delight of Ishtar, wife of Bel." Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z The Germans themselves hauled off the elaborate Ishtar Gate to a museum in Berlin. A Project to Reclaim Ancient Babylon, After Years of Abuse 2010-03-22T20:51:00Z The coordinated bombings, detonated within minutes of each other on Monday, wrecked the Hamra, Ishtar Sheraton and Babylon hotels, killing 41 people. 2010-01-27T19:26:00Z At least 71 people were wounded in the attacks at the Ishtar Sheraton, the Babylon, and the al-Hamra hotels, police said. 2010-01-25T14:17:00Z Ereshkigal is therefore the sister of Ishtar and from one point of view her counterpart, the symbol of nature during the non-productive season of the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In another inscription he says of the king of Egypt:—"the terror of Ashur and Ishtar overcame him and he fled." Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z The ground is saturated just below the surface at sites of the Ishtar Gate and the long-gone Hanging Gardens, one of the seven wonders. A Project to Reclaim Ancient Babylon, After Years of Abuse 2010-03-22T20:51:00Z The three hotels hit were the Ishtar Sheraton at 3:28 p.m., followed moments later by the Babylon and the Hamra. 2010-01-25T15:09:00Z The derivation of the name Ishtar is uncertain, and the original attributes of the goddess are consequently unknown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" It was one of the oldest and most important cities of Babylonia, and the site of a famous temple, called E-Anna, dedicated to the worship of Nana, or Ishtar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Assurbanipal thus commences his annals "The great warrior, the delight of Assur and Ishtar, the royal offspring am I." Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z These goddesses were ultimately all absorbed by Ishtar, the Semitic name of the love and mother goddess. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Like Ishtar, Aphrodite was connected with the lower world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Besides the temple of Assur there was another great temple dedicated to Anu and Hadad, as well as the smaller sanctuaries of Bel, Ishtar, Merodach and other deities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He is invited to bow down before the bull Apis, to worship the statue of Belus or of Ishtar, of Osiris or of Isis. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science You were the slim-waisted Lady of Doves, you were Ishtar and Ashtaroth, for whom the Canaanite girls gave up their earrings and anklets and their own slender bodies, you were the dolorous Isis, and Aphrodite. A Pushcart at the Curb By Baal and Ishtar, I wish I could feel so! Triplanetary Where Ishtar passed, she fevered, but also she freed. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The combination was, however, of an artificial character, and the consciousness that Ishtar was in reality an independent goddess never entirely died out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Next we have the introduction of Hea or Saturn, who is the equivalent of the Biblical Adam, and of Ishtar, mother of men, who is the Isba or Eve of Genesis. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science But Ishtar, in her quest of love, is nothing daunted by the difficulties or the forbidding aspects of her task. Oriental Women On one occasion, when the king's army was in a predicament, Ishtar appears at night and declares: “I walk in front of Ashurbanapal, the king, who is the creation of my hands.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Ishtar, whom St. Jerome generically and graphically described as the Dea Meretrix, was known in Babylon as Mylitta. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Assur had as his rival Ishtar, who was the real patron deity of the place, but a reconciliation was brought about by making Ishtar the consort of the chief god. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Usually a title of Aja or Ishtar as deities of light. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms Ishtar is stripped of her garments and jewels, and at each successive gate more of her ornaments were appropriated. Oriental Women Ishtar, dwelling in Arbela, came with quivers hung on her right and left sides with a bow in her hand and girded with a pointed unsheathed sword. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Isis, who was Ishtar’s Egyptian avatar, was particularly liberal. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The Flood ceases because the other gods are terrified, and Ishtar intercedes for her own creation. The Christian View of the Old Testament Here he is messenger of heaven and of Ishtar as Venus, queen of heaven, that is, he is a messenger of the powers of celestial light. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms Ishtar was the Venus of classical mythology--the goddess of love, and the Babylonian Hades was presided over by a feminine deity. Oriental Women A curious fact connected with Ishtar, which proves that she had developed from an original divinity, conceived as dual or bi-sexual, is that among Semites Ishtar appears both as a male and female deity. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations In that picture Rome was to find the prototype of her Cæsars, as in it already Hellas has seen the supplanting of Aphrodite by Ishtar. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Ishtar, the goddess of love, then offered her hand to Gilgamesh in marriage, which he spurned with scorn. The Christian View of the Old Testament In the epic, Gilgames, betrayed by Ishtar, tried to find out how not to die. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal One of the most prominent heroines of early Babylonian epic is Ishtar. Oriental Women Ultimately the cult of Ishtar appears to have become absolutely secret and hidden and shrouded in mystery and darkness. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The worship of the Dea Meretrix was replaced by the purer rites of this purer divinity, unconscious as yet of the names and shames of Ishtar. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Here is an infinitesimal list: A. Merritt: "Thru the Dragon Glass," "The Moon Pool," "The Metal Monster" and "The Ship of Ishtar." Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Ishtar, for purposes of her own, wanted to get into Aral�. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Thus "Nature revived with Tammuz: Ishtar had conquered death." Oriental Women A critical examination of the accounts preserved of the Phœnician or Canaanite religion reveals that it consisted of an idealistic development of the Ishtar cult of Assyria. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Sometimes it is said to be in “Ishtar heads,” which has been taken to mean ingots stamped with a head of Ishtar. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Ishtar, originally a deity of fertility, became, through social growth, a patron of war and statecraft; but there is no indication that an attempt was ever made to combine these two characters in one figure. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV In the neighbouring groves the kisses of Ishtar consumed. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Ishtar's descent into Hades is, in fact, one of the most important legends of Oriental mythology. Oriental Women It consists of a large ring like that held by Ishtar and a short staff possibly a fire-stick. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The sanctuary of Ishtar, at Erech, was celebrated far and wide, and on one occasion the King of Elam sent gifts to it. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters None of these, however, attained the eminence of the Babylonian and Assyrian Ishtar; her 332supremacy in Mesopotamia was due doubtless in part to the political importance of the cities that adopted her. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV It was the prophets that reviled the false gods, denounced the abominations of Ishtar, and purified the Israelite heart. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Of these waters Ishtar resolved to go and fetch a draught. Oriental Women In the Gilgamesh epic the goddess Ishtar, on conferring sovereignty upon Gilgamesh, says: “I will place thee on a chariot of lapis-lazuli and gold, with wheels of gold....” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations On the trappings were written ... which the King of Elam had sent to Ishtar of Erech. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Ishtar's descent to the Underworld is a pure nature myth; Ishtar and the goddess of the Underworld are real persons, yet merely attachments to the 448fact. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The story of his loves with Ishtar is repeated in the Samson and Delilah myth. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal The porter goes and tells his mistress, Allat, of the imperious demand of Ishtar. Oriental Women Behind him follows the goddess Ishtar, holding a large ring in her right hand. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The “cedar wood of Ishtar” is named as the spot where a daughter was to be dedicated. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters In both countries the goddess Ishtar appears as the supreme director of affairs, and other deities are similarly honored. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV During a period equally long—or brief—the girls of the city had loosed their girdles for Ishtar and yielded themselves to anyone, stranger or neighbour, that asked. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal "O goddess, thy sister Ishtar has come in search of the living water; she has shaken the strong bolts, she threatens to break down the doors." Oriental Women To its right stand two winged figures wearing the conical crown with four horns, and necklaces from which hang its reproduction in miniature, also the cross, the symbol of Ishtar and the moon. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Ashur, Ishtar of Arbela, or Ishtar of Nineveh, are the most common. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Ishtar also is the mother of all things, but the idea is not developed by the Semites. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Ishtar, described in an Assyrian inscription as Our Lady of Girdles, was the original Venus, as Gilgames was perhaps the prototype of Hercules. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Ishtar mourned incessantly for her lover, but in vain. Oriental Women It should be added here that the Hittite sign for Ishtar was a triangle enclosing a stone: “the mountain enclosing the stone of life.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The first gate, that of Anu, was successfully reached; but in ascending still farther to the gate of Ishtar the strength of the eagle gave way, and Etanna was dashed to the ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The mere sound of the word is sufficient to transport us to the great temple of Ishtar, and to dazzle our imagination with processions of flower-crowned priestesses. The Orchard of Tears Israel, who perhaps had been careless, who, like Solomon, had followed Ishtar, became austere. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal While others were delving in the American soil his soul sped afar; he is not even a cosmopolitan; he is a Greek, a Brahmin, a worshipper of Ishtar. The Merry-Go-Round He explains that the seven directions were interpreted by the Babylonian theologians as a reference to the seven great celestial bodies, the sun and moon, Ishtar, Marduk, Ninib, Nergal and Nabu. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations This process, which reached its culmination in the post-Khammurabic period, led to identifying the planet Jupiter with Marduk, Venus with Ishtar, Mars with Nergal, Mercury with Nebo, and Saturn with Ninib. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" We have seen, however, that Ninua, afterwards the Assyrian capital Nineveh, was part of the dominion of Tushratta, otherwise he could hardly have sent Ishtar, the goddess of that city, to Egypt. The Tell El Amarna Period The seventh tablet, containing the wooing of the hero by the goddess Ishtar, is too plainly reproduced in the name of the corresponding month, "the Month of the Message of Ishtar," to need explanation. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Ishtar fell in love with Gilgamesh, but he refused her because all men and beasts whom she loved she reduced to misery. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The distinguishing position of both the Babylonian and Assyrian Ishtar is her independent position. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Postponing the discussion of this triad, it is to be noted that the systematization of the pantheon after the days of Khammurabi did not seriously interfere with the independence of the goddess Ishtar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" From Tushratta's answer also it appears that the statue of the goddess Ishtar had once before been taken from Nineveh to Thebes. The Tell El Amarna Period Ishtar could not be an exception to the general principle and remain unmated. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria If parents threw their children into the furnace to Molech, why should they not devote their daughters to Ishtar? Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals His invocation is to Ashur, Shamash and Ishtar and to the Babylonian triad Anu, Bel and Ea. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations By the side of the first triad, consisting of Anu, Bel and Ea—disconnected in this form entirely from all local associations—we encounter a second triad composed of Shamash, Sin and Ishtar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The words of Ishtar of Nineveh, mistress of all lands. The Tell El Amarna Period I will go to Erech, to the temple, the seat of Anu and Ishtar, to the palace of Izdubar, the man of might, who towers amidst the leaders as a bull. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria The appetites of men were anterior to any mores regulative of them, and the goddess Ishtar, Astarte, Aphrodite, or Venus is a goddess of erotic passion and reproduction. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The female deities, both foreign and native, came to be regarded as so many forms of Ishtar.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Ahura Mazda was assimilated to Bel, Anahita to Ishtar, and Mithra to Shamash, the solar god. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism May Ishtar protect my brother and me for a hundred thousand years. The Tell El Amarna Period After Izdubar's victory, his glory and power were great, and the goddess Ishtar looked on him with favor and wished for his love. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria He was either the son or the husband of Ishtar. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Pagan authorities state that a virgin priestess officiated at times in the sanctuary of Bel and that there were three classes of priestesses devoted to the cult of Ishtar. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The girdle upon which the shells were hung is the prototype of the cestus of Hathor, Ishtar, Aphrodite, Kali and all the goddesses of fertility in the Old World. The Evolution of the Dragon The old king, who had called Ishtar of Nineveh to his help, may have been brought by the approach of death into a generous state of mind not uncommon in such cases. The Tell El Amarna Period It is known under the name of "The Descent of Ishtar," as it relates only this one incident of the myth. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria In the Chaldean mythology Ishtar, goddess of all sex attraction and repulsion, destroyed all the lovers whom she selected. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The eight-rayed or “spoked wheel” of Ishtar, which figures on the same tablet, also gains significance for the same reason, and particularly when collated with the hymn cited in note 1, p. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations We see this in Egypt in the case of Hathor and Sekhet, and in Babylonia in Ishtar and Tiamat. The Evolution of the Dragon But they are also at the service of other gods, notably of Bel, who is spoken of as their 'lord,' of Ninib, of Marduk, of Ishtar, and of Nergal. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Professor Louis Dyer has devoted some time to preparing a free metrical translation of "Ishtar's Descent." Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria In the Babylonian and Assyrian mythologies we have the chief deities as Ishtar, Tammuz, Baal, and Astarte. The Necessity of Atheism With those reasons, this statue of Ishtar may take its place. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad When Ishtar removed her girdle in the under-world reproduction ceased in the world. The Evolution of the Dragon This was, as the case may be, either Ishtar or the pale 'reflection' associated with Ashur as his consort. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria By service from all living men made proud, Ishtar brooked not resistance from the dead. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Tammuz in Babylon was the young love of Ishtar. Ancient Art and Ritual The head and arms had been broken off, obviously deliberately; but it was plainly the Goddess Ishtar, with breasts remaining. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad The goddess of the dead commanded her servant to "sprinkle the lady Ishtar with the water of life and bid her depart". Myths of Babylonia and Assyria It is quite possible, if not probable, that the three Ishtars are each of independent origin. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Erech had been governed by the divine Dumuzi, the husband of the goddess Ishtar. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Cyprus is one of her most ancient sites, and Ishtar and Ashtoreth are among her Oriental analogues. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Previously, if we may believe Diodorus, the shrine was occupied by three colossal images of gold—one of Bel, one of Beltis, and the third of Rhea or Ishtar. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. She links with Ishtar as Nin, as Isis of Egypt linked with other mother deities. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Next to Ashur, or rather by the side of Ashur, Ishtar was invoked as the great goddess of battle and war. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Then Ishtar ascended the wall of the city, and standing there cursed Izdubar. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria In these latter capacities she appears, however, to have been gradually superseded by Ishtar, who sometimes even appropriates her higher and more distinctive appellations. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. A similar confusion occurs between the goddesses Beltis and Nana or Ishtar, though this is not peculiar to the later kingdom. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Ishtar appears to be identical with the Egyptian Hathor, who, as Sekhet, slaughtered the enemies of the sun god Ra. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Sennacherib similarly associates Ishtar with Ashur as the lover of his priesthood. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar cries aloud with sorrow: 'Behold, all is turned into mud, as I foretold to the gods! Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Ishtar, or Nana, is the planetary Venus, and in general features corresponds with the classical goddess. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. I am the goddess Ishtar, and thou art My servant. Emblems Of Love Tammuz of the Sumerian hymns, however, is the Adonis-like god who lived on earth for a part of the year as the shepherd and agriculturist so dearly beloved by the goddess Ishtar. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The month of Ab—the fifth month of the Babylonian calendar—is sacred to Ishtar. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria In some Accadian hymns he is invoked as "the Shepherd, the lord Dumuzi, the lover of Ishtar." Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Her name Ishtar is that by which she was known in Assyria; and the same term prevailed with slight modifications among the Semitic races generally. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This remains to be seen, but the answer probably lies in parallel myths of the subjection or death of divinities like Ishtar, Adonis, Persephone, and Osiris. The Religion of the Ancient Celts Ishtar mourns for "the wound of Tammuz", smiting her breast, and she did not ask for "the precious eye-stones, her amulets", which were apparently to ransom Tammuz. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria This would not necessarily make Ishtar of Nineveh the oldest of the three, but accounts for the higher rank that was accorded to her, as against the other two. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria When Ishtar entered the presence of Allat, the queen looked at her and taunted her to her face: then Ishtar could not control her anger and cursed her. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Ishtar's aphrodisiac character, though it can scarcely be doubted, does not appear very clearly in the inscriptions. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This is, no doubt, correct, and I may add that Babylonian figurines of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, represent her as clasping her hands to her breasts or her womb. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism It sets forth that Ishtar descended to Hades to entreat him to be glad and to resume care of his flocks, but Tammuz refused or was unable to return. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Similarly, the belligerent character of Ishtar is the only phase of the goddess dwelt upon during this period. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Then she ordered Namtar to let Ishtar drink of the Spring of Life and to bear her from her sight. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria The worship of Ishtar was wide-spread, and her shrines were numerous. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Tammuz was the solar god of spring vegetation, and closely associated with Ishtar, also an agricultural deity of fertility. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism The goddess who descends to Hades, however, is not Ishtar, but the "sister", Belit-sheri. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria That the Assyrian Ishtar is identical with the great goddess of the Babylonian pantheon is beyond reasonable doubt. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Yet so much is, at all events, evident, that they bore on the reunion of Ishtar and her young lover. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria Ishtar is sometimes coupled with Nebo in such a way as to suggest the notion that she was his wife. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Ishtar, of Babylonia, was the "Mother of the Gods," and the "Queen of the Stars." The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Ishtar is identical with Nina, the fish goddess, a creature who gave her name to the Sumerian city of Nina and the Assyrian city of Nineveh. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria It is not easy to determine which of these three Ishtars is the oldest. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Along the gloomy avenue of death To seek the dread abysm of Urugal, In everlasting Dark whence none returns, Ishtar, the Moon-god's daughter, made resolve, And that way, sick with sorrow, turned her face. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria This, however, can hardly have been her real position in the mythology, since Nebo had, as will presently appear, another wife, Varamit, whom there is no reason to believe identical with Ishtar. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The Easter Cakes presented by the clergyman to his parishioners—an old English custom, now rarely met with—are the cakes of Ishtar, oval in form, symbolising the yoni. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History She appears to be identical with the other great goddesses, Ishtar, Nana, Zerpanitum, &c., a "Great Mother", or consort of an early god with whom she was equal in power and dignity. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria This being the oldest mention of Ishtar in Assyrian texts, we are perhaps warranted in concluding that the cult of the goddess was transferred with the seat of government to Nineveh. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Clinging to the bird, he rises with him higher and higher toward the heavenly space, reaching the abode of Anu, and then the abode of Ishtar. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Estra, which appears in the Hebrew Esther, was the late Babylonian form of the name of the Semitic goddess Ishtar. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Be it noted also that Enkidu, not Gilgamesh, is punished for the insult to Ishtar. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic The spring sun was personified as Tammuz, the youthful shepherd, who was loved by the earth goddess Ishtar and her rival Eresh-ki-gal, goddess of death, the Babylonian Persephone. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria These two, he declares, who, like Ashur and Ishtar, "love his priesthood," are the ones that convey into his hands the hunting spoils. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria And in like manner he has raged against Erech, and is cursed by its goddess Ishtar. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Here the main points are that Etana is induced by an eagle to mount up to heaven, that he may win a boon from the kindly goddess Ishtar. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 He prays to Sin and Ishtar to protect and save him. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic When the goddess Ishtar was in the Underworld, the land of the dead, the servant of Ea exclaimed-- "Hail! lady, may the well give me of its waters, so that I may drink." Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The important point for us to bear in mind is that no essential distinctions between these three Ishtars were made by the Assyrians. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The description of the Babylonian Sheol is one of the most effective portions of the poem, and with it George Smith connects a well-known poem which relates the descent of Ishtar to the underworld. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 And all the primitive goddesses coalesced and were grouped to form the goddess Ishtar, who was identified with the Evening and Morning Star, or Venus. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation The goddess Ishtar symbolizes the earth which woos the sun in the spring, but whose love is fatal, for after a few months the sun’s power begins to wane. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic According to one account, his death was caused by the fickle Ishtar. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Their traits and epithets are similar, and for all practical purposes we have only one Ishtar in the northern empire. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar, the perfect light, all-powerful, Who enlightens Heaven and earth, Her name is proclaimed throughout all the lands, Esarhaddon, king of lands, fear not. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Thus in Register 1, we have the Star of Ishtar, the crescent of the Moon-god Sin, and the disk of Shamash the Sun-god. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation The bull episode can be detached from the nature myth without any loss to the symbolism of the tale of Ishtar and Gilgamesh. An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Ishtar was similarly tortured by the plague demon, Namtar, when she boldly entered the Babylonian Underworld to search for Tammuz. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The etymology of Anshar is as obscure as that of most of the ancient gods of Babylonia,—as of Sin, Marduk, Ishtar, and many more. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar, angry at her rejection, complains to her father, Anu, and her mother, Anatu, and begs them to avenge her wrong. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 In these triads Anu represents the sky or heaven, Bel or Enlil the region under the sky and including the earth, Ea the underworld, Sin the Moon, Shamash the Sun, and Ishtar the star Venus. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation On Plate XXXI. we have in figure 4 a representation of the goddess Ishtar, the bride of the Sun-God. The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion This god had also lion and antelope forms, which probably figured in lost myths--perhaps they were like the animals loved by Ishtar and referred to in the Gilgamesh epic. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Probably the former; for the distinguishing feature of both the Babylonian and the Assyrian Ishtar is her independent position. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria This story of Ishtar's love belongs to one of the earliest stages of religious belief. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Ishtar, a goddess of war and of love, was worshiped also under the name Beltis, the Greek Mylitta. Outline of Universal History Corresponding to each male deity was a female deity: thus, the consort of Marduk was Ishtar, while that of Bel was Belit. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament As all goddesses became forms of Ishtar, so did all gods become forms of Merodach. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Other gods directly introduced are Nanâ, Ishtar, Nebo, Tashmitum, and Sarpanitum, after whom the years are at times designated, probably in consequence of some special honors accorded to the gods. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Go, Simtar, strike the palace of judgment, Pour over Ishtar the water of life, and bring her before me. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 The most important structure found is the Ishtar Gate. Early European History As soon as Ishtar heard of the death of the bull she rushed out on the battlements of the walls of Erech and cursed Gilgamish for destroying her bull. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh Soon after Shalmaneser came to the throne his country suffered greatly from an earthquake, which threw down Ishtar's temple at Nineveh and Ashur's temple at Asshur. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The female deities both native and foreign come to be regarded as so many forms of Ishtar. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Simtar went and struck the palace of judgment, On Ishtar he poured the water of life and brought her. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Their snowy limbs they bare, undraped now stand Upon the rock at Ishtar's soft command. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature In answer to Ishtar's invitation Gilgamish makes a long speech, in which he reviews the calamities and misfortunes of those who have been unfortunate enough to become the lovers of the goddess. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh He boasted that he was "the sun of his country, who restored ancient landmarks and boundaries", and promoted the worship of Ishtar, the ancient goddess of the people. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In a certain sense Ishtar is the only real goddess of the later Assyrian pantheon, the only one taking an active part in the religious and political life of the people. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria I, Ishtar of Arbela, thy foes Into thy hands I give In the van and by thy side I go, fear not In the midst of thy princes thou art. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Ho! ho! my son! so you at last have found The Queen can hate, as well as love her friends, And on thy journey Ishtar's love thee sends? Babylonian and Assyrian Literature The goddess Ishtar cried out like a woman in travail. The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh Her name, however, is not given, but it is possible that she was identified with the Ishtar of Nineveh. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar takes the place that in the more developed system belongs to the god of storms, who with the moon-god and sun-god constitutes a second triad. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar cries out in pain, loud cries the exalted goddess:-- All is turned to mire. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 And now upon the rock each maid reclines, While Ishtar's form beneath them brightly shines; Beside the fountain stands the lovely god, The graceful sovereign of Love's sweet abode. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature Some of her exploits are the same as those attributed to the goddess Ishtar; Semiramis herself was said to be a daughter of the Syrian goddess Dekarat. The Faerie Queene — Volume 01 It seems that in the great god of Babylon we should recognize one of the many forms of the primeval corn spirit and patriarch--the shepherd youth who was beloved by Ishtar. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria With the prayer to Sin, appeals to other gods and also goddesses are frequently combined,—to Marduk, Ishtar, Tashmitum, Nabu, Ramman, and the like. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The keeper opened his mouth and spake, To the Princess Ishtar he cried:-- Stay, lady, do not thus, Let me go and repeat thy words to Queen Ninkigal. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 This eagle sought its food and found a snare, The messenger will come from Izdubar, To learn from thee the meaning of his dream Which goddess Ishtar sent,—a snare for him. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature With this is to be compared the addition telling of the conquest of Nairi, found in the Ishtar, Mahir, and Calah Palace inscriptions, and which would seem to refer to the same period. Assyrian Historiography Originally she was one of the mothers in the primitive spirit group, and so identical with Ishtar and the other prominent goddesses. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria At one time he enumerates Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Nabu, Marduk, Ishtar of Nineveh, Ishtar of Arbela; at another he prefers different combinations of these gods. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria I the great goddess, Ishtar of Arbela Have put thine enemies to flight. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Ishtar was called Mylitta or Beltis in the time of Herodotus. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature The elaborate account of Teumman given by B has been cut decidedly and the interesting Ishtar dream is entirely omitted. Assyrian Historiography Further on it is gathered from the narrative that Etana is being carried still higher by the Eagle towards the heaven of Ishtar, "Queen of Heaven", the supreme mother goddess. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Ashurbanabal, however, goes still further, and, influenced by the title of 'Belit' as applied to Ishtar, makes the latter the consort of Ashur. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The sixth tablet recounts the love of Ishtar for the hero, to whom she proposes marriage, offering him the tribute of the land. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Oh, fill with strength his feeble frame, O Ishtar, shine from thy bright throne! Babylonian and Assyrian Literature In the Chaldean legend "the great goddess Ishtar wailed like a child," saying, "I am the mother who gave birth to men, and, like to the race of fishes, they are filling the sea." Atlantis : the antediluvian world Ishtar receives water of life in, 44; Tammuz spends winter in, 53, 98; Indian "land of fathers", 56; land of no return, 58; descent of Ishtar to, 95 et seq.; Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Elsewhere, when referring to the special gods of his city, he combines Anu and Ramman with Ishtar; but again, for no special reason, his prayer is addressed to Ashur, Shamash, and Ramman. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Ishtar, thus unclothed, enters and becomes a prisoner. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Before the throne of Anu, Ishtar cries, And Anatu, the sovereigns of the skies: "O Sar, this king my beauty doth despise, My sweetest charms beholds not with his eyes." Babylonian and Assyrian Literature In the religious literature of Babylonia Tammuz appears as the youthful spouse or lover of Ishtar, the great mother goddess, the embodiment of the reproductive energies of nature. The Golden Bough In time Ishtar, the lady of the gods, cried out distressfully, saying: 'The elder race hath perished and turned to clay because that I have consented to evil counsel in the assembly of the gods. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria As Ashur rules the Igigi, so Ishtar is declared to be 'mighty over the Anunnaki.' The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The seventh tablet recounts how Ishtar descends to the underworld seeking some better way of attacking the hero. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 How long, O Ishtar, will thy face be turned, While Erech desolate doth cry to thee? Babylonian and Assyrian Literature A maiden Ishtar, a virginal Isis; a woman—yet with no more of woman's lure than if she had been some exquisite and breathing statue of mingled ivory and milk of pearls. The Metal Monster The earth spirits were weeping with Ishtar: they sat down cowering with tightened lips and spake not; they mourned in silence. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Second in rank to Ashur during the most glorious part of Assyrian history stands the great goddess Ishtar. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Hence Persephone or Ishtar tasted the "rich pomegranate's seed." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 At early dawn the shining ranks are massed, And Erech echoes with the trumpet's blast; The chosen men of Erech are in line, And Ishtar in her car above doth shine. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature Beltis, indeed, in Babylonia, was distinct from Ishtar;1199 but this fact must not be regarded as any sufficient proof that the case was the same in Phoenicia. History of Phoenicia These nuns must not be confused with the unmoral women who were associated with the temples of Ishtar and other love goddesses of shady repute. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The violent Ishtar, therefore, is a type going back to the same period as the other side of her character that is emphasized elsewhere. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The r�le of mother of mankind was also shared, as we have seen, by the Semitic Ishtar. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition My follies past, I hope thou wilt forgive, Alone I love thee, with thee move and live; My heart's affections to thee, me have led, To woo thee to thine Ishtar's marriage bed. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature Yes, and I remember Ishtar ere she was stolen from us by the Babylonians, and Ea, too, was ours, supreme in the Under World, who enabled Ishtar to conquer death. The Jacket (Star-Rover) There Ishtar had a great temple, but her worldly wealth had decreased. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In this same epic, Ishtar appears as sympathizing with the sufferings of mankind, and bewailing the destruction that was at one time decreed by the gods. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Then follows the lamentation of Ishtar, to which reference has already been made, the goddess reproaching herself for the part she had taken in the destruction of her people. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition Of him whom goddess Ishtar warmly wooed, Of him whose breast with virtue was imbued. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature A goddess who, while sharing the fate of her sister goddesses in being overshadowed by Ishtar, yet merits a special treatment, is one whose name is plausibly conjectured to be read Ninâ. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria He is admired by all men, but suddenly it becomes known that the goddess Ishtar has been stricken with love for him. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria This was especially the case with the Assyrians, to whom Ishtar became a goddess of war and battle, the consort, at times, of the chief god of the Assyrian pantheon. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria In the Semitic-Babylonian Version, the first deity to approach the sacrifice is B�lit-ili or Ishtar, who is indignant with Enlil for what he has done. Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition From lyres and lutes their softest wooings bring, As Ishtar bows before her lover king. Babylonian and Assyrian Literature The list begins with Bel, and then mentions Sin, Ninib, Ishtar, Shamash, and Ramman. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |
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