Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Inanna / Ishtar
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- love, war, the morning and evening star
- Symbols and attributes
- Eight-pointed star; lion; rosette
- Parents (per the sources used)
- Nanna / Sin
- Partner
- Dumuzi / Tammuz
Key myth
In 'Inanna's Descent' she goes to the underworld, is stripped and killed, and is revived by Enki's agents. She can leave only if another takes her place, and she chooses Dumuzi.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Her father is Nanna in most texts, but An and Enki appear in others. The Akkadian Ishtar absorbs her.
Primary sources
- Inanna's Descent (ETCSL 1.4.1)
- Epic of Gilgamesh VI
All sources for the Mesopotamian pantheon
Lineage in the sources used: Nanna / Sin, Enlil, An / Anu, Ninlil.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Inanna / Ishtar: love, desire and fertility, war and fighting. This is overlap in one area only.