How Can Inanna Be Considered A Mother Goddess

Many researchers consider creation myths as the key to a particular mythological universe because they draw the boundaries for future stories, while establishing certain themes within that universe. In other words, creation myths function as an introduction to a specific universe which they belong in. Likewise, “The Creation of Ulligara and Zalgarra” is a Sumerian Myth that explains the relatively simple relationship between men and divine, while demonstrating many important themes for the Sumerian society. It defines men’s role in creation, illustrates nature’s significance, and explains the Sumerian society’s perception of resurrection.

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter tells the story of Demeter, the goddess of fertility of grain. Demeter has a daughter with Zeus by the name of Persephone. The hymn explains the strong bond between Demeter and Persephone and how distraught Demeter is when her daughter is abducted. This traumatic event causes Demeter to live among mortal men disguised as an old woman and withdraw the fertility of the earth. In this paper, I will examine how the Homeric Hymn to Demeter operates as a charter myth, or narrative that explains modern practices, and how successful the hymn is in conveying the modern practice.

Throughout ancient Greco-Roman history, the Olympian Gods had very different roles in mythology. Athena and Artemis were two of the twelve gods who ruled Olympus. The goddesses portrayed many different religious aspects of this culture and played a large role in mythology. Both goddesses were believed to be virgin goddesses but still represent the ideas of growing into a woman, childbearing, and matronly duties. Throughout this paper the reader will find examples of similarities and differences between two virgin goddesses and how they represented the cultures of women, purity, and womanly duties.

Ninsun is another powerful women in Gilgamesh. Technically she is actually a goddess. She plays as a helpful mother, but her other lady like values are not taken away because of this. It mentions when she goes to talk to Shamash that she “put on a garment as beseemed her body”, and “donned her tiara” (113). This indicates that although she is a mother she is still a beautiful and powerful goddess.

The Exaltation of Inanna reads as an ode filled with several flatteries given to Inanna in the same way a child flatters a mother before asking for a piece of candy. Enheduanna immediately addresses Inanna after describing Inanna’s beauty and how great her powers are. Enheduanna finally claims ownership after telling Inanna that she's aware of all the powers Inanna possesses and as the High Priestess she prayed to her. Enheduanna explains how Lugalanne was once an ally of hers until he kicked her out of the priesthood and now the people that are controlled by him are sinners and hate her Nanna. Enheduanna wants Inanna to haunt Lugalanne into giving Enheduanna back her position as High Priestess. Enheduanna also describes how she has come to

Many researchers consider creation myths as the key to a particular mythological universe because they draw the boundaries for future stories, while establishing certain themes within that universe. In other words, creation myths function as an introduction to a specific universe which they belong in. Likewise, “The Creation of Ulligara and Zalgarra” is a Sumerian Myth that explains the relatively simple relationship between men and divine, while demonstrating many important themes for the Sumerian society. It defines men’s role in creation, illustrates nature’s significance, and explains the Sumerian society’s perception of resurrection.

Critically examine the relationship between Tita and her mother and how Tita asserts her authority. Can Tita be considered a victim or a vanquisher?

About 2700 years ago there lived a king by the name of Gilgamesh who ruled the city of Uruk in Mesopotamia now known to us as modern day Iraq. Parts of his life are written on clay tablets believed to be the oldest existing written story of a man’s life. (XI). “The epic of Gilgamesh”, is the story of his quest for eternal life. In this paper I will be writing about the influence that the women in his life have played in his quest.

Isis was the goddess of magic. She was the sister of Nephthys, Seth, and Osiris. She was the daughter of Nut and Geb, and had a child named Horus with Osiris. She has the crown of the North and south. When her husband, Osiris was

Through the Egyptians literature; religious literature, instructional or even an epic story, revelation of the different faces of Ma’at remains evident. In this sense, Ma’at was more than just a goddess or a concept as it personified a

Isis started out as a popular goddess in ancient Egypt, who blessed the reign of kings, healed the sick, protected the dead, raised her husband from the dead, who could change fate and destiny with magic, and who was the ideal mother.

Irkalla told Ishtar that no one ever returns and she was now stuck in the underworld. Irkalla summoned the demon of the plague, Namtar, to spread the “sickness” over Ishtar. Feathers grew on her body and all the luminosity in her eyes faded to black. Ishtar was pronounced a “slave” of the underworld. Earth without the goddess of love and fertility was dramatically impacted. Desire became unknown to man as it also did to animals. Birds had quit singing and people had become lonely. The sun god, Shamash was greatly perturbed by the effects Ishtar being in the underworld had on the people. He knew that if Ishtar didn’t come back all the living would become extinct. Shamash decided to call upon Ea to help find someone to rescue

Isis was known to be the goddess of fertility and motherhood. Egyptians say that she was the daughter of the god Keb (Earth) and the goddess Nut (Sky), wife and sister of Osiris, the sister of Seth, Nepythys, and the mother of Horus, the god of day. Isis shown in many photographs with miniature thrones or horns from her head and sometimes with a solar disc between the cows horns like Hathor. She was known to have taught Osiris all the aspects to agriculture. She taught the women to spin, weave, and flax

Humans connect with Inanna because they look to her for mercy, pity, and love. Inanna allows people to build homes, kiss their children, and succeed. Other gods connect to Inanna because she

After consciousness passes through the uroboric stage, the next archetypal symbol Neumann offers is that of the Great Mother. Similar to the uroboros, the Great Mother typically enters the mythical realm as the first sexed being within it. Still possessing the ability to create without a partner, this figure is often linked to nature, fertility and the unconscious. At this stage, the ego has not fully established independence from its unconscious source, which is apparent in the sexed son-lovers, created by the Great Mother to beget more creation unto her world (often at the sacrifice of the male counterpart).