Tag: underworld

• August 11, 2025

  Inanna vs Ishtar: Key Differences in Descent Myths

  Inanna’s Descent is arguably the most important tale in Inanna’s mythology, with Her descent to and ascent from the Underworld mirroring the movement of the planet Venus in the sky. The original Sumerian myth is believed to have first been written down between 2100 and 2000BCE (4100 to 4000 years ago), but could have been…