Other Names
Bel – ‘Lord’, Ab-Kal Ilâni Bêl Terêti – “Leader of the Gods”
Associations
Deity: Asarluhi
Animal: Dragon
Symbol: Triangular Headed Spade, Hoe
Planet: Jupiter
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Ishtar
Other Names
Aschtar
Associations
Deity: Inanna, Astarte, Aphrodite
Animal: Lion
Symbol: Eight pointed star or rosette
Element: Air
Planet: Venus
Inanna
Other Names
Innin, Nin-ana, Queen of Heaven, Lady of Myriad Offices, Nin-kur-ra-igi-ga; “the queen who eyes the highland”
Associations
Deity: Ishtar
Animal: Lions, serpents, birds
Symbol: Eight pointed star or rosette, caduceus, double-headed axe
Element: Air
Planet: Venus
Ereshkigal
Other Names
“Great Lady Under Earth”, Irkalla
Associations
Deity: Hecate
Animal: Dragons, snakes, owls, ravens, black animals
Mesopotamian Gods & Goddesses
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