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Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets were commonly used in place of the main name of the deity, and combinations of a name with an epithet similar to these common in ancient Greek religion are comparatively uncommon. Inanna had more titles than any other Mesopotamian deity. They pertained to her associations with specific cities or areas, such as Uruk, Zabalam, Akkad, Nineveh or the Sealand. Other instead highlighted her specific roles, for example these of an astral goddess personifying the planet Venus or of a war deity. In some cases, her individual epithets eventually developed into separate deities.

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  • Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets were commonly used in place of the main name of the deity, and combinations of a name with an epithet similar to these common in ancient Greek religion are comparatively uncommon. Inanna had more titles than any other Mesopotamian deity. They pertained to her associations with specific cities or areas, such as Uruk, Zabalam, Akkad, Nineveh or the Sealand. Other instead highlighted her specific roles, for example these of an astral goddess personifying the planet Venus or of a war deity. In some cases, her individual epithets eventually developed into separate deities. (en)
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  • Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets were commonly used in place of the main name of the deity, and combinations of a name with an epithet similar to these common in ancient Greek religion are comparatively uncommon. Inanna had more titles than any other Mesopotamian deity. They pertained to her associations with specific cities or areas, such as Uruk, Zabalam, Akkad, Nineveh or the Sealand. Other instead highlighted her specific roles, for example these of an astral goddess personifying the planet Venus or of a war deity. In some cases, her individual epithets eventually developed into separate deities. (en)
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