About this deity
Ištar was a Mesopotamian deity worshiped in Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria. She was often associated with war, sex, and desire.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Akkadian Culture · Polytheistic · 1 mythAkkadian refers to a culture that emerged in Mesopotamia during the third millennium BCE. The belief system included many deities, most of whom were later diffused into Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian culture.
Top myths
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| Epic of Tukulti-Ninurta I | |
| Prestige myth | |
| Unknown author | |
| Read myth | |
Mythological stories including Ishtar
- Epic of Tukulti-Ninurta I Prestige myth
Nuthsell
Tukulti-Ninurta I, the Assyrian leader, describes his military campaigns against the Babylonians. The poetic narrative embellishes the might and power of Tukulti-Ninurta I and his army, resulting in an Assyrian victory. A statue of the chief Babylonian deity, Marduk, was stolen and taken to the Assyrian capital.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ishtar." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 06 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/585. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
OMNIKA (2020, June 06). Ishtar. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/585
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Ishtar." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 06, 2020. Accessed March 1, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/585.
