What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Gold Ring Featuring ‘Venus the Victorious’ Unearthed on Ancient Road in France
In the ancient era, Venus Victrix, who borrowed her ties to military might from Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of war and sexual love, was often shown in full armor. Roman generals “were known ...
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Join the Struggle to Defend the Women’s Revolution in Rojava and Build a Democratic Syria
It was founded in 2005 under the name Yêkitiya Star (named for the ancient Mesopotamian goddess, Ishtar). Kongra Star is organizing in Rojava, Northern and Eastern Syria and generally throughout ...
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Ishtar Dance Group steals the hearts of Assyrians in Northern Iraq
The Ishtar Dance Group from Moscow visited Erbil in Northern Iraq to perform Assyrian traditional dances at new year celebrations. Ishtar Dance Group, from Moscow, Russia, recently travelled to ...
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The selection of a new president for the Assyrian Aid Society-Iraq
a new President has been selected to run and manage the Iraqi branch of Assyrian Aid Society affairs. Mrs. June Ishtar Jako is the President of AAS-Australia, she told SBS the new President has ...
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The Mesopotamian Merchant Files
Assyrian cuneiform tablet from Kanesh(Courtesy of the Yale Babylonian Collection/Photography by Alberto Urcia/Text NBC 1907) Harvard University Assyriologist Gojko Barjamovic is currently ...