Chapter 639 It’s You, Lucifer!
Goddess of the sky - Ishtar!
This is Loen’s judgment about the first [seed].
This conclusion is not groundless.
First of all, there is another version of the origin of the name of the city where he lived, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. It is said that it came from an ancient Semitic alias of Ishtar, the goddess of war worshipped by the ancient civilizations in the Mesopotamian region - Nina.
Therefore, Ishtar was the patron goddess of Nineveh, and there is a temple dedicated to her in the city today.
The queen Semiramis, who built the Ishtar Gate and constantly launched foreign wars and won victories, is sometimes regarded as the incarnation of the goddess Ishtar.
In addition, although Ishtar is nominally a third-generation god of Babylon, she has the highest status among all gods and is called the "Queen of the Universe."
She is widely worshipped in the Middle East, but has different names due to various ethnic languages. Ishtar is her name in Akkad, Astarte by the Western Semites, Inanna by the Sumerians, Anat in Canaan, and Cambere in Rome.
At the same time, she has multiple roles. In early Sumer, she is the god of warehouses, the god of fertility, and the god of rain and thunderstorms; in Akkad, she is the patron saint of women and taverns, and the goddess representing sadness and battle.
Due to the large number of mythological versions, she has many contradictory characteristics, being both happy and sad, fair and hostile. When Greek colonists built a temple for her in Asia Minor, they confused her with Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Artemis, the goddess of the moon, and took over the original worship rituals. She has a dual face of debauchery and purity, which is the origin of "Diana of the Ephesians".
Later Christianity transformed her into the Virgin Mary, but it was not until the Council of Ephesus that the title of "Mother Mary" was removed from her.
It is worth mentioning that the Babylonians’ praises of Ishtar were appropriated by the authors of the Old Testament of the Bible, and many of them became content of praising God Jehovah.
According to the above content, she obviously possesses many powers such as childbirth, fighting, reproduction, love, sky, etc. The title of "Mistress of the Sky" comes from this. It is very likely the "aspect of life" mentioned by Tiamat, which was bred from the origin divinity of the Mother Goddess of Creation.
The final strong evidence is the "Piristi Ilani Rabuti" inscription unearthed in the Mesopotamian region. It mentions that Ishtar of Nineveh is the side of the dark goddess Tiamat and the guardian of Nineveh.
This image also resonates among traditional witches who believe in Lucifer and is widely recognized.
Because, in addition to the above powers, Ishtar is also symbolized by the bright planet Venus and is also called the Goddess of Venus.
In the Bible, there is only one person with this title:
That is Lucifer, the Morning Star, who, according to legend, refused to submit to the Son of God, Christ, and led one-third of the angels in the heavens to raise the banner of rebellion in the northern part of the heavens. After three days of fierce fighting in the heavens, he was finally defeated by Christ, and fell into the chaos and fell into hell for nine days.
The mother goddess Tiamat - the son of the god Jingu - the enemy god Ishtar...
The Virgin Mary - the Son of Christ - the Fallen Archangel Lucifer...
Comparing the two, it really gives me a sense of déjà vu.
Lorne muttered to himself, and the identity of the second seed also surfaced in his mind:
The goddess of the earth - Ereshkigal.
The Babylonian God of Creation, Apsu, was born in the abyss and was also known as the "King of the Abyss". After his death, his bones turned into the underworld.
Coincidentally, the goddess Ereshkigal, who controls the earth, the abyss, and the place where all things die, came into being.
Even more coincidentally, the Babylonian poem "Ishtar's Descent into Hades" mentions:
In order to win back her husband, the goddess Ishtar entered the underworld alone, passed the trial of the seven gates, and challenged her sister, the evil Queen of the Underworld Ereshkigal, but ended up in a miserable defeat and was skewered like bacon and hung at the gate of the underworld.
The twin sisters...are extremely powerful...they control the Heaven and the Earth...and represent the two sides of life and death in the world.
If my guess is correct, these two are the two seeds mentioned by the mother goddess Tiamat, which can help her rebuild her divine core and divine body.
Lorn told Tiamat his inference, and Tiamat nodded without hesitation:
"Since you said it is, then it must be."
Hearing this answer, Luo En couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
As her divinity and intellect continued to decline, Tiamat's thinking patterns became more and more like that of a young child, and she gradually developed unparalleled trust in him as her "beloved son" and "guardian."
"There are a lot of bad people out there. It's not a good habit to be so easily convinced." Loen reminded earnestly.
This "bad guy" naturally includes himself.
After all, the purpose of his trip was to seize the essence of the Babylonian Age of Gods through Tiamat, which was not so simple.
However, Tiamat ignored this reminder and answered confidently with her hands on her hips:
"It's okay, Jin Gu is a good boy and will definitely protect his mother!"
As she spoke, the goddess did not forget to stand on tiptoe, put her hand on Loen's head, and gently stroked it as if coaxing a child.
All his efforts were in vain, and Loen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Forget it. Seizing the essence of the Babylonian Age of Gods and helping Tiamat do not conflict with each other. At most, we can just spend a little more effort to incorporate the entire Age of Gods into the territory of the Kabbalah Tree of Life.
Now that the decision has been made, the next step is how to execute it.
After a little thought, Loen decided to start with the first seed - Ishtar.
The reason is simple. Ishtar is the nominal patron saint of Nineveh. The Assyrian queen whom he supports in public is likely to be able to find this "Mistress of the Sky".
Speak of the devil; he will appear.
Just as Loen was about to go out, he saw Semiramis walking into the yard carrying an exquisite food box.
The food box was filled with Assyrian delicacies and snacks, most of which were Tiamat's favorite flavors.
"Mother Goddess, please enjoy. If there is anything else you would like to eat, I will ask the palace chef to make it."
The empress smiled and took out the plate, patiently cut the food into pieces, and started feeding the babies as usual.
To be honest, she not only didn't hate this job, but she even enjoyed it.
On the one hand, because of her birth, she had neither a mother nor children, and had very little understanding of these two feelings. The job of taking care of the goddess Tiamat perfectly met these two points.
Getting along with each other can be like a mother raising her child, or like a child serving her mother, which can be said to satisfy two pleasures at the same time.
On the other hand, Tiamat, as the goddess of creation in Babylon, possessed great authority and a wealth of mystical knowledge. As a sorceress who changed her career, Semiramis needed such a master to enlighten her and guide her on how to practice.
Tiamat did not disappoint Semiramis's expectations. Not only did she teach Semiramis the cuneiform script used by the Babylonian gods, she also patiently taught the Assyrian queen how to use her divine power to draw the spiritual base map of the "Eleven Demonic Beasts" so that she could summon and control these top gods and monsters.
Thanks to Tiamat's careful guidance and her own demigod bloodline, Semiramis's magical talents were fully tapped. During her reign, she broke through herself and became a god.
Naturally, Loen was happy to see this result.
After all, the fact that she could secretly summon eleven monsters, conspire with the old gods to poison her husband, and finally rule Assyria as an empress was enough to prove that Semiramis was not a woman who followed the rules.
She was only loyal to herself, and had little loyalty and reverence for the so-called new gods of Babylon, and she did a lot of blasphemy and disobedience behind their backs.
In addition, her entanglement with Tiamat has deepened, and the two sides have long shared the same fate, which has basically eliminated the possibility of betrayal.
Therefore, the stronger and more outstanding Semiramis is, the more helpful she will be to Loen's next plan.
"By the way, I want to meet Ishtar, the patron goddess of Nineveh. Can you invite her over?"
Lorne interrupted the interaction between Semiramis and Tiamat with a light cough and asked.
The empress frowned slightly, seeming to be in some difficulty:
"You want to see Lady Ishtar? That might be a little troublesome. She is a famous troublemaker among the Babylonian gods. She only focuses on things that interest her and is rarely seen. It is harder to find her than to pick the stars in the sky."
"What if we ask the priestess and the priests of the temple to launch a great sacrifice and try to get in touch with her?"
"It is feasible, but it will also increase the risk of exposing the Mother Goddess. And it is huge!"
Hearing the seriousness and worry in Semiramis's tone, Loen had no choice but to reject this plan.
Nineveh was the base he had finally established, and it was also the only reliable one. If he let the Babylonian gods set their sights on this place just to find Ishtar, the street slicker, it would be a loss.
"Besides this, is there any other way to see the goddess of heaven?"
"You might try your luck at Mount Mashu. There is a 'Tavern of the Gods' at the foot of the mountain. The beer there is excellent. It is said that the gods of Babylon often come here in the form of mortals. The great goddess Ishtar is also a frequent visitor there, and she has a good personal relationship with the female owner of the tavern."
Luo En was a little surprised when he heard this: "That tavern owner has quite a lot of connections. What's her name?"
"——Siduri!" Semiramis blurted out the answer.
When Loen heard the name, he suddenly understood.
The Ale Lady - Siduri.
This is a mysterious and important character mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh. During Gilgamesh's search for the elixir of immortality, she once gave Gilgamesh, who was passing by the tavern, many advices, such as "Who among mortals can live forever?", "Human life is short, so we should cherish the present.", "Let us strive to grasp the happiness we have now, and not cling to meaningless eternal life"...
Clearly, she must be some kind of immortal to live at the foot of the treacherous Mount Mashu, to run a tavern that entertains the gods, and to offer such insightful advice.
And this is indeed the case. According to later research, Siduri was most likely a goddess of wisdom related to fermentation (especially beer and wine).
——The goddess of wisdom who controls fermentation and winemaking?
Loen's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly developed a strong interest in this beer lady.
"Well, I'll be out for a few days to meet the lady of beer. During my absence from Nineveh, you should suspend the conquest of the surrounding cities and protect the Mother Goddess. If there is any disturbance, report to me immediately."
"Please rest assured, sir. I will definitely fulfill my mission."
Semiramis answered respectfully, marked the location of Mount Mashu and the Tavern of the Gods on the map, and then presented them together with a forged identity certificate.
Loen took them, gave a few more instructions, and walked straight into the opened magic circle.
(End of this chapter)
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