| Description: Ishter, a Goddess from Mesopotamian Mythology, proposed marriage to Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk . Gilgamesh insulted her with a song , refusing her offer and the enraged Ishter then sent the Bull of Heaven to punish him and his people. "An earthquake fixed a grave for nine dozen citizens of Uruk . Two or three or four hundred victims, maybe more than that, fell into Hell..." [Jackson 42-43] After three days and nights , Gilgamesh and his best friend Enkidu killed the Bull of Heaven. Ishter lost the battle and she was punished by the Gods . They cut off her head and bound her soul to the guilty Bull of Heaven , then sent them both to the deepest pit of hell.... |
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