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                                  INANNA PENDANT

She is made of stainless steel and hangs from a chain made of the same material. That said, who is Inanna some of you may want to know? She is an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility, as well as being associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. The Assytians knew her as Ishtar. Her primary title is Queen of Heaven. In ancient Uruk, today we call it Iraq, Inanna was worshipped in three forms. They were: Morning Inanna (Inanna-UD/hud), evening Inanna (Inanna sig) and princely Inanna (Inanna NUN). The first two reflect the phases of her associated planet Venus. I know nothing about the third. Her most prominent symbols include the lion and the eight-pointed star. Her husband was known as Tammuz, and her attendant was the goddess Ninshubur.