Apparently there were some periods where Inanna/Ishtar was the most prominent mythical figure among the Sumerians and some related peoples (it's one of those cases where two separate gods got merged into one). She also appears to have been the main inspiration behind the Canaanite goddess Astarte, and ultimately Aphrodite and Venus.
Apparently there were some periods where Inanna/Ishtar was the most prominent mythical figure among the Sumerians and some related peoples (it's one of those cases where two separate gods got merged into one). She also appears to have been the main inspiration behind the Canaanite goddess Astarte, and ultimately Aphrodite and Venus.