I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 458 Inanna and Aphrodite

Before 3000 BC, the Babylonian region in the middle reaches of the Mesopotamia and the Sumerian region in the lower reaches had already entered the city-state era.

With the invasion of the ancient Aryans, the city-states of the Sumerians were once conquered by the Akkadians and Amorites, branches of the ancient Aryans.

The Sumerian gods who guarded these city-states either lost their thrones and became wandering gods, or were suppressed and weakened.

City-states such as Bad Tibera, guarded by Dumuzi, the god of shepherds, Larak, guarded by the god of plants, Pabirsag, and Nina, guarded by Nanshe, the goddess of water springs, were once powerful city-states of the Sumerians.

Now these city-states have been destroyed by the Amorites, and the gods guarding these city-states have also been reduced to wandering gods.

Although city-states such as Perhipa and Kuta were not destroyed, Amorite gods replaced Sumerian gods as patron saints.

Ereshkigal, the goddess of the earth and the underworld, who guarded the city of Kuta, was taken away by Nergal, the Amorite god of the underworld.

The Amorites also fabricated Babylonian myths, demoting Ereshkigal as the wife of Nergal.

Zababa, the God of War who guards Kish City, has become the king of the gods four times as Kish City has become the overlord four times.

The city of Uruk established hegemony five times, so Inanna, the goddess of Venus who guarded the city of Uruk, became a powerful goddess second only to Marduk in authority and popularity.

The city of Kish established hegemony four times, so Zababa, the god of war, should have become a powerful god second only to Inanna in authority and popularity.

But Kish is too close to Babylon.

Inanna, the goddess of Venus, was not overly suppressed by Marduk, only because Uruk was too far away from Babylon.

The Amorites could only humiliate the goddess Inanna in the Babylonian myths they fabricated, and derogate Inanna as the wife of the completely fallen faun Dumuzi.

The city of Kish was too close to the city of Babylon, so Zababa, the god of war, was completely suppressed by Marduk.

Marduk [Zeus], ​​the god of thunder, not only took away Zababa's status as the God of War, but also took away Zababa's authority in Kish City, making Zababa the nominal patron saint of Kish City.

In the history of another world, Zababa, the god of war, only left the identity of the patron saint of Kish city without leaving any myths, which is enough to see the suppression of Zababa by the Amorites.

Outside Uruk.

Hearing that Inanna did not accept her identity, Ereshkigal said sadly.

"Dear sister! You can accept Nanna, the moon god, as your father god, and Utu, the sun god, as your elder brother. Why can't you accept that I am your older sister? I sincerely regard you as my younger sister and am willing to dedicate I will use all my strength to help you."

Inanna said angrily.

"Both the moon god Nanna and the sun god Utu were the kings of the gods who dominated the Mesopotamia! Ereshkigal, you not only have no history of dominating the Mesopotamia and becoming the queen of the gods, but you have also been ruled by the Amorite Hades. Ergal took away the status of the patron saint of Kuta city. Now you are a wandering god in a slow death, do you really think you are qualified to be the sister of Inanna, the queen of the gods?"

"woo woo woo woo--"

Facing Inanna's questioning, Ereshkigal couldn't help crying.

Looking at Ereshkigal who looked like a wronged little girl, Inanna complained helplessly.

"The Amorites made up a myth, saying that I was bullied by the ruthless queen of the underworld when I entered the underworld. You look so ruthless!"

At this moment, a shepherd with a shepherd's whip came down to Inanna with a height of [-] meters and said.

"Dear Inanna, I'm here to help you too."

"Dumuz—"

Seeing this shepherd, Inanna immediately said with disgust.

"Get out! Get away from me immediately."

400 years ago, the city of Bad Tibera, guarded by the God of Faun Dumuzi, disappeared from the map.

Dumuzi, who lost his status as the patron saint of the city-state, became one of the wandering gods in the Mesopotamia.

In order to belittle and humiliate Inanna, the queen of the gods of the Sumerians, the Amorites even made Dumuzi, the weakest wandering god among the gods, the proud queen of the gods Inanna in their fabricated Babylonian mythology s husband.

Although the Babylonian myths fabricated by the Amorites could not change the reality, Inanna still hated Dumuzi, the god of shepherds, and did not want to see Dumuzi appear in her sight.

As a wandering god, Dumuzi really wanted to obey the setting of Babylonian mythology and really become the husband of Inanna, the beautiful and powerful queen of the gods.

Being expelled by Inanna, Dumuzi said with a shy face.

"Dear Inanna, I truly love you and want to give my all to help you achieve your goals."

"You can't even help yourself, and you still say you want to help me? I want to become the queen of the gods in the Mesopotamia again. Can you help me realize my wish?"

Dumuzi was immediately speechless.

Dumuzi didn't even have the ability to make himself the patron saint of the city-state again, so how could he be able to help Inanna become the queen of the gods.

"I said it!"

Seeing Inanna arguing with Ereshkigal and Dumuz, Aphrodite couldn't help complaining.

"Do you still want to fight with me? I think you should fight with me after you have finished arguing with them!"

"Don't wait, I'll teach you a lesson now."

After Inanna finished speaking angrily, she immediately rushed towards Aphrodite with a golden spear.

Aphrodite faced the battle head-on without showing any weakness, and the two goddesses with perfect postures started a battle between goddesses.

Because Inanna was supported by the divine power of the sun god Utu and the moon god Nanna, the two goddesses fought regardless of the outcome for a while.

"Phoenician goddess Aphrodite, I have been unhappy with you for a long time."

Inanna said to Aphrodite while brandishing the golden spear and attacking violently.

"The Amorites gave me the name [Ishtar], and this name is completely derived from your name [Astarte] or [Astarte]! The Amorites are treating you as Is it me, or is it you? Or, the Amorites want to combine the Phoenician goddess and the Sumerian goddess into one goddess? Either way, I can’t like you.”

"I don't mind becoming a sister god with a deep relationship with you."

Aphrodite laughed while blocking Inanna's onslaught.

"I want to become the queen of the gods in Mesopotamia, so you, as my sister, help me convince the local Sumerian gods!"

"To shut up!"

Inanna said angrily.

"The throne of the Queen of Gods in Mesopotamia belongs only to me. If you dare to speak nonsense again, I will definitely kill you."

"Don't keep saying things you can't do!"

"Are you provoking me on purpose?"

Although Inanna was extremely angry, anger obviously couldn't improve her strength.

In order to defeat Aphrodite, Inanna let go of her pride and said to Ereshkigal and Dumuzi.

"Ereshkigal! Dumuzi! Lend me your strength, as long as you help me defeat Aphrodite, I will not expel you again."

Hearing Inanna's words, Ereshkigal and Dumuzi immediately lent their divine power to Inanna.

(End of this chapter)