"Ishtar."
This was a divine name originating from Akkad.
As a famous goddess in Sumerian mythology, this goddess was actually known as Inanna in Mesopotamian mythology. She was the goddess of Venus, granting humanity prosperity and bountiful harvests, governing war and destruction, and serving as the goddess of love and beauty.
In mythology, this goddess could be called a heaven-favored darling. Her father, Anu, was the father of the gods, so she relied on her divine father's affection and acted recklessly wherever she went, displaying considerable arrogance.
There were countless stories born from Ishtar's spoiled and unreasonable nature.
For example, as the goddess of love and beauty, her fickleness was quite famous. Whether human or god, anyone who caught her eye would be pursued with all her might. Once the other party refused to accept her feelings, she would make them taste her demonic cruelty.
It was precisely because of this that, after the goddess's advances toward King Gilgamesh were rejected, she directly unleashed the divine beast Bull of Heaven Gugalanna upon the human world. The only reason was that he had remained unmoved by her seduction. In the end, she even wept to her divine father Anu, causing the gods to withdraw Enkidu's life and let him wither away and die.
To Gilgamesh and Enkidu, this goddess was a genuine enemy.
However, in mythology, this goddess was truly difficult to deal with. Even throughout all of Sumerian mythology, she was exceptionally active, almost like the protagonist, with all kinds of legends surrounding her. She was free-spirited yet fickle, impossible to predict, and the gods just happened to dote on her and indulge her excessively. As a result, she had received authority from all kinds of gods.
Thus, this goddess was famous for possessing countless powers. Among the goddesses, she