destiny, prosperity, and justice. Associated with the star,
the serpent staff, and dogs.
ISHTAR Lady of Heaven. Patroness of priestesses; sexual
love, fertility, revenge, resurrection, marriage, initiation,
overcoming obstacles, and social laws. Associated with
the lion, the serpent staff, the dragon, the eight-pointed
star, the dove, the double ax, the rainbow, and the
bridge. She had a rainbow necklace similar that that of
the Norse god Freyja.
LILITH Protectress of all pregnant women, mothers, and
children. Associated with the owl.MARDUK God of fate, courage, healing, justice, the law,
and victory. Associated with the bull.MARI/MERI/MARRATU Syria, Chaldea, Persia. Goddess of
fertility, childbirth, the moon, and the sea. One of her
symbols was the pearl.
MITHRA/MITHRAS Persia; god of many Middle Eastern
cultures. The sun, warriors, contracts, predictions,
wisdom, sacred oaths, prosperity, and spiritual
illumination. Associated with the disk or circle and the
cave.
SHAMASH/CHEMOSH Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Babylon,
Assyria. God of the sun, divination, retribution, courage,
triumph, and justice.SIN Mesopotamia, Ur, Assyria, Babylon, Sumeria. God of
the moon, the calendar, destiny, predictions, and secrets.
Associated with lapis lazuli and the dragon.