Ishara (1969 Film)
Ishara may refer to: * Išḫara, a Hurrian deity *Ishara, a small town in Ogun State in Nigeria * Ishara Nanayakkara, Sri Lankan businessman * Ishara Yar, a fictional character in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' See also * Ishaara (other) {{disambig Sinhalese masculine given names ...
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Išḫara
Išḫara was a goddess originally worshipped in Ebla and other nearby settlements in the north of modern Syria in the third millennium BCE. The origin of her name is disputed, and due to lack of evidence supporting Hurrian language, Hurrian or Semitic languages, Semitic etymologies it is sometimes assumed it might have originated in a linguistic substrate. In Ebla, she was considered the tutelary goddess of the royal family. An association between her and the city is preserved in a number of later sources from other sites as well. She was also associated with love, and in that role is attested further east in Mesopotamia as well. Multiple sources consider her the goddess of the institution of marriage, though she could be connected to erotic love as well, as evidenced by incantations. She was also linked to oaths and divination. She was associated with reptiles, especially mythical ''bašmu'' and ''ḫulmiẓẓu'', and later on with scorpions as well, though it is not certain ho ...
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