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Inanna, goddess of love, war, and power Ninshubur, her friend and second-in-command
When Inanna was trapped in the Underworld, it was Ninshubur who secured her release
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POPULATION CONTROL IS HARD BUT FLOOD MYTHS ARE FUN
THE GODS HAVE CREATED MANKIND TO SERVE THEM. PRETTY FUCKING SIMPLE. THE PEOPLE SERVE THE GODS AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. BUT THE HUMANS KEEP HAVING BABIES AND SUDDENLY THERE’S A METRIC FUCKTONNE OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE FUCKING LOUD. THEY’RE SO FUCKING LOUD THAT THE GOD ENLIL CAN’T GET ANY FUCKING SLEEP.
HE DECIDES TO GET RID OF SOME OF THESE NOISY FUCKS WITH A BIG-ASS DROUGHT. WHEN THIS DOESN’T STOP THEM, HE SENDS A PLAGUE AND THEN A FAMINE. BUT THESE HUMANS ARE HARDY FUCKS AND KEEP GETTING HELP FROM THE OTHER GODS. TO BE FUCKING FAIR THE FAMINE DID FUCK MOST PEOPLE OVER, THE FEW SURVIVING FAMILIES HAD RESORTED TO DELICIOUS DELICIOUS CANNIBALISM.
ENLIL IS STILL ANGRY AT HUMANITY AND CONVINCES THE OTHER GODS TO HELP HIM CREATE A MASSIVE FLOOD. JUST BEFORE THE FLOOD, ENKI TAKES PITY ON ONE HUMAN FUCKER, ATRAHASIS, AND DECIDES TO TELL HIM WHAT THE FUCK IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
ENKI TELLS ATRAHASIS TO PULL DOWN HIS FUCKING HOUSE AND BUILD A BIG-ASS BOAT. THEN HE SHOULD CHUCK HIS FAMILY AND A SHIT TONNE OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS INTO THE BOAT (THIS SHIT SOUND FAMILIAR?). THE FLOOD IS REALLY FUCKING INTENSE BUT ONLY LASTS FOR A WEEK WHICH IS KINDA FUCKING DISAPPOINTING. A TONNE OF SHIT DIES AND THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED MOTHER GODDESS MAMI CRIES AND WANTS A BEER.
EVENTUALLY THE FLOOD FUCKS OFF AND ATRAHASIS AND HIS FAMILY GET OFF THE BOAT AND HAVE AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REPOPULATING THE EARTH. ENLIL IS REALLY FUCKING MAD AT ENKI FOR LETTING SOMEONE SURVIVE, BUT EVENTUALLY THEY AGREE THAT THE GROSS HUMAN POPULATION CAN BE CONTROLLED BY SELECTING SOME WOMEN TO BE PRIESTESSES AND NOT SPAWN.
Why is this so funny!? Even the tags are in caps
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Seals of the goddess Inanna
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The seven who decree fate are the ruling council of the Sumerian gods. They take advice from the higher gods and the lower gods, but ultimately rule alone. Each member has a hand in determining destiny. Although the seven seem all-powerful and all-knowing, there is one thing that they are forbidden to have power over: the land of the dead.
↳ day fourteen: the seven gods who decree fate