The Bull of Heaven
The 1st husband of the Mesopotamian Goddess of
Death Eriskagal.
A symbol of Earthquake and devesation he dies at the hands
of Gilgamesh and Enkidu
He is mentioned in Epic of Gilgamesh. After Gilgamesh
rejects the advances of the Goddess Inanna she convinces her father Anu to
unleash the bull on earth. In an epic battles he is slain by the two heroe’s
His death is mourned by Erishkagal,, who rightfully blames
Inanna for his death
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