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'''[[Beelzebub]]''' is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some [[Abrahamic religion]]s as a major [[demon]]. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god [[Bael|Baal]]. In [[Christianity|Christian]] theology texts, Beelzebub is another name for [[Satan]]. He is known in demonology as one of the seven princes of [[Hell]]. The ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'' describes Beelzebub as a being capable of flying, known as the "Lord of the Flyers," or the "Lord of the Flies."
'''[[Ishtar]]''' is the ancient goddess of love, war, and fertility worshipped in the Akkadian Empire, by the Babylonians, and Assyrians. She was originally worshipped in Sumer as Inanna. She is also associated with beauty, sex, divine law, and political power. Her primary title was "the Queen of Heaven."


In one understanding, ''Ba'al Zəbûb'' is translated literally as "lord of the flies." It was long ago suggested that there was a relationship between the Philistine god, and cults of flies—referring to a view of them as pests, feasting on excrement—appearing in the Hellenic world, such as Zeus Apomyios or Myiagros. This is confirmed by the Ugaritic text which depicts Ba'al expelling flies, which are the cause of a person's sickness.
Inanna was associated with the planet [[Venus]], which is named after her Roman equivalent Venus. In Inanna's Descent to the Underworld, unlike any other deity, Inanna is able to descend into the netherworld and return to the heavens. Because the movements of Venus appear to be discontinuous (it disappears due to its proximity to the [[Sun]], for many days at a time, and then reappears on the other horizon), some cultures did not recognize Venus as a single entity; instead, they assumed it to be two separate stars on each horizon.


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Ishtar Akkadian seal.jpg

Ishtar is the ancient goddess of love, war, and fertility worshipped in the Akkadian Empire, by the Babylonians, and Assyrians. She was originally worshipped in Sumer as Inanna. She is also associated with beauty, sex, divine law, and political power. Her primary title was "the Queen of Heaven."

Inanna was associated with the planet Venus, which is named after her Roman equivalent Venus. In Inanna's Descent to the Underworld, unlike any other deity, Inanna is able to descend into the netherworld and return to the heavens. Because the movements of Venus appear to be discontinuous (it disappears due to its proximity to the Sun, for many days at a time, and then reappears on the other horizon), some cultures did not recognize Venus as a single entity; instead, they assumed it to be two separate stars on each horizon.

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