One story about this deity describes how he "will bring up the dead to eat the living, and the dead will outnumber the living" if she is unable to perform a certain task.
One story about this deity describes how he "will bring up the dead to eat the living, and the dead will outnumber the living" if she is unable to perform a certain task. In one story, an imitation of this deity named Saltu was created from fingernail dust. This deity's former husband must spend six months of the year in the underworld and represents farming and growth. This deity was given the Bull of Heaven by Anu in order to take revenge against Gilgamesh.  When that creature failed to kill Gilgamesh, this deity sent a mysterious disease to kill Enkidu instead.  The most famous story about this deity records her descent to visit her sister Ereshkigal in order to recover her husband Tammuz.  For 10 points, who is this principal love deity of the Sumerians?
One story about this deity describes how he "will bring up the dead to eat the living, and the dead will outnumber the living" if she is unable to perform a certain task.
{Ishtar} or {Inanna}