Jehovah or Yahweh apparently is an equivalent to Enki (who happens to be Innanna's father) and yeah this text suggest Yahweh was the first god that promoted monotheism (or atleast his followers did) :
In antiquity, south-eastern Canaan was a very important centre for copper smelting. While it is likely that there existed a patron deity of metallurgy, the identity of the Canaanite god of smelting remains unknown. Although some biblical writings suggest a south Canaanite origin of Yahweh, no details are provided concerning his worship prior to him becoming the god of Israel. This study explores whether Yahweh was formerly the Canaanite god of metallurgy. The following observations corroborate this hypothesis: (1) Yahweh was worshiped by the Edomites, and especially by the Kenites, a small tribe regarded as the Canaanite smelters; (2) the Israelite cult of Yahweh was associated with copper and with a bronze serpent, a typical symbol of metallurgy; (3) the melting of copper is considered in Exodus 4 as the specific sign of Yahweh; (4) a parallel exists between Yahweh and the god of metallurgy worshiped in Egypt (Ptah), Mesopotamia (Ea/Enki) and Elam (Napir), all of them being a mysterious lonely deity; (5) fighting the (other) gods is common to Yahwism and to ancient metallurgical traditions. These data suggest that, before becoming publicly worshipped in Israel, Yahweh was formerly the god of the Canaanite guild of metallurgists.
Strictly speaking, the monotheistic nature came from Zoroastrianism. This is from modernish day Persia/Iraq/Iran.
This is also where duality of good and evil came from. These both would have been imported following the defeat and enslavement of the Hebrew tribes.
Fortunately- Rebirth has ZERO to do with anything remotely to do with this.
What is does have to do with is this.
Ancient Sumer had more than 10,000 gods and goddesses.
Many were localized. Many were of this and that. Many were duplicated.
The myth most important, and not being spewed as I think I saw someone say is this-
Inanna is our Vision Girl.
Ereshkigal is the Nos Vision Girl.
They appear as twins, which is why discussions *not here, and it is my bad for introducing that here, refer to them as such.
To recap how Inanna, the younger sister of Ereshkigal came to be murdered *temporarily, and then raised up, the story goes like this-
Wolkstein and Kramer deciphered Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient clay texts and a whole lot more, all rounded up into this and other stories that the Sumerian deities evolved into-Egyptian, Numidian, Greek, Hindi, etc
Inanna is dressed in her finest clothes and wears the crown of heaven on her head, beads around her neck, her breastplate, golden ring and carries her scepter, the rod of power. Just before she enters the underworld, she gives Ninsubur (female)
(Inanna's ancient most trusted servant) instructions on how to come to her aid should she fail to return when expected.
Upon her arrival at the gates of the underworld Inanna knocks loudly and demands entrance. Neti (male), *
a close ally/childe/who knows what of Ereshkigal (Virgil maybe lol)the chief gatekeeper, asks who she is and, when Inanna answers, “I am Inanna, Queen of Heaven”, Neti asks why she would wish entrance to the land “from which no traveler returns.” Inanna answers:
Inanna says "Because of my older sister, Ereshkigal Her husband, Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven, has died I have come to witness the funeral rites."
Neti then tells her to stay where she is while he goes to speak with Ereshkigal.
When Neti delivers the news to Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates, the Queen of the Dead responds in a way which seems strange: “She slapped her thigh and bit her lip. She took the matter into her heart and dwelt on it”. She does not seem pleased to hear the news that her sister is at the gate and her displeasure is further evidenced when she tells Neti to bolt the seven gates of the underworld against Inanna and then let her in, one gate at a time, requiring her to remove one of her royal garments at each gate. Neti does as he is commanded and, gate by gate, Inanna is stripped of her crown, beads, ring, sceptre, even her clothing and, when she asks the meaning of this indignity, is told by Neti: (note that I have told you guys this story before, of how Inanna was basically stripped of all her protections by the time she came before Ereshkigal) 7 gates, 7 articles of power taken from her
Neti says "Quiet, Inanna, the ways of the underworld are perfect
They may not be questioned."
I have some ideas about Neti I really do not think he is Virgil, but damn if he is, we are all in trouble.
(It is very possible that Gugalanna was murdered by Ereshkigal, and she does not wish her sister to mettle in her affairs) Also, Ereshkigal is or was reportedly jealous of Inanna who was goddess over a ton of things, and was praised for her beauty etc, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of the Underworld/Dead...
Inanna enters the throne room of Ereshkigal “naked and bowed low” and begins walking toward the throne when: (this explains why she is naked in our visions)
The annuna, "the judges of the underworld", surrounded her
They passed judgment against her.
Then Ereshkigal fastened on Inanna the eye of death upon her (eyes seem to be a central theme here with the MC and Sharon and Calisto)
She spoke against her the word of wrath (sorcery and/or thaumaturgy)
She uttered against her the cry of guilt (more sorcery and/or thaumaturgy)
She struck her. (hugely powerful fists vicious power)
Inanna was turned into a corpse (toast)
A piece of rotting meat *to make a point
And was hung from a hook on the wall (they make something of a big deal in the text about the construct techniques of Walls, as the land of the dead was a fortress with walls not unlike ancient Uruk or Jericho, approximately 13,500 to 15,000 years ago) (this comfortably matches the age of Inanna and why she would be mythical to Ancient Grecian people some 9-10 thousand years before Calisto's time...)
In the rescue legend, Enki, father of both Ereshkigal and Inanna, sent two Galla which are sexless beings (not sure why that is so important, but it is what it is) and they cause Ereshkigal tremendous pain-
"The poem continues to describe the queen (Ereskigal) experiencing the pains of labor.(Caused by the Galla- pain in the stomach sound familiar to you guys???) The Galla sympathize with the queen's pains (release her from the pain) and she, in gratitude, offers them whatever gift they ask for. As ordered by Enki, the galla respond, “We wish only the corpse that hangs from the hook on the wall” and Ereshkigal (being outplayed) gives it to them. The galla revive Inanna with the food and water of life (a lot of myth and legend refer to the body and blood as the food and water of life, even the big 3 Med religions) and she rises from the dead.
Of course this could all be allegory for a different circumstance, but taken at face value, two relatively lower beings (who are still godlike as the Sumerians had 10,000 gods and goddesses) to raise her up from the prison she is locked away in, with a hook through her, trapping her to the wall.
I posted this before, but thought I should "re-ground" the conversation back into the mythos we need to consider.
Now, Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Latin-Greek regurgitated, and others all descend from. Many of the gods and goddesses are recycled.
Important to our story is that Greek which is where Calisto is from, had really totally no remembrance of the origins of their own stories and myths. Calisto was most likely the high priestess for Hera, as all the others were young and virginal, serving one year terms.
Was the Feral Nos Ophalia? Not sure, but I am staking some scrotal hair on it.
Peace
