C17 - Inanna

my third submission to the Neosynthesis Chronicle - C17 : Myth

Inanna Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and war. in this painting i decided to focus more on her fertility aspect, hence the large breasts and belly.

Inanna was a goddess associated - in terms of symbology - with the moon, the planet Venus and the serpent. Being explicitly a goddess of sexuality and fertility, her worship included sacred prostitution.With wings and serpents adorning her shoulders we can see a trace of the ancient Neolithic Bird and Snake Goddess. The symbols of caduceus and the double-headed axe both represented her power to bestow and withdraw life.

The Great Goddess of Sumeria, She was the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Inanna is regarded as a daughter of the sky-god An, but also of the moon-god Nanna. During and after the decline of the Sumerian kingdom Inanna was replaced by the Semitic goddess Ishtar, who became an incarnation of Inanna to be invoked at Inanna's original temples at the cities of Erech, Kish and Ur. (from here)

medium: acrylic paint on canvas board.
it looks soooooooo much better in person, my scanner didn't do it justice.