An Ode To Venus

Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 13:30 in Psychology & Sociology

"To her who appears in the sky    to her who appears in the skyI want to address my greeting    to the hierodule who appears in the skyI want to address my greeting    to the great queen of heaven, Inanna [ancient Sumerian name for Venus]I want to address my greeting    to her who fills the sky with her pure blaze    to the luminous one    to Inannaas bright as the sun    to the great queen of heaven."An ancient Sumerian hymn to Venus, written by priests read more

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