Hieros gamos
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Hieros gamos, or hierogamy is a sacred marriage that takes place between gods, especially when enacted in a symbolic ritual where human participants represent the deities.
Maithuna at Khajuraho
Eanna
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E-anna, also referred to as the Temple of Inanna, was a monumental ancient Sumerian temple complex in Uruk. Considered the "residence" of Inanna, it was among the most prominent and influential religi
Hieros gamos
…goddess of love, fertility and warfare. Along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers there were many shrines and temples dedicated to Inanna. The temple of Eanna, meaning "house of heaven" in Uruk was the greatest of these. The temple housed Nadītu, priestesses of the goddess. The high priestess would choose for…
Part of the front of Inanna's temple