The story of Ishtar’s "last kiss" to the upper world occurs during her perilous journey to the Underworld to rescue her lover, the fertility god Tammuz.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh , Ishtar is famously portrayed as a "spoiled and hot-headed femme fatale". After she proposes marriage to the hero Gilgamesh, he rejects her, citing the gruesome fates of her previous lovers. Ishtar Last Kiss
: Enraged by the refusal, Ishtar unleashed the Bull of Heaven , a beast so destructive its presence caused seven years of famine. The story of Ishtar’s "last kiss" to the
: While Ishtar remained in the Underworld, the earth fell into desolation and the cycle of growth halted. he rejects her
