Lion of Ishtar
Schenk, Guido Mesopotamia, 3rd millennium BC
For generations, Akkad has been at war with the neighboring realm of Subartu. Behind the two Mesopotamian powers stand the sun god Marduk in Akkad, while Ishtar, goddess of the night, love, and war, reigns in Subartu. The thunder god Addad exploits their never-ending, unwinnable war to his own ends.
Subartüs Queen Semiramis travels in secret deep into hostile Akkad to win over King Sargon and form an alliance t...