Tammuz

Japanese: Tammuz
Tammuz

…A Sumerian god, whose name means “faithful son.” In Aramaic texts and the Old Testament, he was called Tammuz. He is known for his myths of fighting with the herdsman Enkidu, winning the love of Inanna (Ishtar) and becoming her husband, and for descending to the underworld and being sent to the underworld in place of Inanna, who returned to earth, causing people to grieve.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Tammuz" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…シュメールの神で,その名は〈忠実な息子〉の意。アラム語文献や旧約聖書ではタンムズTammuzの名で呼ばれた。牧夫エンキドゥと争ってイナンナ(イシュタル)の愛を勝ちとりその夫となる神話,冥界に下り再び地上に戻ったイナンナの身代りとして冥界に送られ人々を悲嘆にくれさせる神話などが知られる。…

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