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Shaushka

Hurrian deity
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  • Anatolian religion
    / The pantheon

    Her Hurrian name was Shaushka. As a warrior goddess she was represented as a winged figure standing on a lion with a peculiar robe gathered at the knees and accompanied by doves and two female attendants.

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    Her Hurrian name was Shaushka. As a warrior goddess she was represented as a winged figure standing on a lion with a peculiar robe gathered at the knees and accompanied by doves and two female attendants.

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  • Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
    history of Mesopotamia
    / The Hurrian and Mitanni kingdoms

    …goddess of love and war Shaushka, and in the west the goddess Hebat (Hepat); both were similar to the Ishtar-Astarte of the Semites.

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    …goddess of love and war Shaushka, and in the west the goddess Hebat (Hepat); both were similar to the Ishtar-Astarte of the Semites.

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