Gesˇtin-Ana

Chthonic goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).

The sister of DUMUZI and consort of Ningisida.

The so-called “heavenly grape-vine,” this minor goddess is involved in the account of Dumuzi trying to escape from his fate at the hands of INANA and ERESˇKIGAL. In her house he is changed into a gazelle before being caught and finally transported to the underworld.

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