Tammuz (Noun)
Meaning 1
Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Tammuz was a god worshipped for his association with fertility and the cycles of nature.
- The worship of Tammuz was deeply intertwined with that of Inanna, his beautiful consort and the Sumerian goddess of love and war.
- The Phoenicians and Assyrians also recognized Tammuz as the god of the harvest, celebrating his annual resurrection from the underworld.
- Inanna's love for Tammuz ultimately led to his tragic demise, sacrificed by the scorching heat of the desert sun as a symbol of the annual withering of the crops.
- The passing of Tammuz into the underworld was seen as the reason for the decline of plant life during the dry, hot months of summer in ancient Babylon.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
The tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.