some stuff relating ishtar to rose quartz!

a-centipeetle:

lapis-lazooli:

[ishtar is from babylonian mythology, which rebecca mentioned drawing inspiration from for the show. i highly recommend everyone reads up on the wiki! here’s a summary of some cool stuff.]

• had 7 lions
• the 7 lions pulled her chariot, made of lapis lazuli and gold
• lions were her symbol. she was really into lions
• goddess of love, fertility and war
• her symbol was an 8-pointed star
• had many lovers, and was often described as cruel to them
• talked of a flute of lapis lazuli that could raise the dead
• also, this text sample (mentions carnelian + lapis instruments)
• some myths talk about resurrection and healing powers
• had a lot of female friends and underlings 
• once walked through 7 gates to get to the underworld and had to get naked in the process but did it anyway. this doesn’t really relate to rose but ishtar was really cool
• this is the ishtar gate, made of lapis lazuli and featuring 120 lions, flowers and other animals

which looks awfully similar to

@artemispanthar 

@ajora this looks like something up your alley