Dictionary of all Scriptures & Myths

TAMMUZ, THE SON OF THE SPIRIT OF THE DEEP, EA

A symbol of Divine Love, the indwelling Self, the Son of the Supreme, the incarnate Self.

"At the summer solstice Tammuz descends into the Underworld (the month in question bears his name). His mother Ishtar, or his sister (both in fact identical), descends to bring him back. . . . At the winter solstice he ascends to bring new life." - A. JEREMIAS, Old Test., etc., Vol. I. p. 126.

See Also

ADONIS
EA
ISTAR