| Mythology holds within it tales of gods
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| | desire, and calming the heart. Ninkasi
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| who once governed the heavens above and
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| | was the daughter of Ninti, the Queen of
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| the world below. Many people are familiar
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| | Abzu, and Enki, the lord of Nudimmud.
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| with mythology, particularly Greek
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| | I'm not really sure what her parents'
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| Mythology (Hi, Zeus) or Norse Mythology
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| | clout means in present day, but I think
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| (What's up, Thor), but Egyptian Mythology
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| | it's kind of like being a Hilton.
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| also contains significant importance,
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| | Asar: As the Egyptian God of agriculture,
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| particularly when it comes to wine. Never
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| | Asar (spelled Osiris in the Greek
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| mind walking like an Egyptian, it's time
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| | language) was responsible for both wine
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| to drink like an Egyptian, at least an
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| | and beer. He was also known as the
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| Egyptian God.
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| | Egyptian God of life, death and fertility
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| The Egyptians of yore were very into
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| | (seeing how he was one of the oldest
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| wine; on the ground Egyptians used their
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| | gods, he had a lot of time to build up
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| pyramids as makeshift wine cellars,
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| | his resume). Appearing in pyramid texts
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| placing a great importance on every
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| | as far back as 2400 B.C., Asar was a
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| batch. In the skies, Egyptians held a
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| | granter of life, and a grower of
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| belief in a variety of wine and
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| | vegetation. But, he was also a benevolent
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| wine-related gods. The following is just
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| | judge in the afterlife; it was believed
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| a taste of the beings who governed the
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| | that those who passed on became
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| grape and valued the vine.
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| | associated with him. A leader of the
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| Geshtinana: Geshtinana, known as "Lady of
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| | divine, Asar was a virtual god among
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| the Vine," was a goddess of wine. In
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| | gods.
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| mythology, she was the sister of Dumuzi,
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| | Renenutet: As a goddess of the harvest,
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| a shepherd married to the goddess Inanna.
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| | Renenutet was a deity particularly
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| When Inanna went missing, Dumuzi didn't
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| | important to grape growers. This made her
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| seem to care: he was found enjoying life.
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| | a goddess of wine and led to many people
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| Inanna returned to find her husband's
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| | sacrificing to her during times of
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| indifference and allowed the underworld
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| | harvest, hoping that their sacrifices
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| to take him. When Dumuzi tried to escape
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| | would lead to fertility and growth. She
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| capture, he went to Geshtinana's house
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| | was sometimes viewed as the wife of
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| where he proceeded to turn into a gazelle
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| | Sobek, who was often credited with
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| (if I had a dollar for every time that's
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| | annually flooding the Nile and allowing
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| happened). He was eventually captured and
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| | harvesting to take place. Coincidentally,
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| taken to the underworld. Dumuzi spent
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| | this allowed him to also be viewed as a
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| half a year imprisoned in the underworld
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| | wine god, leaving me to believe that
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| until Geshtinana took over and spent the
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| | Renenutet and Sobek's wedding must have
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| other half. During this time, I suspect
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| | been open bar.
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| that this "Lady of the Vine" was forced
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| | Wine gods likely exist in all kinds of
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| to revert to making wine in the toilet.
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| | mythology: the Egyptians are just a
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| Ninkasi: The goddess of alcohol, also
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| | tasting. Whichever mythology a wine god
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| known as the matron goddess of beer,
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| | is rooted, chances are each one will
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| Ninkasi was legend to have been born of
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| | agree that the greatness of wine is as
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| "sparking fresh water." Her duties as
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| | far away from a myth as possible.
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| goddess of alcohol included satisfying
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