A "Wee" Quiz

[kerrie and stan]

Canis Major – greater dog
Canis Minor – smaller dog

[wags]

did you get a book for christmas  😉

xxxx

[kerrie and stan]

i did get a book but it was a horse book not a dog book 😀

[Mudgie]

I got lots of doggie fings  😉

What doggess is portrayed as dog-headed echoing the belief that a dog’s licking of wounds aids healing?

The dog’s kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.  ;D

[Anonymous]

hehe – thats a trick question as technically Ishtar is not “a godess” she’s many and different cultures have different names for her ……………

(oh and i believe the “belief” does have some basis in fact as if a dogs mouth didnt have some serious “good guys” in it – licking its arse all the time would surely soon make it ill)

# Absusu
A Sumerian title for Ishtar in her role as a promiscuous goddess
# Abtagigi
“She Who Sends Messages of Desire”; a Sumerian title used for Ishtar as patroness of sacramental promiscuity and/or Sacred Prostitution
# Agasaya
A Semitic goddess of war called ‘the Shrieker’ she was absorbed into the concept of Ishtar, who was also known as goddess of battles.
# Anatha Baetyl
A planetary goddess (Venus) known in Egypt and among the Hebrews, later absorbed into Ishtar; part of a trinity with males.
# Anatu
In early Mesopotamia she was known as Ishtar’s mother (with alternative names such as Antu, Antum); the ruler of both Earth and Heaven. Later in time she became absorbed and merged into the worship of her daughter.
# Anunit
or Anunitu was the patron-goddess of the city of Akkad and associated with Venus as evening star; daughter/sister of the moon-god Sin. She became – in the course of time – absorbed into the great figure of Ishtar who also took over her role as ruler of the city.
# Asakhira
Early Semitic goddess of promiscuity; merged into Ishtar
# Dilbah
Ishtar as Venus the morning-star and goddess of war and hunting
# Gumshea
Mesopotamian goddess of vegetation and fertility who was assimilated into Ishtar
# Hanata
A name for Ishtar as warrior-deity
# Har
A name of Ishtar that led to the title Harine
# Irnini
Originally a patroness or guardian-deity of the Lebanese cedar-mountains she later became absorbed into Ishtar
# Kilili
The goddess Ishtar as symbol of the promiscuous and independent woman – the ancient idea of the virgin – whose wanton behavior inspires both excitement and a tremendous anxiety in many of those who desire her.
# Nanab
‘Queen’; an old Babylonian title used for Ishtar at the cities of Lagash and Ninevah; it may refer back to a global form of Inanna from which Ishtar has developed.
# Nin Si Anna
Ishtar as the all-seeing ‘Lady Eye of Heaven’
# Ninkasi
Sumerian goddess of Wine, ‘Lady Horn-Face’, who became ‘incorporated’ into Ishtar
# Ninkharak
A dog-headed goddess of healing who was assimilated into Ishtar
# Nintur or Nintu Sentu
An ancient goddess of Shirpurla who became merged into Ishtar; the names meaning ‘Lady of the Womb’ and ‘Lady Life-Giver’.
# Sarbanda
‘Queen of the bow’, a goddess of the hunt or of war who was venerated at the city of Erech; later she became assimilated into Ishtar
# Sharrat Shame
Ishtar as ‘Queen of Heaven’
# Siduri (Shiduri, Shidurri)
Ishtar in her guise as innkeeper and wine-maker in the story of the hero Gilgamesh
# Ulsiga
A title of reverence meaning ‘Ishtar of Heaven and Earth’
# Zanaru
A title of Ishtar meaning ‘Lady of the Lands’
#

Zib
Ishtar as Venus the evening-star and goddess of love

[Mudgie]

Not a trick question  :educated:

You just dont have the right answer  ;D

[*Nick*]

“Bau was originally one of the three main deities of the Sumerian pantheon. She is portrayed as a dog-headed goddess of healing and life. Dogs are her sacred animals with dog and puppy burials found at her temples.

The belief that a dog’s licking of wounds aided healing seems connected with Bau’s position of goddess of physicians “

[Anonymous]

erm actually ….

Ishtar was assymilated from (among others) Ninkharak, a dog – headed goddess of healing

so Ishtar and Ninkharak both make sense as answers also as they too are related to healing etc … ?

[*Nick*]

sure, might make sense…but you’re still wrong.

;D :canadian:

[Anonymous]

bah ….. not a bit of it 🙂  my goddesses are just as likely 😛  i cant help if they not in mudgies book lol !!

[Mudgie]

click treat Nick – Your godesses may be guilty of healing but not specifically related to my question – i.e. dog licking wounds….  ;D

answer the full question…  ;D

Next when the World Trade Centre collapsed on 11 September 2001, dogs played a special part in their owners lives.  How many dogs/owners and what did they do?  Extra treats for being specific  😉

You do not own the dog, the dog owns you  ;D

[kerrie and stan]

1) Bear – search and rescue
2) Guese – Cadava Recovery, John Patrick
3) Kinsay – Texas Task force
4) Tascha – Ohio Task Force, Gary Flynn
5) Worf – Search and rescue, Mike Owens
6) Porkchop – California. SAR dog, Erick Robertson
7) Cowboy – FEMA
8 ) Sirius – WTC Dog, Found in Rubble
9) Icepop – therapy dog
10) Ana – SDF’s first search dog
this is just a few of the named ones, many perished trying to rescue people from the rubble of 9/11. R.I.P you all did a very good job :'(

some breeds involved:
retrievers, black labradors, yellow labradors, german shepherds, collies, spaniels

some of the companies that lent a hand:
Maryland & ohio & Texas Task Force Rescue Team, police dogs/ handlers, fire recue dogs, search and rescue, FEMA, SAR, WTC, SDF, cadaver recovery

[Mudgie]

not “company” dogs but think about doggies that were already in building at time  ;D

[kerrie and stan]

i know there was a yellow labrador that was a guide dog

[Mudgie]

Two guide dogs helped their owners to safety from the seventy-first floor.

How scared must those owners have been.  What wonderful pooches  ;D

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