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Who plucks the pearls from the Crown of Ishtar? Why does she do so?
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09/02/2021 10:22 am
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Who plucks the pearls from the Crown of Ishtar? Why does she do so?
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09/02/2021 10:23 am
It is the daughter of dawn that plucks the pearls (rain drops) from the Crown of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility. These pearls are picked up to give new life to seeds sown in the earth.
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