What is siduri the god of?

Answer 1

To the ancient Babylonians Siduri was a Goddess of wine, merry-making and wisdom. She lived in a tavern on the shore of the sea, beyond which was the "Land of Life". Siduri is referred to in the Epic of Gilgamesh as "the Refresher" or "the girl whose drinks refresh the soul". However, despite being given the status of a Goddess, it is probable that Siduri was just a regular girl who lived in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, and who's message resonated so strongly with so many people that over the hundreds of years between her advice first being introduced into the Gilgamesh epic and it actually getting recorded in cuneiform on the Sippar tablet (following the first invention of writing by the Sumerians) that she became increasingly seen as a supernatural God-like entity. Some refer to her as a "Prophet" as an honorary title due to the impact her words have had on them and a "Sidurian" is simply one who tries to live their lives today according to Siduri’s ancient advice. Siduri's teachings form the basis for Sidurism, the Church of Siduri and contemporary Sidurianist philosophy.

Source: The Epic Of Gilgamesh, The Teachings Of Siduri And How Siduri's Ancient Advice Can Help Guide Us To A Happier Life, Third Edition, by Peter Dyr.

ISBN: 978-1301083473
ASIN: B00B5KFX06
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