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Although the title of Queen of Heaven was often applied to many different goddesses throughout antiquity, Inanna is the one to whom the title is given the most number of times. In fact, Inanna's name is commonly derived from Nin-anna which literally means "Queen of Heaven" in ancient Sumerian (It comes from the words NIN meaning "lady" and AN meaning "sky").<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_heaven_(antiquity) Queen of heaven (antiquity)]</ref>
Although the title of Queen of Heaven was often applied to many different goddesses throughout antiquity, Inanna is the one to whom the title is given the most number of times. In fact, Inanna's name is commonly derived from Nin-anna which literally means "Queen of Heaven" in ancient Sumerian (It comes from the words NIN meaning "lady" and AN meaning "sky").<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_heaven_(antiquity) Queen of heaven (antiquity)]</ref>
* Greek Equivalent - Aphrodite
* Hinduism Equivalent - Durga
* Canaanite Equivalent - Astarte
* Babylonian, Assyrian and Akkadian Equivalent - Ishtar