#136 - The Red Shepherd & God Dumuzid with Samuel David | Glitch Bottle
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The God of the Sheepfold
Demu is described as the "lord of the sheepfold" in a hymn. He and Inana embody but also eschew feminine and masculine spaces, she says. The mace specifically was the symbol of masculinity just as the brooch was for femininity,. She argues that Demu's role may not be based on modern conceptions of gender or orientation.
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