Siduri

The Babylonian goddess of wine (also Šiduri Sabitu, Shiduri) is also considered the patron saint of beer brewers and publicans. She is equated with Ishtar, the goddess of Mesopotamia. The name means "she is my protection" or "young woman". She runs a tavern in the afterlife and is the guardian of a vineyard. Her best-known role is as a wise counsellor in the Gilgamesh epic, where she acts as an advocate of appreciation the pleasures of the world. When Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, enters the realm of the sun in search of the meaning of life, he discovers an enchanted vineyard whose wine could finally grant him immortality. But Šiduri refuses to let him enjoy it because, as a human being, he is mortal and that is inevitable. However, she consoles him as follows:

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

wein.plus is a handy, efficient guide to a quick overview of the colourful world of wines, winegrowers and grape varieties. In Wine lexicon, the most comprehensive of its kind in the world, you will find around 26,000 keywords on the subject of grape varieties, wineries, wine-growing regions and much more.
Roman Horvath MW
Domäne Wachau (Wachau)

Welcome back!

Siduri

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU