TAMMUZ

TAMMUZ, THE DESIRE OF WOMEN
The story of Tammuz goes back into the ages of antiquity. Whether he ever lived or not is not exactly important. He was probably an invention of his mother, Semiramis, who was the young widow of Nimrod, the rebel against God. Nimrod was cut off shortly after the confusion of tongues at Babel. Semiramis quickly took the helm of the religion of her fallen husband, and declared herself to be the virgin queen of heaven, and the mother of the re-
incarnated Nimrod, the baby Tammuz. The Babylonish names of the
MOTHER AND SON were Semiramus and Tammuz. The Greeks called them Ashtoreth and Adonis, while the Romans knew them as Venus and Cupid.
Worshippers of Tammuz would make he form of a "T" across their breasts as they came to worship him, or say their prayers and rosary.
Today we see the same sign "T" on Hot Cross Buns, and the same crossing of the breast with a "T". Women wept for Tammuz (Ezek. 8:12-14), because he was supposed to have been killed by a wild boar, but came back to life at the time of the
Feast of Ishtar in the spring of the year. A forty day period of fasting
and weeping (lent) before the feast. The prophet Daniel refers to
Tammuz as "The desire of Women" in Dan 11:37 where he is placed in a category with other gods.
The women of Israel were scolded by the Prophet for making cakes to the queen of heaven. It was a family affair, including fathers, mothers, and children. See Jer 7:18 It got them into trouble, but they did not realize it until it was too late. Jer 44:15-25 shows how they mis-interpreted the cause and effect of their condition.
Tammuz reputedly loved chickens, eggs, and rabbits, hence they were incorporated into the feast Ishtar.
Tammuz loved evergreen trees, so they were incorporated into the birthday of the sun god at the winter solstice.