So after seeing the latest promo which featured Bilquis I have been wondering if she is also based on the goddess Ishtar. While Bilquis is mentioned in some stories as being part jinn she is never referred to as a goddess and while in the book it could be explained she used sex as a form of sacrifice the show seems to have solidified this is something she has always done, only they don't die per say, merely live in some dimension of pure pleasure.
Now at first I assumed this could be explained as some new lore for her, but as we all know there can be multiple versions of a deity. So what if this Bilquis is a version of the queen of Sheba from the story of Solomon but what if this version is mixed with Ishtar, a goddess of sex, war, political power and justice.
We also know multiple versions of the same god can exist, since in the mythos deities are the result of human prayer, worship, belief and so on this is why we see so many versions of Jesus in the season one finale.
Now there are plenty of cases where religions would be mixed such as the Greek/Roman pantheon being mixed with the Egyptian pantheon, merging certain gods like Jupiter-Amun. So lets assume this is a version of Bilquis that had been merged with elements of Ishtar. What does that mean?
It means that Bilquis could potentially be one of the most powerful old gods, Ishtar herself was revered for her power but did have a huge ego and a bad temper. But if you replace that with the wisdom and patience of the queen of Sheba and that is truly formidable.
Now while she isn't worshipped as she once was, she has admitted that she has been growing in strength since she started using the New Gods technology to spread her worship.
I also find it interesting when I remember the talk she had with World, how she described love and war as two sides of the same coin which must never meet. If she is partly Ishtar she would know all about love and war. It also would explain why world wants her on his side.
What do you guys think? Could she be part Bilquis and part Ishtar? Will we see her fight and show off her power this season?