The Curse of Ishtar?

Ishtar was blessed with many powers. In ancient Mesopotamia she was viewed as the goddess of rainstorms, war, intelligence, love, and many more. But as portrayed in The Epic of Gilgamesh, these powers blocked Ishtar from getting what she wanted. Her personality made Gilgamesh
not want to be with her. In the end she destroyed her own life because of her powers.

Ishtar was Gilgamesh's wife, meaning they were married but not emotionally attached to each other. When Ishtar wanted Gilgamesh to be with her, her crafty intelligence got in the way. Ishtar had a "sexy reputation," which set her up for failure. She attempted to allure Gilgamesh but of course this did not work. "All that you touch will turn to gold," she claimed on page thirty-six of The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Despite her efforts to win over Gilgamesh, Ishtar's past came between her and the finish line. "Her tempting offer failed to trick the king who feared to be ensnared by Ishtar's lust." Even Gilgamesh knew of her trickery.

Another reason for Gilgamesh rejecting Ishtar is because of her unfaithfulness to him. Ishtar had "toyed" with a stranger to keep her reputation up(page thirty-nine). "Tammuz, a virgin boy, did kiss Ishtar and died withing a week(page thirty-nine)." How could Gilgamesh even think about getting together with Ishtar when she had been so unloyal and untrue to him?

Ishtar's aggressive personality, which probably resulted from being the goddess of warfare, also led to chaos. "You'd better do this now or I'll wreak havoc of my own right down to hell," she told her father, Anu(page forty). She threatened her own father! "I'll rain corpses," she yelled. Her "powers" harmed many. Hundreds of citizens fell into hell and some were eaten up by a bull sent by Anu.

Ishtar was more a villain then a goddess. Who she was made her fall and cause those around her to despise her. Her powers were more of a curse then a gift. When her personality came into play, only chaos occurred.
In the end her powers caused her to she curse herself.