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EreshkigalIn Mesopotamian religion, the goddess of the underworld. Her chief enemy was her sister Ishtar, a fertility goddess and guardian of life. Namtar, the death-bringing demon, was her offspring and servant. Her cult extended to Egypt, Arabia, and Asia Minor. Ereshkigal goddess of death; consort of Nergal. [Sumerian and Akkadian Myth.: Parrinder, 93] See : Death Ereshkigal queen of underworld; Persephone equivalent. [Sumerian Myth.: Benét, 319–320] See : Underworld |
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