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Ereshkigal
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Ereshkigal

In 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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