ERESHKIGAL

Meaning of ERESHKIGAL in English

Her chief enemy was her sister {{link=Ishtar">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.

Britannica English dictionary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

ERESHKIGAL — /ay resh"kee'gahl, er'esh kig"euhl/ , n. the Sumerian and Akkadian goddess of death; consort of Nergal. Also, Ereshkigel /ay resh"kee'gel, …
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ERESHKIGAL — in Mesopotamian religion, goddess in the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon who was Lady of the Great Place (i.e., the abode of the …
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ERESHKIGAL — In Mesopotamian religion , the goddess of the underworld. Her chief enemy was her sister Ishtar , a fertility goddess …
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ERESHKIGAL — [Mesopotamian] The Sumerian and Akkadian goddess of the underworld, sister of the sky goddess Ishtar. Together with her consort Nergal …
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ERESHKIGAL — Эрешкигаль
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NERGAL — In Mesopotamian religion , a secondary god of the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon. He was identified with Irra, the god of scorched …
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MESLAMTAEA — In Akkad . The name of his temple, Emeslam or Meslam ("luxuriant mesu tree"), may indicate that he was originally …
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NERGAL — /nair"gahl/ , n. (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
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NINAZU — in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian deity, the city god of Enegir, which was located on the Euphrates River between Larsa and …
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NERGAL — in Mesopotamian religion, secondary god of the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon. He was identified with Irra, the god of scorched earth and …
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and …
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MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. …
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MESLAMTAEA — in Mesopotamian religion, city god of Cuthah in Akkad. His temple in Cuthah was called Emeslam, or Meslam (Luxuriant Mesu …
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NERGAL — In Mesopotamian religion , a secondary god of the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon. He was identified with Irra, the god of scorched …
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MESLAMTAEA — In Mesopotamian religion , the god of the city of Cuthah in Akkad . The name of his temple, Emeslam …
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MOLOCH — Synonyms and related words : Adad, Adapa, Anu, Anunaki, Ashur, Baal, Beltu, Dagon, Damkina, Dumuzi, Ea, Enlil, Ereshkigal, Gibil, Girru, …
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BAAL — Synonyms and related words : Adad, Adapa, Anu, Anunaki, Ashtoreth, Ashur, Astarte, Beltu, Ceres, Dagon, Damkina, Demeter, Dionysus, Dumuzi, Ea, …
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TAMMUZ — [Mesopotamian] The Akkadian vegetation-god, counterpart of the Sumerian Damuzi and the symbol of death and rebirth in nature. He is …
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NERGAL — [Mesopotamian] Nergal is an ancient Sumero-Babylonian deity and the god of the netherworld, where he rules with his consort Ereshkigal. …
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NAMTAR — [Mesopotamian] A minor god of the underworld in Sumerian mythology, Namtar was regarded as the bringer of disease and pestilence. …
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MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Mesopotamian mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abgal; Adapa; Adrammelech; Aja; Akkad; Akkan; Alauwaimis; …
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KAKKA — [Mesopotamian] The messenger of the Sumerian god Anu. He brought the gods' food to Ereshkigal.
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IRKALLA — [Mesopotamian] Another name for Ereshkigal, the Queen of the underworld.
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INANNA — [Mesopotamian] Inanna is the most important goddess of the Sumerian pantheon in ancient Mesopotamia. She is a goddess of love, …
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ARALLU — [Other] The bleak and dreary abode of the dead in the netherworld. This placed is ruled over by Ereshkigal and …
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ALLATU — [Other] Semitic form of the name of the Sumero-Babylonian goddess Ereshkigal. Allatu is the Mesopotamian goddess of copulation, the wife …
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ЭРЕШКИГАЛЬ — Ereshkigal
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