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Ereshkigal is described as being Inanna's older sister. When Neti, the gatekeeper of the underworld, informs Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates and demanding to be let in, Ereshkigal responds by ordering Neti to bolt the seven gates of the underworld and to open each separately, but only after Inanna has removed one article of clothing.
The second Ereshkigal is a member of the Marvel Universe's Deviant race, first appearing in Thor #284 (June 1979), and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. The character subsequently appears in Quasar #30 (Jan. 1992), and #35-50 (June 1992-Sept. 1993). Ereshkigal received an entry in All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z ...
Ereshkigal then imposes upon her the condition of "remaining dead" and kills her. She subsequently hangs the goddess's corpse, which may also be translated as a "carcass" from a slaughter intended for cooking, [46] on a peg. [47] She [Ereshkigal] cast a glance at Inanna: a deadly glance! She spoke against her a word; a furious word!
E. von der Osten-Sacken describes evidence for a weakly developed but nevertheless existing cult for Ereshkigal; she cites aspects of similarity between the goddesses Ishtar and Ereshkigal from textual sources – for example they are called "sisters" in the myth of "Inanna's descent into the nether world" – and she finally explains the ...
Namtar served as the sukkal of Ereshkigal, [3] though less commonly he could also be referred to as the sukkal of Nergal. [7] Some texts simply refer to him as "sukkal of the underworld," sukkal ereseti ki. [13] According to the god list An = Anum, Namtar had a wife, Hušbišag, known also from various myths and incantations. [3]
Ereshkigal: Kutha: Hydra [139] Ereshkigal was the queen of the Mesopotamian Underworld. [140] [141] She lived in a palace known as Ganzir. [140] In early accounts, her husband is Gugalanna, [140] whose character is undefined, but later the northern god Nergal was placed in this role. [140] [141] Her gatekeeper was the god Neti [141] and her ...
Namtar (Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology, Babylonian mythology), Ereshkigal's sukkal. Nergal ( Sumerian mythology , Akkadian mythology , Babylonian mythology ), second lord of the Underworld Inshushinak (Elamite mythology; also present in the Mesopotamian An-Anum god list.
In Sumerian religion, Gugalanna (𒄞𒃲 𒀠𒈾 [GU 4.GAL.AN.NA] or ð’€ð’„˜ð’ƒ² 𒀠𒈾 [D GU 2.GAL.AN.NA]) is the first husband of Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld. [1] His name probably originally meant "canal inspector of An" [1] and he may be merely an alternative name for Ennugi. [1] The son of Ereshkigal and Gugalanna is ...