Deity Akkad
Ereshkigal
Goddess in Mesopotamian mythology
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 7
- child of (child) Anu Sumerian deity, Sky Father, King of the Gods
- parent of (mother) Namtar Mesopotamian mythical being inhabiting the underworld
- partner of (spouse) Enlil ancient Mesopotamian god
- partner of (spouse) Gugalanna husband of Ereshkigal in Sumerian mythology
- partner of (spouse) Nergal underworld deity worshipped throughout Mesopotamia
- sibling of Inanna Sumerian goddess
- sibling of Ishtar East Semitic Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex
Connections
Affiliation 2
Identification 1
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