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Ereshkigal

Ereshkigal proper noun: the goddess of the underworld.

Proper noun

Ereshkigal

  1. (Mesopotamian mythology) The goddess of the underworld.
    • A myth^‡ describes how Nergal invaded the domain of Ereshkigal, and forced her to yield her dominion to him. The gods are depicted as holding a feast to which all come except Ereshkigal.1911, Morris Jastrow, Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 369
    • There still remains the problem of why the messenger from heaven bows while the messenger from below receives homage. In light of the suggestion earlier that Ereshkigal is depicted in a much more favorable light than the heavenly trinity of ruling gods, the issue of bowing messengers reaffirms this...1988, Samuel A. Meier, The Messenger in the Ancient Semitic World, Scholars' Press, page 159

Ereshkigal meaning in Marathi

Ereshkigal in Marathi

Mesopotamian goddess of the underworld
एरेशकिगाल ereśkigāl

Origin of Ereshkigal

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒎏𒆠𒃲 (ᵈereš-ki-gal /⁠Ereškigalak⁠/).

Questions about Ereshkigal

What does Ereshkigal mean?
Ereshkigal means the goddess of the underworld.
What is Ereshkigal in Marathi?
Ereshkigal in Marathi is एरेशकिगाल (ereśkigāl). See Ereshkigal meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ereshkigal?
Ereshkigal is a proper noun.

Words near Ereshkigal in the dictionary

  1. ereptase
  2. ereptases
  3. ereption
  4. erer
  5. eres
  6. Ereshkigal
  7. eresid
  8. eresids
  9. erethic
  10. erethism
  11. erethismic

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