Nergal
Nergal
7
DEITY · Death
PWR10
Rare
GRD6
The underworld god, the 'lord of the netherworld', the god of the plague; in some accounts he is Ereshkigal's consort. In the 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' myth, he 'rapes' (or marries) Ereshkigal and becomes her consort.[S5]
The Divine Atlas
Death · mesopotamian pantheon
DA-MES-013
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'Nergal' is the underworld god, the 'lord of the netherworld', the god of the plague [S5]. In some accounts, he is Ereshkigal's consort [S5]. The 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' myth: Nergal 'rapes' (or marries) Ereshkigal, and becomes her consort and the lord of the underworld [S5]. Nergal is the god of the plague and the 'dark' power of the underworld [S5]. He is also a war-god (in some accounts) [S5]. Nergal's 'plague' role makes him a feared deity — his 'dark' power is the power of death and disease [S5].
the 'lion' (in some accounts)the 'snake'