Ereshkigal
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A goddess from ancient Mesopotamia who rules the land of the dead
- proper noun
- Literature
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Ereshkigal
- Her domain was vast and dark, for Ereshkigal was the queen of the underworld, where she received the spirits of the dead.
- Ereshkigal and Inanna
- great Ereshkigal
- sister Ereshkigal
Examples
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In the ancient tales, Ereshkigal is depicted as a powerful figure, feared and revered by those who sought to understand death.
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He returns to the city and ultimately surrenders to Ereshkigal, the Goddess of the Underworld.
Fiction book (1997) -
Underneath the surface, Ereshkigal ruled as the goddess of the underworld, overseeing the souls of the departed.
Synonyms
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A goddess who rules the land of the dead in ancient Mesopotamian stories
is written without a hyphen in the common modern form
9.9
A goddess who rules the land of the dead in ancient Mesopotamian stories
is spelled with the standard ending instead of the alternate vowel
Surface Forms
Ereshkigal main
Etymology
Ereshkigal comes from old Sumerian parts: Eresh meaning 'lady', ki meaning 'earth', and gal meaning 'great'. So she is the 'lady of the great earth', which fits her role as the powerful goddess who rules the land of the dead.