Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Ereshkigal
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- the underworld
- Partner
- Nergal
Key myth
Queen of the underworld and Inanna's sister. In 'Nergal and Ereshkigal', Nergal is sent to the underworld, seizes her and ends as her consort.
Place in the family graph
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Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Ereshkigal: death and the underworld. This is overlap in one area only.