Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Nergal
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- plague, war, the underworld
- Partner
- Ereshkigal
Key myth
God of Kutha, bringer of pestilence and war, and later king of the dead alongside Ereshkigal.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Parentage varies. In 'Enlil and Ninlil' one of the three substitutes, Meslamtaea, is often identified with Nergal.
Place in the family graph
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Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Nergal: death and the underworld, war and fighting. This is overlap in one area only.