Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... Ereshkigal , Inanna's sister and queen of the underworld , of this request , she is furi- ous and instructs him to lock all the seven gates . At each of these gates Inanna has to divest herself of an item of her regalia . Naked and ...
... Ereshkigal , Inanna's sister and queen of the underworld , of this request , she is furi- ous and instructs him to lock all the seven gates . At each of these gates Inanna has to divest herself of an item of her regalia . Naked and ...
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T NERGAL AND ERESHKIGAL THE HEAVENLY GODS have a banquet and Ereshkigal , queen of the under- world , sends her envoy Namtar to receive her share of the feast . The only god who does not greet Namtar with due respect but remains seated ...
T NERGAL AND ERESHKIGAL THE HEAVENLY GODS have a banquet and Ereshkigal , queen of the under- world , sends her envoy Namtar to receive her share of the feast . The only god who does not greet Namtar with due respect but remains seated ...
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... Ereshkigal , a dark and gloomy place . She demands entry by threatening to smash the gates down and let out the dead who would eat the living . As in the Sumerian tale she is stripped of her accoutrements . Ereshkigal fatally curses ...
... Ereshkigal , a dark and gloomy place . She demands entry by threatening to smash the gates down and let out the dead who would eat the living . As in the Sumerian tale she is stripped of her accoutrements . Ereshkigal fatally curses ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus