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... underworld , Inanna demands to be admitted in order to attend the funeral of her brother - in - law . When the gatekeep- er informs his mistress Ereshkigal , Inanna's sister and queen of the underworld , of this request , she is furi ...
... underworld , Inanna demands to be admitted in order to attend the funeral of her brother - in - law . When the gatekeep- er informs his mistress Ereshkigal , Inanna's sister and queen of the underworld , of this request , she is furi ...
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... underworld , to which he concedes . Another version of this story again has Nergal failing to behave respectfully towards Namtar . Before his journey to the underworld Ea advises him how to behave : he must not sit down , drink beer or ...
... underworld , to which he concedes . Another version of this story again has Nergal failing to behave respectfully towards Namtar . Before his journey to the underworld Ea advises him how to behave : he must not sit down , drink beer or ...
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... underworld , known as Hades ( ' the unsee- ing ' or ' the unseen place ' ) , which was also the name of its joyless ... underworld . Hermes Psychopompos would lead the dead down into Hades . Charon , the ferryman of the underworld , then ...
... underworld , known as Hades ( ' the unsee- ing ' or ' the unseen place ' ) , which was also the name of its joyless ... underworld . Hermes Psychopompos would lead the dead down into Hades . Charon , the ferryman of the underworld , then ...
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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