Nergal

[ nair-gahl ]

noun

1. (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.

Example Sentences

Nergal (Mars) was a war god, his name signifying "the great Hero," "the King of battles."

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Tiny bits of information came in—Dunnan's ship had been on Hoth, on Nergal, selling loot.

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She, however, declared that she would submit to any conditions imposed on her and would give Nergal the sovereignty of the earth.

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Nergal accordingly relented, and Allatu became the queen of the infernal world.

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Nergal, the god of hunting and war, also presided with Anu over the regions of the dead, 65.

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