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Ereshkigal

American  
[ey-resh-kee-gahl, er-esh-kig-uhl] / eɪˈrɛʃˌki gɑl, ˌɛr ɛʃˈkɪg əl /
Also Ereshkigel

noun

  1. the Sumerian and Akkadian goddess of death; consort of Nergal.

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Ereshkigal is therefore the sister of Ishtar and from one point of view her counterpart, the symbol of nature during the non-productive season of the year.

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