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Nergal

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[nair-gahl] / ˈnɛər gɑl /

noun

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


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Statues are also shown being destroyed reportedly at an archaeological site known as the Nergal Gate.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2015

They met individuals who haunted him for decades afterward: friends like the affable and hapless cab driver Chas, and foes like the demon Nergal.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

John Milton, meet Nergal, from the Polish blackened-death metal band Behemoth.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2014

It said a crime was committed even if the accused, who uses the stage name Nergal, did not act with the "direct intention" of offending those feelings, a court spokeswoman said.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2012

The chariot bounced violently as Nergal landed on the rim in front of me.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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