Ereshkigal
Culture & Region
Mesopotamia (Sumer/Akkad)
Time Period
c. 3rd millennium BCE onwards
Domains
Underworlddeathafterlife
Symbols & Animals
Underworld thronedarkness
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Cutha
- underworld temples
Key Myths & Stories
Rules Kur (underworld); judges Inanna's descent; queen of the dead
Related Deities
Sister of Inanna; parallels Persephone (Greek)Hel (Norse)