Dumuzi
Dumuzi is the shepherd taken in place of a goddess, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and…
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Culture or Region: Mesopotamian
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal is the queen beneath the great earth, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and the unseen…
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Geshtinanna is the dream interpreter who descended for her brother, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and…
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Namtar is the herald whose name became fate, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and the unseen…
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Nergal is the lord of plague and the burning dead, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and…
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Neti is the gatekeeper of the land of no return, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage and…
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Ningishzida is the serpent lord at the door of the dead, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage…
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Ardat-Lili is the unwed night spirit at the edge of sleep, a presence preserved in Mesopotamian traditions of death, passage…
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