Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)

Ereshkigal
Name	Ereshkigal
Aliases	Allatu (in Babylon), Queen of the Great Below, Eriskigel
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Gods of Mesopotamia
Relatives	Ancestors: Lahmu (great-grandfather); Lahamu (great-grandmother) Grandparents: Anshar (grandfather); Kishar (grandmother) Parents: Anu (father); Ki (mother) Siblings: Ba'al, Dagon, Ea, Martu, Ningal, Tammuz (brothers); Inanna (sister) Spouses: Nergal (husband); Gugalanna / Bull of Heaven (husband, deceased) Other Relatives: Ningal, Marduk, Ullikummis (nephews); Shamash (great-nephew) numerous others
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Annunaki
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Citizenship	Dilmun, Irkalla
Occupation	Queen of Irkalla; goddess of the dead
Base of Operations	Irkalla
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Alan Zelenetz, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Hall
First	Thor Annual #10 (August, 1982)
First	Thor Annual #10 (August, 1982)

History

Ereshkigal was the Mesopotamian goddess of death and the queen of Irkalla, the Mesopotamian underworld.

Marriage to Nergal

At some point in the distant past, Ereshkigal sent an envoy from Irkalla to Dilmun, home of the the Mesopotamian gods. The war god Nergal disrespected Ereshkigal by refusing to stand in the envoy's presence, causing him to be banished to Irkalla. Enraged, Nergal stormed Ereshkigal's palace and confronted her, and she agreed to become his wife and to share control of the underworld with him.

Return of the God-Eater

In the modern era, Ereshkigal colluded with fellow death gods Hela, Seth, Yama, Pluto, Ah Puch, and the demon Mephisto to merge each of their respective realms in an effort to gain more souls and reignite mankind's belief in them. The death gods performed a ritual to merge their realms but had inadvertently summoned Demogorge the God-Eater as well, who then proceeded to consume them. The God-Eater was eventually defeated by Thor and the gods he consumed were released from his form.

Notes

• It is unclear if Nergal has two wives, Ereshkigal and Allatou, or whether the two are connected. Ereshkigal is also known as Allatu in Babylon, and it is speculated that she maintained prominence and avoided demon degeneration by either expelling her demonic aspects (Allatou) or by trading both her husband and her Babylonian name to a demon who became Allatou.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 1 invocation(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Ereshkigal (Annunaki) (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Ereshkigal (Annunaki) on Marvel.com