Ereshkigal Archive

The “Burney Relief,” which is believed to represent either Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war, or her older sister Ereshkigal, Queen of the underworld (c. 19th or 18th century BC) BabelStone In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earth

In Ancient Mesopotamia, Sex Among The Gods Shook Heaven And Earth

AncientPages.com | October 8, 2022

AncientPages.com - Sexuality was central to life in ancient Mesopotamia, an area of the Ancient Near East often described as the cradle of western civilisation roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq,

Chinese Mythology

Diyu – Terrible Chinese Hell And Judgement Of God Yama

AncientPages.com | December 18, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - When angry with someone, we often say, “Go to hell”. Whether we believe in the existence of hell is unimportant. We have simply

Ereshkigal – Ruler Of The Sumerian Underworld And Most Feared Deity In Mesopotamian Pantheon

AncientPages.com | March 16, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ereshkigal, a granddaughter of Enlil, is the queen of the underworld or Irkalla ( the land of the dead). She is older sister of