Gods and Power in Mesopotamia: Nergal

This article is about the Mesopotamian god Nergal and the myth Nergal and Ereškigal. It is an exploration of mythology, because, in the author's view, this myth originates from recurrent themes in origin myths, like the creation and organization of the cosmos and divine society, and power and s...

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Main Author: Corrente, Paola (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:French
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Published: Palais Universitaire 2022
In: Revue des sciences religieuses
Year: 2022, Volume: 96, Issue: 4, Pages: 339-357
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nergal und Ereškigal / Mesopotamia / Greece (Antiquity) / Cosmogony / Power (Motif) / Legitimation / Transference
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BC Ancient Orient; religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
KBL Near East and North Africa
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Greece
B Comparison
B cosmogonies
B Nergal
B Mythology
B Politics
B Ugarit
B history of religions
B Kingship
Online Access: Volltext (doi)