Ereshkigal: The Goddess of the Underworld (Mesopotamian Mythology Explained)

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Known as the Queen of the Great Below, Ereshkigal was arguably one of the most feared deities in the Mesopotamian pantheon.

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[TheHornedKing]

Ok, a small nitpick; Hades (the underworld) was not just a place for the damned, everyone who died went to Hades, and within you would find their equivalents of both Hell and Paradise.

[Xbalanque]

Could you do some Mesoamerican or Andean myths at some point? Those regions really don't receive enough love...

[sarahhurst]

Awesomely cool, & pleasurably educational video, my friend! Thanks for enriching my knowledge base, regarding the lesser known, & various, cultural mythos & lore, such as the Mesopotamians! You're doing famously, good Sir!🤘💜🌍🌠

[tycho_Grayken]

Sumerian/ mesopotamian mythologies and religions are the foundation of all religions and pantheons

[trueblue]

Love these Mesopotamian mythology videos!

[-RONNIE]

Thanks for this video it was filled with information that I didn't know. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[hueym]

Alot of people do not know solar religion or the creation-myth-law. The solar religion is the projection of the solar cycle and the zodiac overlapped with human mind-set. There was a rearangement and elaboration of human behaviour and reduction of moral after the Bronze Age Collaps. Inanna from the Sumerian mythology was the path of the sun and the moral growth of mankind and the female role for women. These teaching that originate from the Scythians and adapted plus written down by the Sumerians would be altered and replaced during the semitic Akkadian period. Inanna turned into Ishtar and teachings became obscured for the non initiated.

A part of creation-myth-law is a symbolic philosophy of the moral of the human mind. Example is found in Inanna and the Huluppu tree were Lilith is chased away. This the conversion of the infant-mindset to the adult-mindset. Further there are symbols present. Example: Inanna has two measuringrods with rope, one for man and the other for the woman. These are not named in the Akkadian poems in her Descent to the Great Below. They are symbolicly drawn. Together they form phi, the begining and the end. Aka the golden ration of the Truth.

The explenation of several stages of thought is explained in the myth of An, Ki, Enki, Nanna, Enlil, Erekshigal. It explains primal thought towards revined planning and eventually affermative action.
The myth of Inanna explains among a few the path of enlightenment. Read up on mystery schools. Inanna grows into an adult mindset, she is eventually stripped naked, aquiers all there is to know, reborn, knows moral, and judges accordingly therefor she is named divine something in the Sumerian poems no other diety is referred to, hereafter she can create heaven. This solar religion of enlightement is adapted throughout the ages such like the story of Ishtar, Ashara, Asteroth, Artemis, Hera, Ausir/Horus, Krisha, Jesus, etc. They all show the same. Descent, wounded, aquire all knowledge, arrise/reincarnation/rebirth, renamed or 'unknown'.

Erekshigul, Queen of the Great Below, is the peronification of the earth, the place were all knowledge came from and returns to but this realm is devoid of spirit. The poems are about finding balance in thought and moral. Keep this in mind and reread these kind of mythology.

[kandii]

I just learned of Ereshkigal.. I lesrned of her in the Story of Gilgamesh... I'm fascinated with my world literature books .. the bible the quran and the Torah.... Soooo much is hidden my brain is simply fascinated by what we have not been taught

[maccurtis]

Deadpool: "I love you Ereshkigal".
Thanos: "I love her more".

[christyadams]

Love hearing stories of goddesses in religions, the more primitive the better.

[Raximus]

Funny that he calls Nergal bullheaded yet he comes out on top. He is smart enough to secure his way out of the underworld and tough enough to beat Ereshkigal

[kimeraclan]

I can't help it, but that illustration of Ereshkigal punching Innana, their posing on paper, mirrors the old-timey Marvel Comic books, such as Mighty Thor.
Do you think Ereshkigal and Innana had ever done "Get Help!"?

[ponyboycurtis]

All the info on Ereshkigal is very interesting, especially the descent of Innana..i think Ereshkigal was ordained as Queen of the Underworld and didn"t really get much of a say in the matter, so was she evil..or just doing her job?

[molex]

Hum so you telling me Ereshkigal is not a shy Blonde Girl who’s in love with a guy who can summon servants ?

[AllYourPals]

pretty sure the people that wrote these myths would role in there graves if they ever read the fate series.

[majesticgothitelle]

Until Persephone decided to bring lemon squares to ereshkigal and her neighboring underworld. Persephone talk about her children and how hard her husband works and how hades created asphodel meadows for her and her own personal garden

[lucasbranc]

Gotta thank FGO for making me have a fondness of this gooddess.

[js]

Good to see more goddesses of good old Mesopotamia!

[detectivepancakes]

Took me longer then I am proud of to realize Innana and Ishtar are the same god

[sagakun]

ah yes, ereshkigal, my favorite fate servant.