in Mesopotamian religion, goddess in the Sumero-Akkadian pantheon who was Lady of the Great Place (i.e., the abode of the dead) and in texts of the ... [4 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/40
In Sumerian mythology, Ereshkigal was the queen of the underworld. She was a compassionless and violent goddess of gloom, death and the dead. She who is full of rage. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/D8.HTM