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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage.
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories.
The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage.
An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories.
The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage.
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** The story also implies a romantic subtext aside from a merely sexual one, as he is described to give in "to his heart's desire". However, the fact that this is the first statement of his own love for her (nothing is mentioned about Nergal's feelings up to that point, anyway), it's possibly being implied that he fell in love with her upong seeing her naked, as per the classical tradition that men reach love through sex while women reach sex through love.
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** The story also implies a romantic subtext aside from a merely sexual one, as he is described to give in "to his heart's desire". However, the fact that this is the first statement of his own love for her (nothing is mentioned about Nergal's feelings up to that point, anyway), it's possibly being implied that he fell in love with her upong upon seeing her naked, as per the classical tradition that men reach love through sex while women reach sex through love.
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* TheAllSolvingHammer: Namtar genuinely wants Ereshkigal's happiness, but his only solution to solve the misunderstanding and bring Nergal back is taking him forcefully to the underworld. Even after it is made clear that Nergal does have feelings for Ereshkigal, Namtar still only thinks in capturing him.
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* TheAllSolvingHammer: Namtar genuinely wants Ereshkigal's happiness, but his only solution proposed way to solve the misunderstanding and bring Nergal back is taking him forcefully to the underworld. Even after it is made clear that Nergal does have feelings for Ereshkigal, Namtar still only thinks in capturing him.him by force.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they free their tension.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they free their tension.tension, and it is necessary a new measure to solve it.
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* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is justified in-story in that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone in her kingdom.
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* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is justified in-story in that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone in her kingdom.job.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead, and they are both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egotism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums at the brim of a hat). However, they ultimately mean well, and nothing indicates they don't fulfill their cosmic tasks properly.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of the dead, and they are both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egotism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums at the brim of a hat). However, they both ultimately mean well, and nothing in later Mesopotamian mythology indicates they don't fulfill their cosmic tasks properly.
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* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to each other and not towards mortals.
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* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass jerkasses to each other and not towards mortals.
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* LoveRedeems: In both ways. Ereshkigal used to be a cruel cthonic goddess, but she warms up after falling in love with Nergal. He is also kind of a egotistical rogue at first, but he eventually accepts their love and becomes her partner.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts only because someone broke one of them.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts only because someone broke one of them.
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* LoveRedeems: In both ways. Ereshkigal used to be a cruel cthonic goddess, but she warms up after falling in love with Nergal. He is also kind of a egotistical selfish rogue at first, but he eventually accepts their love and becomes her partner.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings andlaws: laws. In fact, the entire story starts only because someone broke one of them.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and
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* ToHellAndBack: Nergal does this.
* {{Tsundere}}: Mainly Ereshkigal, but also Nergal.
* {{Tsundere}}: Mainly Ereshkigal, but also Nergal.
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* RomanticComedy: As mentioned above, this might be one of the first examples in history. Although the story has a trascendent theme and entails changes in the Mesopotamian pantheon, there's an undeniably lighthearted tone in the way things get messed up through the gods' actions, has an emotional moment when Ereshkigal confesses her loneliness, and ultimately ends in heartwarming fashion when she and Nergal become a couple forever.
* ToHellAndBack: Nergal doesthis.
this, and eventually settles down there.
* {{Tsundere}}:Mainly Ereshkigal, but Ereshkigal is a type A. Nergal might also Nergal.count.
* ToHellAndBack: Nergal does
* {{Tsundere}}:
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war - supply and demand, in a way. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a HappyEnding to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egotism and they later have a classic idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egotism and they later have a classic idyll.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war - supply and demand, in a way. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union only puts a HappyEnding to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather thanegotism and they later have a classic idyll.more nefarious goals.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage. Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage. marriage.
Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
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* TheAllSolvingHammer: Namtar only wants Ereshkigal's happiness, but his proposed solution to solve the misunderstanding and bring Nergal back is arresting him and dragging him forcefully to the underworld.
* BalancingDeathsBooks: A variation. Nergal is still owner of his life after he leaves Irkalla, but as he has made Ereshkigal lose her VirginPower and thus she cannot keep ruling it, he is obligued to return and share her functions. According to her, that is.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before all the mess of the story and other six days after everything is solved.
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely she always felt in her kingdom and that she has genuinely fallen in love with him despite (or because) all the mess. It's implied that now that she has tasted love, the underworld would be even more sour for her without her lover.
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is explained that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone.
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always, has an array of useful to protect Nergal from harm.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead. They are both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egoism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums), but ultimately mean well.
* BalancingDeathsBooks: A variation. Nergal is still owner of his life after he leaves Irkalla, but as he has made Ereshkigal lose her VirginPower and thus she cannot keep ruling it, he is obligued to return and share her functions. According to her, that is.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before all the mess of the story and other six days after everything is solved.
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely she always felt in her kingdom and that she has genuinely fallen in love with him despite (or because) all the mess. It's implied that now that she has tasted love, the underworld would be even more sour for her without her lover.
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is explained that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone.
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always, has an array of useful to protect Nergal from harm.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead. They are both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egoism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums), but ultimately mean well.
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* TheAllSolvingHammer: Namtar only genuinely wants Ereshkigal's happiness, but his proposed only solution to solve the misunderstanding and bring Nergal back is arresting him and dragging taking him forcefully to the underworld.
underworld. Even after it is made clear that Nergal does have feelings for Ereshkigal, Namtar still only thinks in capturing him.
* BalancingDeathsBooks: A variation. Nergal is still the owner of his life after he leaves Irkalla, but as he hasmade caused Ereshkigal lose her VirginPower and thus she cannot keep continue ruling it, her place, he is obligued to return and share her functions. According At least according to her, that is.
is; it might perfectly be all an excuse to bring the hunk back to her.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when theyliberate free their tension.
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before allthe mess of the story their trouble and other six days after everything is solved.
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely shealways felt feels in her kingdom and that she has genuinely fallen in love with him despite (or because) all the mess. It's implied that now that she has after having tasted love, the underworld would be even more sour for her without her lover.
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it isexplained justified in-story in that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone.
alone in her kingdom.
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always, has an array of useful tricks to protect Nergal from harm.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess ofdead. They dead, and they are both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egoism egotism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums), but tantrums at the brim of a hat). However, they ultimately mean well.well, and nothing indicates they don't fulfill their cosmic tasks properly.
* BalancingDeathsBooks: A variation. Nergal is still the owner of his life after he leaves Irkalla, but as he has
* BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before all
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely she
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always, has an array of useful tricks to protect Nergal from harm.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of
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** Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal's delight. They end up sharing a bed for six days.
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** Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing to eat, drink, bath or banging bang Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it he would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting except by the last, to Ereshkigal's delight. They delight, and they end up sharing a bed for six days.
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Ea predicts that Ereshkigal will try to seduce Nergal, the only god who didn't bow to her emissary, so he will stay with her forever. He is right, as she ends up smitten with him, and it only becomes worse when he escapes from her amorous clutches.
* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to each other.
* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur and carried to the underworld a long time ago as a young girl. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of other girls or the romping of children".
* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to each other.
* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur and carried to the underworld a long time ago as a young girl. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of other girls or the romping of children".
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Ea predicts that Ereshkigal will try to seduce Nergal, the only god who didn't bow to her emissary, so he will stay with her forever. He is right, as she is (or ends up up) smitten with him, and it only becomes worse when he escapes from her amorous clutches.
* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to eachother.
other and not towards mortals.
* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur as a young girl and carried to the underworld a long timeago as a young girl.ago. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of other girls or the romping of children".
* JerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to each
* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur as a young girl and carried to the underworld a long time
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* PaperThinDisguise: Ea disguises Nergal as a god "bareheaded, blinking and cringing" so Namtar doesn't recognize him when he comes for him. While this doesn't make precisely for a discreet disguise, it works (although Ereshkigal eventually realizes the ruse and sends him back.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Ea disguises Nergal as a god "bareheaded, blinking and cringing" so Namtar doesn't recognize him when he comes for him. While this doesn't make precisely for a discreet disguise, it works wonders with Namtar (although Ereshkigal eventually realizes the ruse and sends him back.back).
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* {{Tsundere}}: Mainly Ereshkigal, but also Nergal to a point.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Mainly Ereshkigal, but also Nergal to a point.Nergal.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a HappyEnding to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have a classic idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have a classic idyll.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war.war - supply and demand, in a way. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a HappyEnding to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather thanegoism egotism and they later have a classic idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than
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* ZombieApocalypse: Ereshkigal threatens the gods with rising the deads so they will eat the living if Nergal doesn't come back to her realm.
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* ZombieApocalypse: Ereshkigal threatens the gods with rising the deads dead so they will eat the living if Nergal doesn't come back to her realm.
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* ImAManICantHelpIt: Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal's happiness. They end up sharing a bed for six days.
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* ImAManICantHelpIt: ImAManICantHelpIt:
** Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal'shappiness. delight. They end up sharing a bed for six days.days.
** The story also implies a romantic subtext aside from a merely sexual one, as he is described to give in "to his heart's desire". However, the fact that this is the first statement of his own love for her (nothing is mentioned about Nergal's feelings up to that point, anyway), it's possibly being implied that he fell in love with her upong seeing her naked, as per the classical tradition that men reach love through sex while women reach sex through love.
** Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal's
** The story also implies a romantic subtext aside from a merely sexual one, as he is described to give in "to his heart's desire". However, the fact that this is the first statement of his own love for her (nothing is mentioned about Nergal's feelings up to that point, anyway), it's possibly being implied that he fell in love with her upong seeing her naked, as per the classical tradition that men reach love through sex while women reach sex through love.
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* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur and carried to the underworld a long time ago as a young girl. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of girls or the rompings of children".
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* LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur and carried to the underworld a long time ago as a young girl. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of other girls or the rompings romping of children".
* PaperThinDisguise: Ea disguises Nergal as a god "bareheaded, blinking and cringing" so Namtar doesn't recognize him when he comes for him. While this doesn't make precisely for a discreet disguise, it works (although Ereshkigal eventually realizes the ruse and sends him back.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a Happy Ending to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have an idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have an idyll.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a Happy Ending HappyEnding to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later havean a classic idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have
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* BelligerantSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.
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* BelligerantSexualTension: BelligerentSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.tension.
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before all the mess of the story and other six days after everything is solved.
* BookEnds: Ereshkigal and Nergal spend six days on bed before all the mess of the story and other six days after everything is solved.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead. Both are jerks, but ultimately mean well.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead. Both They are jerks, both a pair of asses (he does a lot of things out of egoism and/or arrogance, while she throws dangerous tantrums), but ultimately mean well.well.
* ImAManICantHelpIt: Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal's happiness. They end up sharing a bed for six days.
* ImAManICantHelpIt: Before Nergal travels to Irkalla, Ea warns him about not eating, drinking, bathing or banging Ereshkigal while in the underworld, as it would be cursed. Rather predictably, he obeys all of them excepting the last, to Ereshkigal's happiness. They end up sharing a bed for six days.
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Ea predicts that Ereshkigal will try to seduce Nergal, the only god who didn't bow to her emissary, so he will stay with her forever. He is right, as she ends up smitten with him. It only becomes worse when he escapes from her amorous clutches.
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Ea predicts that Ereshkigal will try to seduce Nergal, the only god who didn't bow to her emissary, so he will stay with her forever. He is right, as she ends up smitten with him. It him, and it only becomes worse when he escapes from her amorous clutches.
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* LonelyRichKid
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts because someone broke one of them.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts because someone broke one of them.
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* LonelyRichKid
LonelyRichKid: Ereshkigal was abducted by the dragon Kur and carried to the underworld a long time ago as a young girl. Although she is now its queen, she states she never knew "the playing of girls or the rompings of children".
* LoveRedeems: In both ways. Ereshkigal used to be a cruel cthonic goddess, but she warms up after falling in love with Nergal. He is also kind of a egotistical rogue at first, but he eventually accepts their love and becomes her partner.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts only because someone broke one of them.
* LoveRedeems: In both ways. Ereshkigal used to be a cruel cthonic goddess, but she warms up after falling in love with Nergal. He is also kind of a egotistical rogue at first, but he eventually accepts their love and becomes her partner.
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts only because someone broke one of them.
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent
* ToHellAndBack
* ToHellAndBack
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent
OurDemonsAreDifferent: Irkalla has creatures guarding its gates, while Ea gives Nergal seven demons to protect him.
*ToHellAndBackToHellAndBack: Nergal does this.
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* UnholyMatrimony: Thematically speaking, the matrimony of Ereshkigal and Nergal unites the queen of the Netherworld with the god of plagues and war. Subverted otherwise, however, because none of the two is actually evil and their union puts a Happy Ending to a cosmic conflict.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have an idyll.
* TheVamp: Ereshkigal deliberately allows Nergal to see her naked while she enters her bath, knowing he will fall for it. She is most sympathetic than many examples, however, because she acts on loneliness rather than egoism and they later have an idyll.
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with the Underworld, ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage. Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with Irkalla, the Underworld, underworld ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage. Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
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* BalancingDeathsBooks
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* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* BreakTheHaughty
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always.
* DarkIsNotEvil
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* BalancingDeathsBooks
TheAllSolvingHammer: Namtar only wants Ereshkigal's happiness, but his proposed solution to solve the misunderstanding and bring Nergal back is arresting him and dragging him forcefully to the underworld.
*BreakTheHaughty
BalancingDeathsBooks: A variation. Nergal is still owner of his life after he leaves Irkalla, but as he has made Ereshkigal lose her VirginPower and thus she cannot keep ruling it, he is obligued to return and share her functions. According to her, that is.
* BelligerantSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely she always felt in her kingdom and that she has genuinely fallen in love with him despite (or because) all the mess. It's implied that now that she has tasted love, the underworld would be even more sour for her without her lover.
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is explained that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone.
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, asalways.
always, has an array of useful to protect Nergal from harm.
*DarkIsNotEvilDarkIsNotEvil: Nergal is a plague god, while Ereshkigal is the goddess of dead. Both are jerks, but ultimately mean well.
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* BelligerantSexualTension: Nergal and Ereshkigal share one, but unlike most examples, things turn worse instead of better when they liberate their tension.
* BreakTheHaughty: Ereshkigal is portrayed as a SpoiledBrat through most of the story, but when Nergal abandons her, she breaks down and reveals how lonely she always felt in her kingdom and that she has genuinely fallen in love with him despite (or because) all the mess. It's implied that now that she has tasted love, the underworld would be even more sour for her without her lover.
* {{Chickification}}: Ereshkigal becomes the co-ruler of Irkalla after having been the sole queen up to that point, although it is explained that she actually prefers it that way because she always felt alone.
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as
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ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Ea predicts that Ereshkigal will try to seduce Nergal, the only god who didn't bow to her emissary, so he will stay with her forever. He is right, as she ends up smitten with him. It only becomes worse when he escapes from her amorous clutches.
*LonelyRichGirlJerkassGods: Though this time they are mostly jerkass to each other.
* LonelyRichKid
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts because someone broke one of them.
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* LonelyRichKid
* NobleDemon: Ereshkigal and Namtar are genuinely preoccupied about the underworld's workings and laws: the entire story starts because someone broke one of them.
* {{Tsundere}}: Mainly Ereshkigal, but also Nergal to a point.
* UndyingLoyalty: The vizier Namtar to Ereshkigal.
* TheVamp:
* VirginPower: Ereshkigal claims that making love to Nergal has left her impure and thus unfit to keep ruling the underworld, though it's also possible she was bluffing in order to give the gods more reasons to send Nergal back to her.
* UndyingLoyalty: The vizier Namtar to Ereshkigal.
* TheVamp:
* VirginPower: Ereshkigal claims that making love to Nergal has left her impure and thus unfit to keep ruling the underworld, though it's also possible she was bluffing in order to give the gods more reasons to send Nergal back to her.
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* ZombieApocalypseZombieApocalypse: Ereshkigal threatens the gods with rising the deads so they will eat the living if Nergal doesn't come back to her realm.
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An important piece of Myth/MesopotamianMythology, and one of the oldest written stories. The story is about the god Nergal causing a diplomatic turmoil with the Underworld, ruled by goddess Ereshkigal, and how it carries on to their eventual marriage. Possibly the oldest RomanticComedy in history.
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!! Tropes in ''Nergal and Ereshkigal'' include:
* BalancingDeathsBooks
* BreakTheHaughty
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* IHaveManyNames: Nergal is also named Erra or Irra in the text.
* JerkassGods
* LonelyRichGirl
* OralTradition: The story was clearly this before it was recorded, as evidenced by the repetition.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent
* ToHellAndBack
* WhatTheHellHero
* ZombieApocalypse
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!! Tropes in ''Nergal and Ereshkigal'' include:
* BalancingDeathsBooks
* BreakTheHaughty
* CrazyPrepared: Ea, as always.
* DarkIsNotEvil
* IHaveManyNames: Nergal is also named Erra or Irra in the text.
* JerkassGods
* LonelyRichGirl
* OralTradition: The story was clearly this before it was recorded, as evidenced by the repetition.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent
* ToHellAndBack
* WhatTheHellHero
* ZombieApocalypse
