Crossword-Solution: NERGAL
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| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NERGAL | anagram | ALGREN, ANGLER, ERLANG, LANGER, RANGEL, REGNAL |
We have 5 clues for the answer “NERGAL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| ASSYRIAN god of hunting | 1 answer |
| God of midsummer sun: Babyl. myth. | 1 answer |
| god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead | 1 answer |
| BABYLONIAN god of hunting | 2 answers |
| Assyrian god | 15 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETARE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with NERGAL (5)
Nergal tore away the ship's anchor, while Ninib directed the storm; the Anunnaki carried their lightning-torches and lit up the land with their brightness; the whirlwind of the Storm-god reached the heavens, and all light was turned into darkness.
With few exceptions, the names of the gods which the inscriptions reveal to us are all derived from this non-Semitic language, which furnishes us with satisfactory etymologies for such names as Merodach, Nergal, Sin, and the divinities mentioned in Berosus and Damascius, as well as those of hundreds of deities revealed to us by the tablets and slabs of Babylonia and Assyria.
The inscriptions call him "god of war," though, unlike Nergal, he was not at the same time god of disease and pestilence.
Qarradu, "strong," "mighty," "brave."--This word, which was formerly translated "warrior," is applied to several deities, among them being Bêl, Nergal, Nirig (Ênu-rêštu), and Šamaš, the sun-god.
Ammon, Osiris, Phthah, Pasht, and Athor, were introduced from Egypt, Tanith from either Egypt or Syria, Nergal from Assyria, Beltis (Baaltis) perhaps from Babylon.
Quotes with NERGAL (3)
So… what? You want me to sign my name in blood or something?”“Hmmm,” he said, tapping his finger against his cheek as he looked at the ceiling — the epitome of an overly dramatic thinker. I rolled my eyes.“Why don’t we just seal it with a kiss?” he suggested, as if the thought of it didn’t gnaw at my intestines.“Is there a Door Number Two?”“Well, I could stay at your side every second until Nergal is dead,” he answered. “And before you ask, there is no Door Number Three.
I was ashamed by my vulnerability. Nergal had really broken me. I tried so hard to stay strong, but my body couldn’t handle my determination. Eventually, I gave in to what I thought was my ultimate demise. Although my body was still weak, one look at my savior refreshed my will to live, to be strong. I looked longingly into the depths of his eyes, trying to convey my love for him, but there was no way to show how my heart beat just for him. He wasn’t my soul mate, he was my soul.
Mars has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. The erratically moving red star in the sky was seen as sinister or violent by the ancients: The Greeks identified it with Ares, the god of war; the Babylonians named it after Nergal, god of the underworld. To the ancient Chinese, it was Ying-huo, the fire planet.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1950).