The Mesopotamians were very religious, and their many civilizations shared the same deities with different identities and names. For example, Ishtar, the goddess of procreation, was known as Inanna among the Sumerian people. In order to throw some light on Mesopotamian mythology, here is a list of 10 goddesses from the Mesopotamian pantheon:

1. Ereshkigal or Irkalla, the Goddess of the Underworld



(lit. "Great Lady under the Earth" was the goddess of the land of the dead, the Underworld, in Mesopotamian mythology . One of the oldest goddesses of Mesopotamia, she was the daughter of the chief god, "Skyfather" Anu, and was the twin sister of the major deity Enki .

Ereshkigal was the sole ruler of her kingdom, until she came to share power with the god Nergal, who became her husband and king. Sometimes her name is given as Irkalla, which is also the name of the Underworld itself, similar to the use of Hades in Greek mythology to refer to both the Underworld and its ruler.

2. Nanshe, the Goddess of Social Justice and Prophecy


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