(Meslamtaea; Gugalanna; Greek Hades) Ereshkigal's husband; called the "Great Bull of Heaven"

(also Meslamtaea "He who comes forth from the luxuriant Mesu Tree") Mesopotamian chthonic deity. Son of Enlil (sky god) and Ninlil (grain goddess). Perhaps originally a tree god. Seized the underworld from Ereshkigal, who became his queen.

(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead

The name Nergal (or Nirgal, Nirgali) refers to a deity in Babylonia with the main seat of his cult at Cuthah represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Cuth (Cuthah): "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal" (2 Kings, 17:30).

Nergal is a recurring character in Cartoon Network's animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. He is probably named after Nergal, the Babylonian god of the underworld. Nergal was voiced by David Warner in the first episodes, but he is currently voiced by Martin Jarvis.