by David
Great and Holy Ereshkigal Dark Queen of the Netherworld All the dead bow to you All demons bow before you Even the Gods bow before you For the greatest joy is to worship and serve you at your feet Tamer of Kur, the dragon who captured you But, it was you who captured Kur instead All who have glimpsed your beauty have desired you And you have captured and bound them to you For you get what you desire Whether it’s Nergal, Kur or Enlil Powerful or weak, God or demon, you are Beloved by all How great is your power Amongst and over the dead Over demons Over death Over even life itself No one can stand against you Neither God, not human nor demon Can ever compare with your Greatness, Lady Ereshkigal, Great Queen of the Great Below Mistress of the House of Dust Fearful, though you can be, You are also compassionate To the children that die before their time, To the people that cannot defend themselves properly This makes you beloved by all humans For the mother that loses her child, knows that they are being cared for by the greatest of all – You, Mighty Goddess Ereshkigal Your power can even compete with the 7 That Decree Fate You are respected in whatever realm, be it the Heavens, the earth, or any of the Netherworlds You were loved in ancient Mesopotamia, in the lands between Two Rivers, You were beloved in the land of Egypt, by Greeks and Egyptians alike, You are now beloved by people in all lands Dark Queen, You teach people to stand strong, To not be afraid, To live life To be full of passion, As your relationship with Nergal shows, you are full of passion To those that show no fear in approaching you, you will defend, you will protect, you will make strong, You can crush their enemies, You show no shame, For you stand naked in your Palace in Ganzir, the Great City of the Dead, Proud of your great beauty, as all the dead admire you, As Nergal’s eyes grow wider with desire, You know you are beloved by all Mighty Ereshkigal, Great Queen, Great Goddess, May your worship continue to grow and strengthen May your name be on the lips of all humans for generations to come, till the end of time, and beyond, May your Temples be rebuilt, May they be filled with your Priests, All chanting your name, For it is truly the greatest joy to worship you, Great Ereshkigal, Great Lady of the Great Below, Mistress of the House of Dust, Queen of the Netherworld, May we all bow before you, Oh Great Ereshkigal.
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