Anu sent him down to the underworld to receive punishment from Ereshkigal. Nergal turned the tables on the chthonic queen, overpowering her on her own throne. This reputation stained Ramel’s pride and he resented it. But he could do nothing about it for the present. It took a few generations to change a myth. He would have to tolerate the mockery of his humiliation by the other gods. He could not leave this underworld domain because he was Ereshkigal, the goddess guardian of the gates of Sheol.
