The Descent of Inanna corresponds directly while The Marriage of Ereshkigal and Nergal explains the seasons of war since conflicts were waged only in certain seasons. Ereshkigal's Significance Ereshkigal is always represented in prayers and rituals as a formidable goddess of great power but often in stories as one who forgives an injustice or a wrong in the interests of the greater good. I believe in Babylonia when they were summoning Ishtar, they did some ritual to bring a vessel from history (the future) that had a soul wavelength similar to Ishtar's. Mythologically speaking, the goddess of the harvest Ishtar (Innana) was the Great Earth Mother that represented human life while Ereshkigal who represented human death was the Terrible Earth Mother. Read Chapter 7 from the story The Fate Of A Hero Of Justice (Ishtar X Shirou X Ereshkigal) by YourPalManny (Manny) with 1,946 reads. The reason why there is debate over whether the relief depicts Ishtar or Ereshkigal is because the iconography is mostly consistent with the known iconography Ishtar, but there have been suggestions that Ishtar and Ereshkigal, being sisters, might have shared certain iconographical features. In the case of their summoning, it's just because Ereshkigal's Saint Graph was recorded with her appearance in Rin's body, which makes it possible for both Ishtar and Ereshkigal to exist at the same time despite using the same host. One myth is as follows: One myth is as follows: Ereshkigal was originally a sky goddess who was kidnapped by the dragon, Kur, and taken to the underworld, where she was enthroned as Queen. Rin has a soul wavelength similar to Ishtar's, and also Ereshkigal's, since Ishtar and Ereshkigal are sisters. Ereshkigal, the ruler of the underworld, is the sister of Ishtar/Inanna. In the tale of Ishtar's descent, Ishtar made a visit to the underworld only to be killed by Ereshkigal's hand.