Irra
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Irra is a Mesopotamian god associated with war, plague, and destruction, often regarded as a fierce aspect or manifestation of the underworld deity Nergal.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian god
ⓘ
destruction deity ⓘ plague deity ⓘ war deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nergal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
destruction ⓘ plague ⓘ underworld ⓘ war ⓘ |
| attestedInLanguage |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon |
Akkadian pantheon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
destructive
ⓘ
violent ⓘ wrathful ⓘ |
| consideredAspectOf | Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | benevolent healing deities ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
agent of divine punishment
ⓘ
bringer of chaos and ruin ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
devastation of cities
ⓘ
epidemics ⓘ mass death ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Erra in some scholarly traditions ⓘ |
| fearedAs | bringer of sudden catastrophe ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasEpithet |
bringer of destruction
ⓘ
fierce god of war ⓘ lord of plague ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
destruction of enemies
ⓘ
military success ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
personification of destructive warfare
ⓘ
personification of epidemic plague ⓘ |
| opposedTo | order and stability ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | Erra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFunctionsWith | Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | state cult and local cults ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.