1. Nergal - Noun
2. Nergal - Proper noun
(Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
Source: WordNetFor instance, the Babylonian Nergal was a god of war, and thus the Greeks identified him with Ares. Source: Internet
It is also the place where Athos and Nergal came upon the knowledge of dragons, and where Nergal learned how to steal a creature's life force, or quintessence, and use it to fuel his own avaricious desires. Source: Internet
Unlike Ares, Nergal was also god of pestilence and the underworld. citation Today, most people in the western world know the planets by names derived from the Olympian pantheon of gods. Source: Internet