In this massive episode, we establish the definitive power hierarchy of Mesopotamian Mythology. We move past the popular imagery to rank the cosmos's true masters: the Primordial Architects (like the Anunnaki, the Igigi, and the Apkallu Sages), the brutal Sky Kings (led by Enlil), the Underworld and Abyss Deities (Enki, Ereshkigal, and Nergal), and the terrifying Beasts that were born to destroy them.

Who commands the universe? Is it Inanna with her seven divine decrees, or the deep, unavoidable force of Ereshkigal’s silent underworld laws? We analyze the feats, the wars (the Conquest of Mount Ebih and the Descent into the Kur), and the mystical weapons that decided who ruled and who was im ...