While she was revived afterward, the reason Ishtar went down to the underworld, and the reason Ereshkigal was so enraged, are never spoken of, and in Fate/Grand Order, they are treated as stemming from them being one and the same. In the tale of Ishtar's descent, Ishtar made a visit to the underworld only to be killed by Ereshkigal's hand. Mythologically speaking, the goddess of the harvest Ishtar ( Inanna WP) was the Great Earth Mother that represented human life while Ereshkigal, who represented human death, was the Terrible Earth Mother. The Heavenly Mistress Ishtar, and the Queen of the Great Below Ereshkigal held a rival relationship.
In original Mesopotamian texts, she presided over the growth and decay of crops, bent the dragons and snakes to her will, and freely controlled the Garula familiars of the underworld. Having carried out her duties of administrating the underworld since birth, she is a goddess that disappeared along with the Age of Gods without ever knowing of the world above, or of freedom. She freely wields a spear-like cage at times stabbing the enemy with it, at times imprisoning souls, at times summoning lightning, she is the fearsome ruler of the underworld. The Goddess of the Underworld in Sumerian myth. 2.1.4 Christmas Event: Merry Christmas from the Underworld.
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