WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Nergal n 1: (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the deadEaston's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Nergal the great dog; that is, lion, one of the chief gods of the Assyrians and Babylonians (2 Kings 17:30), the god of war and hunting. He is connected with Cutha as its tutelary deity.Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Nergal, the great man; the hero