Is nurgle named after Nergal?

It can also be viewed that Nurgle is actually a combination of Nergal and his consort Ereshkigal, the Queen of the underworld and primary god of death and the underworld, representing the more natural death cycle Nurgle is associated with.
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Why is Nurgle called Papa Nurgle?

The Plague Lord is often referred to as "Grandfather Nurgle," "Father Nurgle" or "Papa Nurgle" by its followers because of this hideous paternal stance.
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Is Nurgle the first Chaos God?

According to certain websites, its Nurgle. But according to books such as Realm of Chaos and the 2nd Edition Chaos Codex, its Khorne who holds this title. In fact, Nurgle is the THIRD Chaos God to spring into conciousness according to Realm of Chaos.
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Why is Khorne named Khorne?

The name "Khorne" derives from the god's name in Chaos' daemonic Dark Tongue, Kharneth, meaning "Lord of Rage" or "Lord of Blood." Khorne is the mightiest and the oldest of the four major Chaos Gods, fully coming into existence in the Immaterium sometime during Terra's European Middle Ages in the early 2nd Millennium, ...
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Who is Khorne based off of?

The Chaos Pantheon has four Gods, Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh, and Tzeentch who are based around their own area of Godhood with Khorne being about War, Nurgle about Plagues, Slaanesh about Pleasure, and Tzeentch about Plots/Knowledge etc.
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Does Khorne have a wife?

Valkia the Bloody, known also as the "Gorequeen," the "Valkyrie," the "Bringer of Glory," the "Sword-Maiden of the Blood God," and the "Dread-Consort of Khorne," is a Daemon Princess of Khorne.
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Who is the oldest Chaos god?

The oldest and first of the chaos god is Khorne, this is said repeatedly in the Liber Chaotica which is our best in universe canon understanding of how the forces of chaos function.
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What is Khorne's real name?

Khorne is known by a thousand, thousand names in the northern lands of the Chaos Wastes. He is called "Kharneth," [3l] "Akhar," "Kjorn," "Khorgar," the "Axefather," the "Bloodfather," the "Wolf-Father," the "Bloodwolf," and yet other uncounted multitudes of titles and aspects.
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Is Khorne honorable?

Khorne doesn't care from whence the blood flows, merely that it flows. Killing your allies is not at all honorable. Hell, his champion is called the BETRAYER. It's mainly a holdover from Warhammer Fantasy, where he explicitly is the god of martial prowess.
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Who are the 5 Chaos Gods?

Numbered amongst the most powerful of the Chaos Gods are Khorne, the god of warfare, rage and murder, Nurgle, the god of disease, despair and decay, Tzeentch, the god of change and sorcery and Slaanesh, the god of pleasure and excess.
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Why is Nurgle evil?

He spreads disease, pain and wants to make everyone a rotten bag of pus and all that but... once you embrace that stuff he gives you an appreciation and happiness out of being a rotten bag of pus, and also a greater love for your rotten buddies.
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What is a Nurgle gender?

Verse: Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer Fantasy. Name: Nurgle, epithets "The Plague Lord" and "The Lord of Pestilence", as well as "Papa Nurgle", "Father Nurgle", and "Grandfather Nurgle" to his followers. Gender: Has no true gender, though is often referred to as male.
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Why do people fall to Nurgle?

Because nurgle actaully cares for his followers. Khorne dont mind if you get killed, just as the blood flows.
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Why is grandfather called nurgle?

Nurgle is the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair and destruction. Even though the nature of his influence, he begins to like his victims, caring for them in a jovial manner close to a loving grandfather; so he is commonly called Grandfather Nurgle or Papa Nurgle.
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Does nurgle have a wife?

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Is the Horned Rat A Chaos god?

The Great Horned Rat is the fifth major Chaos God, rising to join the pantheon of the Ruinous Powers in the last days of the World-That-Was.
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How did Skarbrand betray khorne?

Exiled for eternity, the frustrated Skarbrand bellowed his wrath towards the heavens. He then set upon an eternal path of slaughter that would dwarf all the bloodshed that had come before it. Spurred on by his mindless betrayal, Skarbrand has become the embodiment of wrath incarnate.
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How old is Kharn the betrayer?

He is already over 10,000 years old and is still in his prime. Blessing of the Blood God: To mark that Khârn the Betrayer is truly the greatest "mortal" champion of Khorne, the Blood God has blessed him with full immunity to the effects of psychic powers and sorcery.
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Who is the most powerful Chaos God?

Warhammer 40K: 5 Strongest Chaos Gods
  1. 1 Nurgle.
  2. 2 Tzeentch. ...
  3. 3 Slaanesh. ...
  4. 4 Khorne. The Blood God and Lord Of Skulls himself, Khorne is the chaos god of strength, war, hatred, murder, and rage amongst others. ...
  5. 5 Malice/Malal. Oh yes, there's a fifth chaos god. ...
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Do the Chaos Gods have true names?

There are four Chaos Gods: wrathful Khorne, devious Tzeentch, pestilential Nurgle and cruel Slaanesh. All are jealous and prideful deities, each believing himself destined to be the supreme ruler of all existence.
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What does tzeentch look like?

Such descriptions often reveal Tzeentch as a thin, lanky sorcerer, either male or female, in robes that continually change colour. Tzeentch's head hangs low, beneath its shoulders, so that head and body are one and its arms are long and spindly.
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Who follows Slaanesh?

Slaanesh's physical form is an androgynous being of the most physical beauty. Their holy number is 6, and main enemy god is Khorne. Those who worship Slaanesh are those who either wish to achieve the most popularity amongst their peers or the most ecstatic pleasure, pleasure beyond the imaginable.
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Why is Malal not canon?

Malal is actually of dubious canon in Warhammer Fantasy, let alone Warhammer 40,000, due to a copyright issue regarding his creators. While Games Workshop has tried to get around this by rebranding him as "Malice," he almost never appears in any stories.
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Who is the God of Warhammer?

Gods of Chaos

Khorne - The Blood God is the Chaos God of war, hate, rage, murder and bloodshed.
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Is Slaanesh male or female?

Slaanesh typically appears in an androgynous form in which it is a woman on the right side and a man on the left with two sets of devilish horns growing from its head. Slaanesh can assume any physical form; male, female, both at the same time or no gender at all, but it prefers male bodies.
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