Why is nurgle called grandfather?

Despite the nature of his influence, Nurgle takes an interest in the victims of the diseases he unleashes (which he considers to be "gifts"), jovially caring for them in a manner similar to a loving grandfather; for which reason he is frequently referred to as "Grandfather Nurgle" by his servants.
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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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Is nurgle the oldest Chaos God?

Nurgle is one of the major Ruinous Powers and is the oldest. The God of Death and Decay has been part of the galaxy since the beginning.
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Does nurgle have a wife?

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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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Why is 7 the number of Nurgle?

Nurgle's sacred number is seven, its colours are those of rot and ruin, waste and vomit, mucus and pus. The Plague God is represented by the colours of green and brown, generally the most putrid variations of each.
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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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What is Nurgle's number?

Seven is known to be his Holy number, yet his symbol always has 3 circles, or is otherwise assembled from three parts, like fly banners: 2 wings and a head. Also Nurgle is known to be fond of numbers, pleaguebearers, Tallymen are maniacs of counting diseases.
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Who was the first Chaos God?

The Chaos Gods were born -- vast psychic presences composed of the fantasies and horrors of mortals. These are the Ruinous Powers, and each one is a reflection of the mortal passions that formed them. First amongst them is Khorne, the Lord of Battle, possessed of towering and immortal fury.
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Is Khorne older than nurgle?

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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Who is the strongest Chaos God Warhammer?

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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Who was the second Chaos God?

Tzeentch is the embodiment of that force within the Immaterium. He was the second of the Chaos Gods to come to full sentience within the Warp, sometime during Old Earth's European medieval period in the 2nd Millennium.
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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 Mortarion fall to Chaos?

None suffered more than Mortarion, for it was like being on the mountain top again on Barbarus, surrendering to the toxins, but this time without the Emperor to save him. Eventually, Mortarion could suffer no more and gave himself over to Chaos to stop the pain.
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Is Nergal a sun god?

Kraeling argued that Nergal was representative of a certain phase of the sun, specifically the sun of noontime and of the summer solstice that brings destruction, high summer being the dead season in the Mesopotamian annual cycle.
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Who was the third Chaos God?

The Chaos Gods, also known as the Ruinous Powers, are four uniquely-powerful daemonic deities, both created and sustained by the fears and passions of the mortal world. They are Nurgle, Khorne, Tzeentch, and Slaanesh, and each has their own philosophy, goals, and armies.
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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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Why is 8 The number of Khorne?

It is a number that also appears throughout the Blood God's domain in the Immaterium, as eight enormous towers ring the Brass Citadel, and a Khornate Daemon slain in realspace must complete eight tasks before Khorne will once again give them shape.
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Who worships nurgle?

His holy number is 7 and his main enemy god is Tzeentch. Those who worship Nurgle are those suffering and wanting freedom from sickness and pain, unaware that they are rapidly becoming more sick yet feeling less pain.
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When were the Chaos gods born?

The Great Crusade and Horus Heresy was during M31 (according to Lexicanum: wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Timeline). The Chaos God are born during M2, that is 1000~2000.
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How was nurgle created?

In the fictional universes of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy, Nurgle is one of the four major Chaos gods. Like his brother gods, Nurgle grew from a single survivalist emotion: in his case, the emotion was despair. Nurgle is the Chaos god of disease, decay, despair and destruction.
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Is khorne a male?

Khorne is often referred to as a "he," with the masculine gender, though in fact, like all the entities composed of magical energy called the Chaos Gods, it in fact has no true gender. Khorne upon his brass throne in the Blood God's Domain in the Realm of Chaos.
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What is tzeentch number?

Tzeentch's sacred number is nine, his colours are typically seen as blue and gold but an ever-changing rainbow of colour is appropriate as well, given that he is the Lord of Change.
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What is chaos undivided?

The term Chaos Undivided refers to a faction among the forces of Chaos that serves the pantheon of the major Chaos Gods as a whole rather than owing complete fealty to one over the others. [1a]
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