Agrat

**Agrat Iram**, simply known as **Agrat**, is a recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

She is one of the sisters of Eve and Lilith, is the physically strongest of the sisters, and the matriarch of the Iram family. She is known for her warrior-like traits, battle-hungry tendencies, and Amazonian physique. At some point in the past she met and married Belial, becoming the high queen of Wrath, the mother of Crowley, and is best friends with Azazel.

## History

### Background

Agrat was created by God alongside Eve, Naamah, and Eisheth as potential wives for Adam in case he rejected Eve after Lilith left. Instead, Adam proposed to all of them and they all rejected his proposal except for Eve; Agrat claims that she declined because she viewed romance as a waste of time and that Adam won't be able to handle all her "package".

Agrat's exploits on Earth are not fully detailed but she was worshipped as a war goddess by the early humans. She also partook in various seafaring adventures with Leviathan, forming a close friendship between them in the process. At one point she rejoined Adam and Eve after their exile from the Garden of Eden and came to aid them on the occasion during their long travels.

As the centuries went by she made a name for herself in ancient Greece and later Scandinavia as a powerful Amazonian warrior. In both regions she even befriended some of the famous mythological figures there such as Atalanta whom she personally mentored according to Belial, developing a "frenemy" relationship with the war god Ares and would even contend with Thor with whom also she would join in slaying monsters. Unfortunately for Agrat, slaying monsters would give her a bad image to those privy of their true lineage for the monsters all descend from her sister Tiamat, thus she is essentially, but unknowingly, killing her own relatives. It also did not help that her circle friends includes the very gods that both the monsters and Tiamat so deeply despise.

### Encounters on Earth

Aside from that, she has only two memorable encounters with special individuals. The first of which was Azazel himself who had recently managed to escape from his prison. Agrat was a fan of Azazel mainly over the fact that the fallen Watcher introduced the idea of weapons to humanity before the Flood. Upon their first encounter, the two immediately recognized one another with Agrat wanting to thank Azazel for giving humans weapons as it made things "all the more fun". As a show of gratitude, Agrat freed him of his bonds and put in a good word for him to the monarchs of Hell. They would grow to become great friends afterwards.

The second memorable encounter would be Belial who ends up becoming her husband. Agrat and Belial were said to have met during the Peloponnesian War though they were not aligned with either Sparta or Athens as they simply joined the war for the thrill of it. They clashed in the midst of the war, having fought for 72 hours and was said to have been love at first sight (if they could see through the blood and guts they were covered in). They were unaware of each other's identities with Belial discovering Agrat's during a royal ball and the latter discovering the former's during the last year of the war. During the 15 year conflict between the two nations, Belial and Agrat confessed their love for each other with Belial proposing to Agrat and the two sealed the deal right when the Persians got involved.

Agrat became the high queen of Wrath due to marrying Belial, bore a son from him of whom she is highly protective over, and would indulge in her battle hungry tendencies through the endless conflicts that ravage Wrath alongside Belial. She also kept in touch with Azazel and Leviathan, having the two join or be dragged by her to engage in some seafaring and combat though often times she and Azazel would make wagers on which side of an army would win with the weapons and battle gear they carry.

## Trivia

* In Jewish mythology, Agrat bat Mahlat is a demon described as "the dancing roof-demon" who haunts the air with her chariot and her train of 18 messengers/angels of spiritual destruction. She dances while her mother, or possibly grandmother, Lilith howls.
* Her name in Hebrew means "Agrat, daughter of bat".
* Agrat's theme song would be "Fire Burnin'" by Dead Posey.
* Her favorite drink would be Guinness.
* Agrat was revered as Palaestra, the goddess of wrestling, in Greece. In addition, Agrat was also the one who introduced wrestling to humans so they could entertain themselves in times of peace.
	+ Belial claims that Atalanta was mentored by Agrat.
	+ She was said to have trained the first generation of Amazons at Ares's behest.
	+ She was also the one who taught her nieces and nephews (including Charlie) how to fight.
* The series creator states that Agrat's accent is a mix between Scottish and Southern.
* Agrat is the undisputed champion of the Topheth Pit, having the highest combat record.