Facts about Tiamat

1. 06

   Marduk creates fifty names and titles for himself after defeating Tiamat, each reflecting an aspect of his supreme divine authority.

   TiamatJun 8sharemythologymesopotamianancient
2. 05

   Tiamat's tears are described in the Enuma Elish as the source of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers after Marduk's victory over her.

   TiamatJun 6sharemythologymesopotamianancient
3. 04

   After slaying Tiamat, Marduk uses her body to create the sky, earth, rivers, and celestial features, establishing cosmic order from primordial chaos.

   TiamatJun 6sharemythologymesopotamiancosmology
4. 03

   The Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation epic, features Tiamat as the mother of the first gods, born from the mingling of her salt waters with the fresh waters of Apsu.

   TiamatJun 6sharemythologyancientmesopotamian
5. 02

   Depicted as a dragon or sea serpent, Tiamat represents the primordial chaos of saltwater in ancient Mesopotamian cosmology.

   TiamatJun 6sharemythologyancientmesopotamia
6. 01

   In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is a primordial goddess of the salt sea whose body is slain by the god Marduk and split apart to form the heavens and the earth.

   TiamatJun 6sharemythologyancientbabylonian