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In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat (Akkadian: ð’€ð’‹¾ð’Š©ð’†³ D TI.AMAT or ð’€ð’Œ“𒌈 D TAM.TUM, Ancient Greek: Θαλάττη, romanized: ThaláttÄ“) [1] is the primordial sea, mating with Abzû (Apsu), the groundwater, to produce the gods in the Babylonian epic Enûma Elish, which translates as "when on high."
[1] [2] In Enuma Elish she is the first-born daughter of Tiamat and Abzu. With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. [3] 19th and early 20th century researchers incorrectly viewed both Lahmu and Lahamu as the representations of the zodiac, parent-stars, or constellations. [4] [5]
Articles relating to the sea goddess Tiamat. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. D. Dilmun (7 P) O. Offspring of Tiamat (13 P)
He was either the son of An, or the goddess Nammu, [74] and is the former case the twin brother of Ishkur. [74] His wife was the goddess Damgalnuna [74] and his children include the gods Marduk, Asarluhi, Enbilulu, the sage Adapa, and the goddess Nanshe. [74] His sukkal, or minister, was the two-faced messenger god Isimud. [74]
Jan Lisman, who views Nammu as having been a representation of the primordial ocean/sea from which the rest of the cosmos emerged, believes that Nammu's association with this body of water may have come from the influence of the goddess Tiamat. [3] In the local tradition of Eridu, Nammu was regarded as a creator deity. [6]
In the EnÅ«ma Eliš, compiled at a later date and relying on the tradition mentioned above, Lahmu is the first-born son of Abzu and Tiamat. He and his sister Laḫamu are the parents of Anshar and Kishar, parents of Anu and thus ancestors of Ea and Marduk according to this specific theogony. [10]
An HIV diagnosis changed everything for Richard Hernandez, who has since become Eva Tiamat Medusa, the Tiamat Dragon Lady. In 1997, Hernandez was working as the vice president at an American bank ...
Jeff Grubb believes that she is Tiamat, [1] Goddess (or Queen) of evil dragons in many other Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings. However, the two are separate entities according to Dragonlance creator, Tracy Hickman [2] and others. [3] The 4th Edition Draconomicon books confirm that Takhisis is Tiamat in fourth edition.