Tiamat
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In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat is the cosmic ocean that mates with Abzû, the groundwater, to produce the Babylonian pantheon in the creation myth recorded in the Enūma Eliš.
"Mighty was he to look upon", illustration by Evelyn Paul, depicting Marduk (upper right) smiting Tiamat (bottom), Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria, 1916
Qingu
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Qingu was a Mesopotamian god. He is best known from the Enūma Eliš, where he acts as a subordinate and spouse of Tiamat, and an adversary of Marduk. After his defeat he is killed and his blood is used
Tiamat
…but is slain. Enraged, Tiamat wages war upon the children who killed him, bringing forth a series of monsters as weapons. She also takes a new consort, Qingu, and bestows on him the Tablet of Destinies, which represents legitimate divine rulership. Enki's son, the storm-god Marduk, eventually defeats her…
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