TIAMAT



 

TIAMAT is the primordial goddess of the "salt sea" belonging to Babylonian mythology, also associated with a primordial monster of chaos mentioned in the epic poem Enûma Elish. Ti means life and loves, mother.1 Regarding her appearance, she is usually identified with the appearance of a gigantic serpent or sea dragon.

In ancient Babylonian religion, Tiamat is a primordial goddess of the salty sea, who unites with Abzû, the god of fresh water, to produce younger gods. She is the symbol of the chaos of primordial creation. She is referred to as a woman and is described as the shimmering one. It is suggested that there are two parts to the Tiamat myths, the first in which Tiamat is a creator goddess, through a sacred marriage between salt and fresh water, peacefully creating the cosmos through successive generations. In the second Chaoskampf, Tiamat is considered the monstrous incarnation of primordial chaos. Some sources identify her with images of a sea serpent or a dragon.



Comentarios

Publicar un comentario

Entradas más populares de este blog

Anu, Bēl, y Ea

Imagen
  ANU: He was one of the oldest gods in the Sumerian pantheon, and was part of a triad of great gods, along with Enlil, god of the air and atmosphere, and Enki (also known, in Akkadian, as Ea), god of the earth or of the foundations". He was considered to be the father and first king of the gods. BEL: (Heb. Bêl, “lord [owner]”; acc. Bêlu [related to the Heb. ba’al, “lord”]). Popular name of Marduk (Merodach*), the chief god of the Babylonians (Jer 50:2). Originally Marduk was no more than a local Babylonian god, but in the time of Hammurabi he rose to prominence when Babylon became the capital of the empire. From that time on he was considered the chief of all the Babylonian gods, surpassing in excellence even his father, Ea. EA: (also known as Enki, Enkig, Nudimmud, Ninsiku) was the Sumerian god of wisdom, fresh water, intelligence, cunning-mischief, crafts, magic, exorcism, healing, creation, virility , fertility and art. Iconography depicts him as a bearded man wearing a horned...
Leer más

BABYLONIAN ASTRONOMY

Imagen
Babylonian mythology is based on the belief of different myths, legends and religions; it arose in the second millennium BCE. The belief in these gods became so strong that it caused the birth of a city. During the second millennium B.C. many tribes got together and decided to lead a peaceful life without anguish, they settled in what is now known as Syria and, together with the code of Hammurabi, Babylon was established as a city. For the Chaldeans, cultural heirs of the Sumerians, the Universe was a completely closed region. The Earth was flat, it was made up of immense plains with a huge mountain in the center and it floated on a great sea, which was a space forbidden to men and was called the waters of death. Heaven had been built by Marduk, out of hard, polished metal that reflected sunlight during the day. When night came, it took on a dark blue color because it became a curtain where the gods represented the planets, the Moon and the stars.          ...
Leer más