Babylonian GoddessTiamat

Shockingly enough i am now asking for information ont his Goddess.

What do i know about Tiamat:

Babylonian Goddess and considered the mother of all until her consort was killed, she turned rather nasty at this point and was eventually slain by her own son (one of ummmm countless children she had)

Information is very scarce about this particular Goddess so any added info or even linkies will help a great deal

Hi Tia
Im afraid like you i haven't managed to find much on her. But i hope these might be able to give you more avenues for your research.

http://www.dragonstouch.co.uk/QtoZ.html

http://www.darkstar1.co.uk/ds6.htm

http://www.eridu.co.uk/Author/human_origins/AAS_Intro2/Sitchin_Message/enuma.html

Blessings *huggles*

I've never really known anything about Babylonian mythology, (it always looked a bit complicated, SO many characters!) but after looking around for info on Tiamat i think I'd quite like to learn a bit more, there's some very good stories in there!

I couldn't find much on her really. Wikipedia calls her '...the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos.' Descriptions don't come much more formidable than that!

But chaos breeds creation, and apparently heaven and earth were made from the remains of her body and her tears became the source of 2 of the earths greatest rivers. (i particularly like that bit of the story- it's sad but a nice touch!)

If you're interested in Babylonian mythology in general i found this online version of their Creation Myth. in which Tiamat plays er...rather a large role!

Hope any of that helps!

Bram wrote:If you're interested in Babylonian mythology in general i found this online version of their Creation Myth. in which Tiamat plays er...rather a large role!

It is my goal to research at least one God and/or Goddess from every culture past and present. (soooo gotta finish writin up Durga )


Lol yeh just a ikkle one I managed to find 'basic' information but in depth is hard to find. So thank you ladies i will be diggin around the links you sent me and when i finished writing about her it will, ofcourse, be posted on this site

Information on Tiamat is scarce but i managed to write a short piece on her......hope you all enjoy and thank you to all who helped me in my research