Tiamat
Babylonian chaos goddess
Tiamat is a primordial goddess of the sea in Babylonian mythology, depicted as a dragon or serpent of chaos.
In the creation epic *Enuma Elish*, the god Marduk slays her and fashions the heavens and earth from her body.
The name appears frequently in fantasy games and fiction as a dragon deity or monster: The party finally faced Tiamat in the final dungeon.
Babylonian supreme deity
- Enuma ElishBabylonian cosmogonic narrative
- primordialExisting from the start
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
Mesopotamian · dragon · serpent · saltwater · creation · goddess · Akkadian · Sumerian
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
- beastLarge wild animal
sea creature · scales · fangs · coils · spawn · brood · fearsome · monstrous
Earth's earliest waters
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- watersBodies of liquid
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
void · ocean · depths · formless · darkness · mother · origin · birth
Marduk
Babylonian supreme deity
- Enuma ElishBabylonian cosmogonic narrative
- primordialExisting from the start
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
Babylonian · Mesopotamian · dragon · serpent · saltwater · creation · goddess · Akkadian · Sumerian · cosmogony
dragon
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
beast · sea creature · scales · fangs · coils · spawn · brood · fearsome · monstrous · titanic
primordial sea
Earth's earliest waters
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- watersBodies of liquid
abyss · void · ocean · depths · formless · darkness · mother · origin · birth · elemental
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- chromaticRelating to color
- dragon queenFantasy female reptile monarch
- evilProfound moral wickedness
deity · boss · campaign · cult · lair · hoard · fiend · Baldur's Gate · summoning · avatar