Tiamat
Culture & Region
Mesopotamia (Babylon)
Time Period
c. 2000-1000 BCE (Enuma Elish)
Domains
Primordial chaossalt seacreation through destruction
Symbols & Animals
Sea serpentdragonchaos waters
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Mythological rather than cultic
Key Myths & Stories
Enuma Elish creation epic; body becomes cosmos after defeat by Marduk
Related Deities
≈ Chaos/Gaia (Greek primordials)