Tiamat (In Mesopotamian mythology

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• Mesopotamian mythology — is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.The Sumerians practiced a polytheistic religion, with anthropomorphic gods or goddesses… …   Wikipedia

• Mesopotamian mythology —       the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia.       A brief treatment of Mesopotamian mythology follows. For full treatment,… …   Universalium

• Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons) — Tiamat Tiamat in the background with her human form in the foreground Game background Title(s) The Chromatic Dragon[1], Creator of Evil Dragonkind …   Wikipedia

• Mesopotamian religion — Introduction  beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and… …   Universalium

• Mesopotamian religion — The god Marduk and his dragon Mušḫuššu, from a Babylonian cylinder seal. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the Sumerian and Akkadian (Assyrian/Babylonian) peoples living in Mesopotamia (around the… …   Wikipedia

• Tiamat — /tyah maht/, n. an Akkadian goddess, the consort of Apsu and mother of the gods. * * * In Mesopotamian mythology, a primal goddess who is a personification of salt water and the mother of the gods. When conflict between her husband, Apsu, and the …   Universalium

• Babylonian mythology — is a set of stories depicting the activities of Babylonian deities, heroes, and mythological creatures. While these stories are in modern times usually considered a component of Babylonian religion, their purpose was not necessarily religious in… …   Wikipedia

• Me (mythology) — Fertile Crescent myth series Mesopotamia …   Wikipedia

• Sin (mythology) — Impression of the cylinder seal of Ḫašḫamer, ensi (high priest) of Sin at Iškun Sin ca. 2100 BC. The seated figure is probably king Ur Nammu, bestowing the governorship on Ḫašḫamer, who is led before him by a lamma (protective goddess). Sin/Nanna …   Wikipedia

• Jewish mythology — is generally the sacred and traditional narratives that help explain and symbolize the Jewish religion, whereas Jewish folklore consists of the folk tales and legends that existed in the general Jewish culture. There is very little early folklore …   Wikipedia

• MYTH, MYTHOLOGY — (Gr. μῦθος; word, word content, narrative ). A myth is a story about the universe that is considered sacred. Such a story deals with the great moments of man s life: birth, initiation, and death, referring them to events that took place in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism