Norse
Ymir
first giant, raw material of the world
Tiamat
Mesopotamian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- salt water, primordial mother
- Symbols and attributes
- Dragon or serpent in later art
- Partner
- Apsu
Key myth
After Apsu's death she raises monsters and a champion, Kingu, to fight the younger gods. Marduk kills her and shapes the sky and earth from her body.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Marduk's victory is the Babylonian version, in which he replaces older gods. Some scholars argue the story propagates Babylon's political rise.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Tiamat: creation and first beings, sea and waters. This is overlap in one area only.