tiamat

IPA: tˈiʌmæt

Root Word: Tiamat

A Babylonian goddess who personifies the sea, considered the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos.
(in the works of Zecharia Sitchin) A supposed planet once located between Mars and Jupiter.

Examples of "tiamat" in Sentences

Tiamat, the dragon goddess of chaos in Mesopotamian mythology, was said to have given birth to the first generation of deities
The ancient Babylonians worshipped Tiamat as the primordial goddess of the salt sea
According to myth, Marduk defeated Tiamat in battle and created the world from her body
Scholars believe that the story of Tiamat and Marduk may have influenced other creation myths in the ancient Near East
The epic battle between Tiamat and Marduk is a central theme in the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth