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MARDUK

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Near Eastern Mythology

Pronounced: MAHR-dook (English)   [key]

Meaning unknown. In Babylonian mythology he was the chief god, presiding over heaven, light, sky, battle, and fertility. After killing the dragon Tiamat, who was an old enemy of the gods, he created the world and sky from the pieces of her body.
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