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MARDUK
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
Near Eastern Mythology
PRONOUNCED:
MAHR-dook
(English)
[key]
Meaning & History
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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