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View Name: Marduk
MARDUK
Gender:
Masculine
Usage:
Near Eastern Mythology
Pronounced:
MAHR-dook
(English)
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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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