Tiamat
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Tiamat
Summary
Tiamat is a goddess[1]. She ranks in the top 4% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Tiamat was married to Abzu[3].
- Among Tiamat's spouses was Kingu[4].
- A child of Tiamat was Lahmu[5].
- A child of Tiamat was Lahamu[6].
- Tiamat is recorded as female[7].
- Tiamat's instance of is recorded as goddess[8].
- Tiamat's instance of is recorded as water deity[9].
- Tiamat's Commons category is recorded as Tiamat[10].
- Tiamat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tiamat[11].
- Tiamat's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion[12].
- Tiamat's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
- Tiamat's partially coincident with is recorded as Echidna[14].
- Tiamat's different from is recorded as Tiamat[15].
- Tiamat dates from the ancient Near East[16].
- Tiamat's culture is recorded as Babylonia[17].
Body
Personal Life
Spouses include Abzu[3], a water deity[18] and Kingu[4], a god[19]. Children include Lahmu[5], a Mesopotamian deity[20] and Lahamu[6], a goddess[21].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Tiamat include she[22], a musical group[23], in Sweden[24], founded in 1987[25].
Why It Matters
Tiamat ranks in the top 4% of goddess entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
She has been cited as an influence by Echidna[28], a Greek deity[29].
Entities named for her include she[22], a musical group[23], in Sweden[24], founded in 1987[25].
FAQs
Who was Tiamat married to?
Tiamat's spouses include Abzu[3] and Kingu[4].
Who did Tiamat influence?
Tiamat has been cited as an influence by Echidna[28].