Marduk

A figure from the Babylonian Creation Epic:

(a)

Against the fearful hosts of Tiamat the gods finally put up Marduk, the god of spring, who represents the victorious sun. Marduk prepares himself for battle and forges his invincible weapons CW5 ¶ 376

(a-1)

He created the evil wind, Imhullu, the sou'wester, the hurricane. The fourfold wind, the sevenfold wind, the whirlwind, and the harmful wind. Then he let loose the winds he had brought forth, all seven of them: To stir up confusion in Tiamat's vitals, they followed behind him. Then the Lord raised up the cyclone, his mighty weapon. For his chariot he mounted the storm-wind, matchless and terrible

(b)

His chief weapons are the wind and a net with which he hopes to catch Tiamat. He approaches Tiamat and challenges her to single combat CW5 ¶ 377

(c)

After Marduk had slain Tiamat, he sat down and planned the creation of the world CW5 ¶ 378

(d)

In this manner Marduk created the world from the mother (fig. 041) . Evidently the killing of the mother-dragon here takes the form of a negative wind-fertilization CW5 ¶ 379

(d)

119 CW5 Ser: 6 Par 379 (d) FigNo 041

(e)

The world is created from the mother, i.e., with the libido that is withdrawn from her through the sacrifice, and through prevention of the regression that threatened to overcome the hero CW5 ¶ 379


Headings

  • Marduk slays Tiamat
  • planned the creation of the world
  • killing of mother-dragon
  • libido withdrawn from mother
  • Marduk created the world from the mother
  • negative wind-fertilization
  • regression threatened to overcome hero
  • world created from the mother
  • Babylonian Creation Epic
  • cyclone
  • evil wind, sou'wester, hurricane, whirlwind
  • fearful hosts of Tiamat
  • fourfold wind, sevenfold wind, harmful wind
  • Marduk as god of spring
  • Marduk as the victorious sun
  • Marduk forges his invincible weapons
  • Marduk mounted the storm-wind
  • Marduk's weapons as the wind and a net
  • Tiamat challenged to single combat