Mythology · 2
In the Babylonian creation epic the Enuma Elish, which god slew the primordial sea goddess Tiamat to become king of the gods?
Answer
Marduk
Marduk, chosen champion of the younger gods, defeated Tiamat in single combat and was crowned king of the Babylonian pantheon as his reward.
💡 Did you know?
The Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish features the god Marduk killing the primordial goddess Tiamat, then crafting the world from her corpse—making humans from her blood mixed with clay.
Other options people guess
- Enlil
- Anu
- Ea
Topics
- babylonian-mythology
- creation-myths
- marduk
- mesopotamia
Know your mythology trivia?
Play a free Mythology quiz and see how many you get right — no signup needed to start.
More Mythology facts
Mythology
According to the Enuma Elish, Marduk split Tiamat's slain body in half to form which two parts of the cosmos?
The Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish features the god Marduk killing the primordial goddess Tiamat, then crafting the world from her corpse—making humans from her blood mixed with clay.
Mythology
In ancient Mesopotamian myth, what determined how harshly or kindly a soul was treated after entering the underworld?
The Mesopotamian underworld had no judgment or punishment—all souls, good and evil alike, became powerless shadows eating dust forever, regardless of earthly deeds.
Mythology
According to ancient Mesopotamian belief, what did the souls of the dead subsist on forever in the underworld?
The Mesopotamian underworld had no judgment or punishment—all souls, good and evil alike, became powerless shadows eating dust forever, regardless of earthly deeds.
Mythology
In Norse mythology, what creature was placed above the bound Loki to continually drip venom onto his face?
Loki's punishment for causing Baldur's death involved being chained beneath a serpent dripping venom onto his face—yet he remains bound there awaiting Ragnarök, making him both prisoner and apocalypse trigger.
Mythology
During the Titanomachy, the freed Hecatoncheires used their many arms to hurl boulders in support of which side, helping secure its victory?
Hecatoncheires—the hundred-handed giants of Greek myth—were imprisoned by their own father, then freed to fight Titans, becoming war heroes by accident.
Mythology
In Greek mythology, which hero blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus by driving a sharpened stake into his single eye?
Odysseus told Polyphemus his name was 'Nobody' — so when the Cyclops cried out in pain, the other Cyclopes heard 'Nobody hurt me' and went back to sleep.