Tiamat then creates light, the heavens, dry land, animals, and man.
Tiamat, the female dragon, is more powerful than her husband Apsu, who is slain by his son Ea.
Tiamat becomes the sworn enemy of the gods and their creation, the great principle of opposition and destruction.
Now Apsu and Tiamat remained amidst confusion in the deeps of chaos.
Along with Tiamat there were ranged in battle the evil creatures of night and destruction, most of whom had composite forms.
Tiamat assumes the form of a monster often repeated on monuments, but this form is not that of the serpent.
