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Essay / The Babylonian Epic of Creation: God's Creation
In most stories, the Almighty God goes through some sort of trial to prove his strength. As Tablet VII says: “Let them resound abroad the song of Marduk / How he defeated Tiamat and took the kingship” (17-18). Marduk kills Tiamat and uses her body to create the world we live in. This is also shown in the Theogony: "He subdued his father, Kronos by might and for the gods / made a fair settlement and gave each his domain" (73-74) a text describing the triumph of the gods of Olympus, led by Zeus, on the titans. The only distinction lies in how they created man after their glorious victory. After discovering who had waged war against him, Marduk punished the traitor by using his blood to create man. As mentioned in Tablet VI “It was Qingu who waged war / He suborned Tiamat and prepared for battle / They bound him and held him before Ea / They imposed punishment on him and paid his blood / From his blood he created humanity” (29-33). In a way, the man was her trophy. Their eternal praise and adoration will forever serve as