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| Primeval energy, lover of Tiamat; plots to destroy children in Tiamat's stomach; body becomes home to the new gods; the first one, underground springs; god of fresh water; sea of wisdom; fresh water and male principle; foundation for the world |
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| Babylonian sky god, son of Tiamat and Apsu, kills his father Apsu and creates home of the new gods from Apsu's body |
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| goddess of the ocean (salt water); chaos monster; salt water and female principle; formless water of the sea; parallel to Ge/Gaia |
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| Also Nudimmud, son of Anu; god of crafts, mischief, fresh water, wisdom and incantations; taught men the arts and skills of civilization by sending them the Seven Sages; creates a sleep spell to cast on Apsu and Mummu. This makes them vulnerable, so they are attacked and slain |
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| Also Ea, son of Anu; god of crafts, mischief, fresh water, wisdom and incantations; taught men the arts and skills of civilization by sending them the Seven Sages; creates a sleep spell to cast on Apsu and Mummu. This makes them vulnerable, so they are attacked and slain |
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| consort of Tiamat who wanted to make him ruler and leader of all gods, slain by Marduk, blood used to create human kind |
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| vizier of Apsu and Tiamat, plots to kill noisy children with Apsu, is put to sleep by Ea/Nudimmud |
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| lover of Ea, mother of Marduk |
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| hero of Mesopotamian Epic, killed Qingu |
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