Mesopotamian Mythology: Difference between revisions

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* [[Death by Sex]]: Happens to all of Inanna's lovers eventually. This is why [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]] turns her down.
* [[Divine Parentage]]: The only humans who figure at all in the myths have this.
* [[Draconic Divinity]]: Tiamat is the goddess of the primordial sea, and the mother of many creatures including dragons. She's also frequently portrayed as a dragon herself, though there's no true "canonical" description of the form she took.<ref>Least of all the five-headed multihued version from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.</ref>
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Though often described as dragons, Tiamat, Apsu, Kingu and Mummu fit this trope much better.
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: The demon, Pazuzu was often invoked to ward off Dimme.