Translations:Tiamat/2/en

 
Part of a series of articles on the Solar System

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   The Sun    Helios and Vesta Temple of the Sun Sunspots

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   Planets    Mercury Venus Freedom’s Star (Earth) Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

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   Former planets    Tiamat Hedron Maldek

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   Other bodies    The Moon Lilith Vulcan Asteroids Comets Comet Kohoutek

In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is the female principle of chaos (represented as the anarchic, tumultuous sea or the powers of salt water) which takes the form of a dragon. She is depicted as the enemy of the gods of light and law.