TIAMAT The dreaded dragon of Babylonianlegend, Tiamat was the scourge of the Babylonian gods, and was eventually defeatedby Marduk, who shot a raging wind into her mouth, so that she could not close it andswallow him, then shafted an arrow into her belly, slaying her. Marduk then createdthe heavens and earth out of her carcass.Tiamat was said to be revolting in appearance, being a cross between a bird, a serpent and an animal, and she was seen asutterly evil.