While the son and grandson of Tiamat, Ea and Marduk, represent the forces of good, wisdom, power, and might. Ea, Son of Apsu, decides to protect the younger gods from Apsu's wrath. ... Ea then assumes control of the cosmos and conceives his son Marduk. ... One can make note of the negative way in which the Babylonians portrayed creation. ... One can already note a similarity between this creation story and the Enuma Elish in the way that the sky vault was created in order to separate the two great bodies of water. ...

• Word Count: 2250
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School