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Qingu, also spelled Kingu (𒀭𒆥𒄖, d kin-gu, lit. ' unskilled laborer '), was a god in Babylonian mythology, and the son of the gods Abzu and Tiamat. [1] After the murder of his father, Apsu, he served as the consort of his mother, Tiamat, who wanted to establish him as ruler and leader of all gods before she was killed by Marduk.
Zahhāk orders for Kāva's son to be released in a bid to coerce Kāva into certifying the document, but Kāva tears up the document, leaves the court, and creates a flag out of his blacksmith's apron as a standard of rebellion – the Kāviyāni Banner, derafsh-e Kāviyānī (درفش کاویانی). Kāva proclaims himself in support of ...
A male-female pair, they mate and Tiamat gives birth to the first generation of gods. [266] Ea (Enki) slays Abzu [266] and Tiamat gives birth to eleven monsters to seek vengeance for her lover's death. [266] Eventually, Marduk, the son of Enki and the national god of the Babylonians, slays Tiamat and uses her body to create the earth. [266]
In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat (Akkadian: 𒀭𒋾𒀀𒆳 D TI.AMAT or 𒀭𒌓𒌈 D TAM.TUM, Ancient Greek: Θαλάττη, romanized: Thaláttē) [1] is the primordial sea, mating with Abzû (Apsu), the groundwater, to produce the gods in the Babylonian epic Enûma Elish, which translates as "when on high."
Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr ibn Muljam al-Muradi (Arabic: عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَن ابْنُ عَمْرِو ابْنُ مُلْجَم الْمُرَادِيّ, romanized: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muljam al-Murādī), commonly known simply as Ibn Muljam, was a Kharijite dissident primarily known for having assassinated Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and the ...
In the novel Fury of the Dragon Goddess under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, Qingu attempts to reclaim the tablet in modern times in order to resurrect Tiamat and bring an end to all of existence. The Tablet of Destinies is an offensive, defensive, and utility item in Smite, a third player multiplayer online battle arena game first released ...
Sohrab and Rostam fighting:from "The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp" (circa 1522)Rostam or Rustam (Persian: رستم) is a legendary hero in Persian mythology, the son of Zāl and Rudaba, whose life and work was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh, or Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history.
Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi (Arabic: الْمُخْتَار ٱبْن أَبِي عُبَيْد الثَّقَفِيّ, romanized: al-Mukhtār ibn Abī ʿUbayd al-Thaqafī; c. 622 – 3 April 687) was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna.