Marduk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marduk (Bêl)
  • God of Babylon
  • God of creation, water, vegetation, judgment, and magic
Marduk and pet.jpg
9th century BC depiction of the Statue of Marduk, with his servant dragon Mušḫuššu. This was Marduk's main cult image in Babylon.
AbodeBabylon
PlanetJupiter
Symbolmušḫuššu
Personal information
ParentsEnki and Damgalnuna
SiblingsNinsar, Ninkurra, Uttu, Ninti
ConsortSarpanit
ChildrenNabu
Greek equivalentZeus,[1] Apollo[2]
Roman equivalentJupiter

Marduk (Cuneiform: