The earliest big family

At the beginning of HarmonyOS, the sky, the earth and people didn't exist. Gankun was in chaos, and only a few gods were in it. The two oldest gods revered by later generations as "Apsu" and "Tiamat" didn't even have names at that time. He can't tell the difference between himself and the outside world, and his fate has not yet been determined. This is what the world looked like at first.

as time goes by, the world begins to change. One of the changes is that Upsu married Tiamat, which is probably the most special wedding in history: Upsu is a large area of fresh water, while Tiamat is a large area of salt water, and the way they combine is to mix them together, just as we mix milk and coffee today. This stirring brews new life.

The twins Rahm and Lahham came into the world first. When the two children grow up, they are big and strong, and they can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary children. Then the mighty Ansar and the beautiful Kishwar were born, and they grew taller than their brothers. Soon, the brother and sister were married. The crystallization of their marriage is the future famous master of heaven and father of all gods, Anu. However, this is another story.

In short, the old gods worked hard to have children, and finally made the deserted world lively. However, contradictions also arise: the new generation of deities are all restless problem of juvenile, and they have too much energy left, so there is no way to avoid making trouble. Such a large Gankun was stirred up, and even Tiamat, the great mother, was harassed. In the end, Upsu was fed up. He called his wife and a confidant minister named Mumu together and held a secret meeting to discuss the feasibility of killing his children.

Upsu feels that only by completely destroying those young players can he keep his ears quiet. Tiamat, however, loathe to give up. Mother is a mother after all. With tears in her eyes, she exhorted her husband, "Since we want to destroy them, why did we have to work so hard to bring them out?"? Their behavior is really irritating, but we should treat it calmly. " This is not unreasonable. It's a pity that Upsu was already angry at that time and wouldn't listen to anything. In addition, Mumu was fanning the flames, and the deadly plan against the children was settled on the spot.

there is no windtight wall. Things were soon known to the younger generation.

The newborn calves are full of emotion, saying that they should never sit back and wait. When discussing the specific plan of winning first, Aea, the god of water and wisdom, showed his talent to the gods. Egypt's smart analysis of the power balance, that Upsu can not defeat the enemy, can only outsmart. So while Upsu was slack, he read a sweet spell, secretly injected his sleep into Upsu's body, made him fall asleep, and then easily cut off his head.

it's unbelievable that the victory came so easily. The next thing is like a breeze. The younger gods soon conquered Mumu, the companion god of Upsu, and snatched the power to dominate the world from the hands of the older gods. Now they want the wind to be the wind and the rain to be the rain. Even the body of Apsu, the god of the beginning, was taken away to make the best use of it-Aea built a beautiful new house for himself on it.

from then on, "apsu" became the name of the holy land. Babylonians will tell you that Aea and his wife Damme kina settled in Apsu. Moreover, Marduk, the greatest god in Babylon, the son of Aea, who enjoys 5 titles in later generations, will soon be born there ...

Second, the revenge of the great mother God

The death of Upsu changed Tiamat's temperament greatly. She was originally made of water, but now she has become an ugly seven-headed snake, utterly confused and running around day and night. The once loving mother was bitten by the flame of hatred and revenge. And those old gods who lost their original interests kept stirring up behind their backs.

"What did you do, Tiamat?" They pour out, "The husband died tragically, but the wife did nothing ... What kind of wife are you?"

Their tears and saliva poured on Tiamat's heart like oil, which made it burn more and more brightly. Finally, Tiamat defected.

The vengeful Mother God managed the old headquarters and made eleven snakes and demons to strengthen the momentum of the army. She promoted a monster named Jingu from her earlier gods, promised him her life, and gave him the supreme destiny book, making him the commander-in-chief of the revenge division. The rebels are aggressive and come straight for the new deal of the younger generation. Aea was the first god to know the danger. He immediately presented Ansar, but Ansar had no choice but to send Egypt to surrender. Poor Aea was scared back by her men before she got close to Lord Tiamat. The only gain was that she was deeply impressed by the hostility of the rebels.

When dark clouds were pressing the city, Ansar summoned the gods and asked who could conquer the rebels, but the gods kept silent.

who will take such a thankless thing! Tiamat is the mother of all living beings. Who can survive from her anger? The gods are whispering in their bellies.

At this time, a young god stepped forward from the silent majority. The gods turned their eyes to him. I saw his noble appearance and extraordinary bearing. He had four eyes and four ears. When he opened his mouth, flames burst out from between his lips and teeth, but it was Marduk, the son of God Aea. He said to Ansar, "Please send me."

Malduk was born in the holy land of Apsu, and he has double power. His wise father, Aea, once called him to the temple and said, "My son, you must listen to me. Go to Ansar and offer yourself. You are a talented person who leads the troops to the war. When he sees you, his anxious heart will calm down. " Marduk was already ready to move, and he was even more irrepressible after being encouraged by his father. At the moment, he volunteered and promised Ansar that he would put Tiamat's neck on the soles of his feet, so that the gods could rest easy.

But he has one condition, that is, Ansar must hold a meeting of the gods, endow him with status and glory beyond the gods, and make it known to the whole world.

"I fought for you, conquered Tiamat for you, and saved your lives. So I will decide my fate through my own mouth, not yours. " Marduk said, "My orders will not be changed! What I said should become a reality! "

As far as the situation was concerned, there was really no better choice, so Ansar had to promise him. He sent his minister Gaga to meet Rahm, Rahm and other celestial gods, and invited them to * * * business events, so as to give Marduk heavy power.

It seems that the great gods who are bound by fate have just learned of the mutiny in Tiamat, and they all express their incomprehension and regret. One by one, they came to Ansar's territory, kissed and greeted each other in the chamber, and took this time to ponder the wording later. Although the front line has ignited a bonfire, it does not prevent Ansar from holding a large banquet to entertain noble gods to feast on food and drink wine. When the wine is drunk and the ears are hot, the gods forget their fears. They sang heartily and embraced Marduk to the throne.

you are the most glorious warrior among the gods! -those big shots shouted at Malduk-your position is unparalleled! You give orders like Anu! Your words have supreme authority! You make the honor and disgrace sink and float all obey! Our lives are all in your hands ... The sweet words of the gods are as straight as the sky. And Marduk performed a little trick for fun. He opened his arms and murmured, and the star screen disappeared in front of the gods in an instant; After he changed a spell, the star screen reappeared. The play brought the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.

In this way, Marduk, who was ordered by the crisis, initially established his position and went to conquer Tiamat with all kinds of magic weapons given by the gods. His chariot is a gorgeous storm, which is driven by four magical horses: destruction, ruthlessness, trampling and galloping. They roared and rampaged through the enemy lines, making Marduk kill all the way into the rebel camp-the territory of Tiamat.

At this time, Marduk is imposing. He spits out the treasures of the gods, holds all kinds of poisonous herbs, and his armor shines on him, shining more brightly than ten suns. Tiamat's minions were dizzy and weak at the sight of him, and lost their resistance. Even Tiamat had to rely on spells to barely control his trembling. Malduk saw their weakness at a glance. "Stop supporting this rebellion with your lips." Ma erduke shouted to Tiamat. He accused the great mother God of being proud, violent, restless, and not qualified to be a mother in the world, and declared that the divine power had gone away from her. Finally, he challenged her and asked her if she had the courage to fight with him alone since she had the courage to rise up and rebel.

Tiamat was provoked by Malduk, went on the rampage, lost his mind, and finally died without any suspense-Malduk covered her with a huge net made of wind, which made her unable to advance and retreat, and blew the wind into her roaring mouth, making her body swell like a balloon. Then an arrow that passed through the heart ended everything straight away. And Marduk, as he said before, put his foot on the neck of the corpse of the Great Mother God.

an aggressive rebellion collapsed in an instant. Without Tiamat, the rebels are just a mob. They fled in panic, but they couldn't escape the magnificent skynet laid by Marduk. Including Jin Gu, who is in command, has also become a prisoner.

Malduk found the book of destiny in Jingu, which symbolizes the dominance of the universe. He sealed it with wax and hung it on his chest.

this is the best trophy. It created a great, brave and fearless Babylonian god Marduk. Since then, every emperor of the two rivers who wants to publicize his authority (for example, in the preface of code of hammurabi, he indicated that he was legislated by destiny, etc.) must quote Malduk's name.

However, it seems that the main gods in the mythical communities in the two river basins are not fixed. Such as Anu and enlil, have all enjoyed the treatment of the Lord God. This may have something to do with the rise and fall of the status of the city-state-in the two rivers, many great gods have a corresponding city-state, for example, Marduk is the god of Babylon, and Egypt is the god of Elidu. When the status of a city-state rises, its patron saint will be taken seriously accordingly.