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Identifying Mythical Elements

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Which elements of a myth appear in this story from

early Babylon? Check all that apply.

Ea called on Marduk, a great warrior god, saying that if

Marduk should be victorious, he would be the lord of all

the gods. A great battle ensued, with gods raging against

each other. Marduk reached Tiamat, the embodiment of

chaos, and smashed her head with his great club. He

sliced her in half, making the North Wind bear her pieces

away. From each half of her ribs he created the vault of

the heavens and the earth. Her weeping eyes became

sacred rivers, and Tiamat was no more.

- "Enuma Elish,"

Early Babylonian myth

a supernatural being

an explanation of natural phenomena

O a fantastic setting

O a heroic human

a conflict between beings