Mesopotamia

Tiamat

Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal impression as a possible depiction of Marduk standing atop and slaying the serpentine Tiamat.

Dragon Summary

Region of Origin
Tiamat, the Sea Serpent Dragon of Mesopotamia, is a primordial goddess of the sea. She is both a is a creator goddess and the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos. She gives birth to the first generation of deities, and is slain by the Storm-God Marduk. Marduk then form the Heavens and Earth from her body.