Lahamu
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Lahamu was the first-born daughter of Tiamat and Apsu in Akkadian mythology. With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. Lahamu is sometimes seen as a serpent, and sometimes as a woman with a red sash and six curls on her head. It is suggested that the pair were represented by the silt of the sea-bed.
She and her brother/husband are never mentioned separately.
This article relating to a myth or legend from the ancient Middle East is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.[edit] Lahamu in Literature
In China Miéville's The Scar, it is briefly mentioned that there exists a large and undescribed sea creature called a lahamu.
[edit] References
Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
