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Marduk

American  
[mahr-dook] / ˈmɑr dʊk /
Also Merodach

noun

Babylonian Religion.
  1. the chief of the Babylonian deities.


Marduk British  
/ ˈmɑːdʊk /

noun

  1. the chief god of the Babylonian pantheon

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During Hammurabi’s dynasty, the storm god Marduk was elevated to the highest tier of the pantheon and accepted as the patron god of Babylonia.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

After he defeated the forces of the king in one battle, Cyrus was welcomed as a liberator by the Babylonians and he made a point of venerating Marduk to help ensure their ongoing loyalty.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Marduk, the great lord, established as his fate for me a magnanimous heart of one who loves Babylon, and I daily attended to his worship.”

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

There is no indication that someone who violated the marriage agreement suffered the eternal wrath of Shamash and Marduk, or that those deities took a personal interest in strong marriages.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2013

The Babylonian Marduk and the Greek Zeus was each considered master of the sky and king of the gods.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan