Kingu
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Armed with all the magical powers conferred upon him by this Tablet, and heartened by all the laudatory epithets which his wife Tiâmat heaped upon him, Kingu went forth at the head of his devils.
From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge
He also directs the decrees of Anu, Bel, and Ea; but having rescued the gods from destruction at the hands of Kingu and Tiamat, he was greater than his "fathers", the elder gods.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Then Bel drew near, eager for the struggle with Tiamat, looking for victory over Kingu her husband.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
After Apsu's death she elevates one of her brood, named Kingu, to be her consort, a fact which suggests that in the Ishtar-Tammuz myth survives the influence of exceedingly ancient modes of thought.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Tiâmat then addresses Kingu directly: Through my word to thee, I have made thee the greatest among the gods.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
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