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Table of Ancient ‘Savior Battles with Serpent’ Legends Derived from GenesiSumerian !inurta

and AsagA""adian #ardu" and

Tiamat$g%ptian &e and

Apophis'indu (ndra and

)ritra'ittite Storm*g

and (llu%an"a

oNinurta, the rulinggod

Marduk, whobecomes chief god

Supreme god, Re, orgod Seth

Indra, the god rulingover creatures

Storm-god

Said to save “Security “Saves “!eliverer “Saviour

'urt !efeated in first battleSometimes swallowedthen freed

"aws broken in battle#an$uishedtemporarily

pent+Dragon %sag, a snake-likecreature

&iamat, mother of thegods

 %pophis, serpent of theunderworld

#ritra, a drought-causing dragon

!ragon Illuyank

Spea"s 'as devious words (es

Association withwoman

Is female#ritra)s mother alsokilled

*oddess Inaraslures him to bat

'as offspring 'as offspring

++ monsters as

offspring

'is children are killed

with him 'as offspring

(s deceptivelans to harm sonsshe swore to love

!ragon fooled icoming to ban$

Brings death Is murderousan annihilate soulsafter death

&he drought hebrought caused death

tleNinurta smashed allhis enemies

Marduk kill &iamat andimprisons her seed

.ach night Re beheads/ imprisons %pophis

Indra kills #ritra / itsmother with lightning

Storm-god kills dragon / its see

Serpent contends for godship

laims kingship Is the $ueen of gods&ries to kill supremegod

hallenges Indra#an$uishes godtemporarily

'ead harmed %ll of %sag flattenedby Ninurta

rushed ut off, crushed rushed

ent to debased place0ffspring put infetters and prison

ut in prison

e,s-Re kills serpent undertree of life

Gree" Apollo and.%thon

Gree" /l%mpian godsand Titans

Gree" 0eus andT%phon

Gree"+.hoenician1ronos and /phion

0oroastrian A#a2da and Ahri

o %pollo, son of 1eus,god of sun and arts

0lympian gods, sonsof hronos

1eus, the supremegod

2ronos, the ruling god %hur-Ma3da, thcreator god

Said to save “Savior4eader, 1eus, is“Savior

“Savior“4ord of savingpower

'urt %ll e5cept 1eus swal-lowed at birth by father 

Sinews of hands /feet were severed

 %fflicted with 6diseases and d

pent+Dragonython, a hugedragon

&itans pictured withserpent lower portions

&yphon, a hundred-headed dragon

0phion, a serpent %hriman, anti-creator of serp

Spea"s %cted as divineoracle

Speaks of deceiving hisown father, 'eaven

'as voices in all itsheads that speak

 %greed to a battle todecide who would rule

Speaks of his edeeds

sociation with woman2illed for trying toslay %pollo)s mother 

hronos plots with hismother 

'era bore him out ofanger toward 1eus

'ad .urynome as wifeand $ueen

'as offspring'as offspring, thehimera monster 

'as 0lympian gods asoffspring

'ad as seed the worstmonsters of *rk myth

'ad monstrousoffspring

reated the se %3i !ahak

(s deceptivehronos deceives hisfather, 'eaven

Typhon comes from*rk word “to delude

Brings death7rings death anddoom to men

Seemingly broughtdeath to his offspring

'e caused much harmto men

Is “all death

tle %pollo slew ythonwith his arrows

0lympians overcame&itans w8rocks / bolts

1eus slew the gigantic&yphon with lightning

2ronos threw 0phionin the sea

Invoked gods tdrive evil gods

Serpent contends for godship

&ried to keep theirrulership

ontended with 1eusfor rulership

7attled with 2ronos for rulership

0pposes all th %hur-Ma3da c

'ead harmedMt9 %etna crushes hishead

'ead is smittethe god Sraosh

ent to debased placeython meansrotted 

Sent to &artarus Sent to &artarus Sent to &artarus Sent to hell

e,s- %pollo born by treesof life and knowledge

 %hriman withetree of life