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In this quote, Marduk finally confronts Tiamat in single combat. Before he strikes out at her, however, he makes several pointed remarks to the goddess. He asks Tiamat why she is so deceptive—her outward friendliness masks the deadly turmoil within. She also acts in an unseemly way for a mother, rejecting compassion for her children in favor of vengeance. These accusations make sense in light of Tiamat’s association with the chaos of the sea—the ocean’s outer calm and beauty do conceal danger in the depths, and the sea’s power can readily snuff out the lives of those whose livelihoods it…