History
The first of the Annunaki after his older siblings Lahmu and Lahamu, Kingu was the offspring of Apsû (the embodiment of fresh water beneath the Earth's surface) and the dragon-like Tiamat (the primeval embodiment of the sea). Becoming annoyed by the chaos introduced by the younger generations of Annunaki sired by Lahmu and Lahamu, Apsû planned to destroy his descendants. But the Annunaki water god Ea learned of this plan and preemptively slew Apsû. Enraged, Kingu and his mother Tiamat led armies of his mother's monstrous progeny in an attack on the Annunaki, resulting in a prolonged civil war. During this war, Tiamat's minions stole the Tablet of Destinies from the Annunaki, which Kingu then used as a breastplate, granting him great power that rivaled that of his grandnephew Anu, skyfather of the Annunaki. Leading Tiamat's armies, Kingu laid siege to the Annunaki's home realm of Dilmun, resulting in a long stalemate in the civil war. Ea's son Marduk, the Annunaki god of magic, eventually gained control of Anu's army, broke the stalemate, and slew Tiamat. Marduk then battled Kingu and reclaimed the "Tablet of Destinies" from him before slaughtering Tiamat's remaining followers.[1][2]
Attributes
Powers
Kingu possessed the conventional physical attributes of the Annunaki, the Mesopotamian gods. Using the "Tablet of Destinies" as a breastplate, he gained even greater power that rivaled that of his grandnephew Anu, skyfather of the Annunaki.[1][2]
Abilities
Kingu was a skilled military strategist, capable of leading an army against his Annunaki brethren.[1][2]
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; The Annunaki's entry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 ; Marduk's entry