Babilonian Mythology and Religion - Creation Epics - Enuma Elish - Humanity's Creation from Kingu's Blood - Sumary Description - Non-Elaborate Posts - Post 2

 

 To realize this design, Marduk turned to Ea (Enki), the god of wisdom and crafts, who had earlier slain Apsu and mastered the secrets of creation. Ea proposed a mixture of divine essence with earthly matter: a small portion of divine blood combined with the fertile clay of the riverbanks. This formula symbolized the unity of heaven and earth, spirit and matter, immortal and mortal. In choosing this blend, the gods ensured that humans would share both the vitality of the gods and the perishability of the earth, forever bound to both realms.