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What is Tiamat usually depicted as?

Tiamat’s exact physical appearance in Mesopotamian mythology is uncertain. Some descriptions allude to her having a tail, and she is depicted both as a woman and as a body of water.

These descriptions, along with her affiliation with monsters, have inspired portrayals associating her with serpents and dragons. In contemporary popular culture, she appears as a five-headed draconic deity in Dungeons & Dragons.