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Vrtra is the Hindu (Vedic) god of chaos. He is believed to be a primordial being existing before the formation of the cosmos, and was slain by the goddess Sarasvati.
In Hinduism, Vrtra (Sanskrit, "storm cloud") is a dark cloud of ignorance and sloth personified by a demon serpent that was vanquished by Indra. The story is the subject of several Vedic hymns, mentioned in the Rg Veda. A.G.H.
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In Babylonian myths, Tiamat is a huge, bloated female dragon that personifies the saltwater ocean, the water of Chaos. She is also the primordial mother of all that exists, including the gods themselves. Her consort is Apsu, the personification of the freshwater abyss that lies beneath the Earth. From their union, saltwater with freshwater, the first pair of gods were born. They are Lachmu and Lachamu, parents of Ansar and Kisar, grandparents of Anu and Ea.
In the creation epic Enuma elish, written around 2000 BCE, their descendants started to irritate Tiamat and Apsu so they decided to kill their offspring. Ea discovered their plans and he managed to kill Apsu while the latter was asleep. Tiamat flew into a rage when she learned about Apsu's death and wanted to avenge her husband. She created an army of monstrous creatures, which was to be led by her new consort Kingu, who is also her son. Eventually, Tiamat was defeated by the young god Marduk, who was born in the deep freshwater sea.
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History: Being the second oldest child of Loki the Trickster and Angboda, he was kidnapped by the gods. Those gods then threw him into the sea near Midgard, and they he slept and brooded and ate. And, he ate so much that he then encompassed the world and finally had to bite on his own tail.1
Thor was Jormugand's antagonist. They met only three times, and the first was when Thor was visiting Jotunheim, where all the giants dwell. The leader there then told Thor, as a great task, to pick up his cat. Thor was not able to lift the cat very far before he realized it was far too heavy. Later, Thor found that the cat was not a cat, but in fact it was Jormungand, and that he had been tricked with magic.2
The second meeting almost killed Jormugand. Thor killed Hymir's prize bull so that he could use the head for bait in fishing. Hymir and Thor then cast the bull's heat into the sea, and Jormugand bit down on the head and he came out of the sea. Thor attempted to grab his hammer, but, alas, Hymir cut the line for fear of the huge serpent. With that, Thor became enraged.3
The final meeting of Thor and Jormungand was at the Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods. Then, Jormungand and all the other gods and monsters battled all the humans and creatures and Jormungand finally got a chance to battle Thor. While Jormungand died, he breathed his poison into the air, and Thor would only be able to take nine steps before he, too, dies along side of Jormungand.4
Symbolism: Jormungand symbolizes many things. Obviously, Jormungand is a glut, consuming so much that he could wrap around the world and bit his own tail. Another thing that Jormungand symbolizes is lost people. He, himself, was stolen from his parents and cast into the sea.
Anyway, off topic!
Someone should kill Vrtra on Ifrit. ;p
I remember most of this from the Necronomicon lol.
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i hope someday this mob is killed frequently ><
