Astro*Dictionary
by Michael Erlewine

2 articles for
"Marduk"

Marduk [Astro*Index]

God of old Babylon identified with Enlil, mainly associated with magicians (as in combating demons), also with Jupiter, the largest of the planets. A god with solar as opposed to lunar qualities. Original name Asar-alim (Asaru) shows a combination of the old mythical fish-ram (a father symbol and reminiscent of the seagoat associated with Capricorn) and ceremonial purification.

 

See also: ♦ Enlil

 

Marduk, or Asaru [DeVore]

The Chaldean equivalent to Jupiter: said to "restore man to happiness." In the Babylonian religion, the god of magicians.

 

See also: ♦ Chaldean Astrology ♦ Jupiter