Original sentence: In the myth, the god Enki (later Ea) believed correctly that Apsu, upset with the chaos they created, was planning to murder the younger gods; and so slew him.Tiamat is the primordial monster in Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, and a central figure in the Enûma Elish creation epic.Tiamat was the "shining" personaification of salt water who roared and smote in the chaos of original creation
Edited sentence: Enlil was the Sumerian god of the air.If this etymology is correct, it would explain the connection between Tiamat and Lo-tan (Leviathan).In the fragmentary myth of "Astarte and the Tribute of the Sea" there is mention of "Ta-yam-t", which seems to be a reference to a female (*-t, feminine terminator) serpent (*Ta, *Tan) of the Sea (*Yam).The god Enki (later Ea) believed correctly that Apsu, upset with the chaos they created, was planning to murder the younger gods; and so slew him.There is an alternative West Semitic etymology that may help explain why Tiamat was described as serpentine.This would appear to be confirmed by the fact that the god shot the arrows of his winds into her belly.Tiamat is the primordial mother goddess in Babylonian and Sumerian mythology, and a central figure in the Enûma Elish creation epic.Tiamat was the "shining" goddess of salt water who roared and smote in the chaos of original creation