- a hero or god
battling a
single to
polycephalic dragon. The
motif of
Chaoskampf (German: [ˈkaːɔsˌkampf]; lit. 'struggle
against chaos') is ubiquitous...
- seven-headed serpent. It was
common for Near
Eastern religions to
include a
Chaoskampf: a
cosmic battle between a sea
monster representing the
forces of chaos...
-
Chaoskampf (German: [ˈkaːɔsˌkampf]; lit. 'the
battle against chaos'), also
described as a "combat myth", is
generally used to
refer to a
widespread mythological...
- that the myth of
Tiamat was one of the
earliest recorded versions of a
Chaoskampf, a
mythological motif that
generally involves the
battle between a culture...
- Tsumura, D. (2005) [1989].
Creation and Destruction. A
Reappraisal of the
Chaoskampf Theory in the Old
Testament (2nd ed.).
Winona Lake, IN:
Pennsylvania State...
-
letters spell out
Leviathan (לויתן), the
ancient serpent from the
biblical Chaoskampf,
while the 1897
symbol is
further augmented by the text "Samael" and "Lilith"...
- the
mythologies of the
Ancient Near East are
classical examples of the
Chaoskampf mytheme, also
reflected in Zeus'
slaying of
Typhon in Gr**** mythology...
-
speaking peoples into
Syria and the
Fertile Crescent. This motif,
known as
chaoskampf (German for "struggle
against chaos"),
represents the
clash between order...
- entertainment. Dragonslayer-themed
stories are also
sometimes seen as
having a
chaoskampf theme—in
which a
heroic figure struggles against a
monster that epitomises...
-
originate from even
earlier traditions.
Examples of this
include the '
Chaoskampf' myth-archetype as well as
possibly the
belief in
knocking on wood for...
