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These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
What name does not belong in this group?
Shamash
Thoth
Marduk
Tiamat
Apsu
Shamash
Thoth
Marduk
Tiamat
Apsu
Answer
Thoth does not belong in this group.Thoth was the Egyptian moon god. The other gods are from Babylonian mythology.
Shamash: God of the sun who protected the poor and travellers.
Marduk: Son of Ea and Damkina, who was considered the wisest of the gods and eventually their ruler.
Tiamat: The great goddess who represented primeval chaos. She was destroyed by her children to create the world.
Apsu: Tiamat's husband; the ruler of gods and underworld oceans.
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Congratulations on getting your diamond! That's fantastic. Keep up the great work Jazz.
Excellent teaser. I liked it alot!
Excellent teaser. I liked it alot!
Thank you Lorpen. It was fun reaching that goal.
Must say Jazz this one went right over my head as I was not familiar with any of the names. Good teaser though.
I thought it was Tiamat, the only goddess on the list.
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