Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-96.254.132.171-20141130174130

Has anyone else noticed the similarities of Miraak with Marduk from Babylonian mythology? Miraak is essentially the son of Akatosh, who appears in one form as the god of the sun, while Marduk is the heir to Anu, the sky god. Miraak was meant to kill Alduin, and Marduk was the one to defeat the serpent goddess of chaos Tiamat. Marduk and Miraak both wield lightning and winds to defeat their enemies and are powerful wielders of magic. They're both associated with dragons, and even their names have similar etymologies, both relating to being "lords" or "masters". I'm not sure if this was intentional or not, but it seems that the developers had a lot of influence from the chief deity of Babylon when designing Miraak. 