tiamat's first appearance was in 1975 and she was obviously grossly misrepresented by misogynists who are afraid of powerful women. in the the lore about tiamat and bahamut's rivalry, she is the only one with any agency. only her deeds are recorded.
tiamat and bahamut's father io is said to have created the two to be lovers. he is said to have created a perfect combination, both being opposites but completing each other. instead tiamat said no and proceeded to have several lovers, at least of which 5 current and 5 previous ones are recorded in the lore. bahamut has no recorded lovers but a council of seven who have a very platonic relationship with him and who council him to be good and just. they are called his friends but there's still a clear hierarchy where bahamut is their god.
there is a malicious rumour going around that tiamat is twistedly in love with bahamut. i bet that rejection hurt bahamut and this rumour is just his wishful thinking. according to the lore that guy never did anything without a prompt from tiamat.
tiamat's father wasn't a big fan of fatherhood. after he created his children he was pretty much hands-off parent. nowadays we call that neglect and child abuse. it's recorded that tiamat continually tried to get attention from her father with extreme actions. clearly if io had paid any attention she wouldn't have had to resort to those. when tiamat decided to be evil and to look only after herself after her father grossly neglected her, only then did bahamut decide to be good to oppose her. so who is in twisted love with their sister? clearly he was never able to forget her and io's "great" plan. if bahamut was so good always why did he need to decide to be good after tiamat turned evil. also, why does bahamut need a council to guide him to be good, just and moral?
tiamat is also wrongly accused of greed. she just wishes to be independently wealthy! if every dragon has a hoard why is hers the only one judged?
tiamat is obviously gorgeous (remember at least 10 lovers) and the truth is, also arrogant. if one has the goods to be proud... be proud! anyway, who is spreading the malice on tiamat? bahamut, is that you, again?
after having such a neglectful home, can you truly blame tiamat on her actions? oh, and they say she never forgives a slight. why should she? all that trashtalking doesn't make one exactly a forgiving person. all tiamat asks of her subjects is reverence, homage, supplication from non-dragons and tribute like a true goddess. tiamat is the best!
äitisuomennos: tiamat on paras!
