Question

understanding plot
apsu, the god of fresh water, and tiamat, the goddess of salt water, bore a son named lahmu and a daughter named lahamu. these siblings bore anshar and kishar. anshar was the sky god. kishar was the earth goddess. with each successive generation, apsu and tiamats offspring became more wild and unruly, yet more powerful and perfect.
—\enuma elish,\
early babylonian myth
in which part of the plot sequence does this passage belong?
○ the beginning of the story
○ the middle of the story
○ the end of the story

Explanation:

This passage introduces the foundational deities and the earliest generations of gods in the Babylonian myth, which establishes the origin and initial context of the story—this is characteristic of the beginning of a plot sequence, as it sets up the core elements and starting state of the narrative.

Answer:

the beginning of the story