Brewer's: Omorca

The goddess who was sovereign of the universe when it was first created. It was covered with water and darkness, but contained some few animals of monster forms, representations of which may be seen in the Temple of Bel. (Berosius.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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