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  • In Babylonian mythology, the '''Asakku''' were one type of Mesopotamian evil spirits and monsters, ...ed by Akkadian translations. In many cases, even the Sumerian text is post-Sumerian. These texts were later compiled in the great series Evil Udug/Utukku's and
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  • ...en demons who guard Ereshkigal, the goddess of death and gloom in Kur, the Sumerian underworld. ...in hell, needed food and drink. But not the Galla who, to quote an ancient Sumerian poem:
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  • ...Caucasus Mountains, according to the folklore that originated in Sumerian mythology. ===In Sumerian Folklore===
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  • In Sumerian mythology, '''Kur''' is a monstrous dragon with scaly body and massive wings. [[Category: Sumerian mythology]]
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  • '''Asag''' ("demon that causes sickness") was a terrible chtonian demon from Sumerian legend responsible for draught and plague. In the Sumerian mythological poem ''Lugale'', Asag is described as being so hideous that hi
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  • '''Akhkhazu''' is a female demon from the Akkadic mythology. Her Sumerian name is Dimme-kur. She is also called "the seizer".
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  • In Akkadian mythology, the Allu were a race of monstrous and faceless demons known for their appe In Sumerian mythology Allu was a demonic power.
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  • In Persian and Sumerian mythology, '''Zu''', also known as '''Anzu''' and '''Imdugud''' is a demon. From Sumerian ''An'': heaven and ''Zu'': far.
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  • In Sumerian and Akkadian (Babylonian and Assyrian) mythology, '''Gallu''' (also called '''galla''') or '''Telal''' is a great underworl [[Category: Sumerian mythology]]
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  • In Sumerian mythology, '''ekimmu''' or '''edimmu''' is the evil [[ghost]] of an individual who is In [[Sumerian mythology]] '''utukku''' were a spirit or a [[demon]], that could be either benevolen
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  • In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, '''Pazuzu''' was the king of the [[demon]]s of wind, and son of the god [[ [[Category:Sumerian mythology]] [[Category:Akkadian mythology]]
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  • In Mesopotamian mythology, '''Lahamu''' and '''Lahmu''' are twin deities, the first gods to be born f ...the salt waters) and Apsu (the watery deep beneath the earth) in Akkadian mythology. With her twin brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who we
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  • *[[Adramelech]] ([[Assyrian]] mythology) *[[Af]] ([[Jewish mythology]])
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  • '''Ašvieniai''' are divine twins in Lithuanian mythology. They are characterized as a pulling carriage of Saulė (the Sun) through t ...s as Origins of the Divine Horse Twins and Solar Chariots in Indo-European Mythology". p. 7. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31.
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  • '''Gidim''' (etemmu in Akkadian) are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead people living in the Un [[Category:Mesopotamian mythology]]
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  • In Sumerian mythology, the '''utukku ''' were a type of spirit or demon that could be either bene In Akkadian mythology, '''utukki''' was the name given to the seven evil demons who were the offs
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  • In Akkadian mythology '''Rabisu''' ("the vagabond") or possibly '''Rabasa''' is an evil vampiric ...the book ''Simon Necronomicon'' which contains a blend of myths including Sumerian, Rabisu are described as ancient demons. It talks about the god Marduk who
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  • ...heir female counterparts, the more commonly known [[mermaid]]s. In [[Greek mythology]], mermen were often illustrated to have green seaweed-like hair, a beard, ...ning great storms, but also said to be wise teachers, according to earlier mythology.
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  • In Babylonian mythology, '''Tiamat''' is a sea goddess, and a monstrous embodiment of primordial ch ...following an early form ''ti'amtum''. Tiamat can also be derived from the Sumerian ''ti'', "life", and ''ama'', "mother". Burkert even attempts a linguistic c
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  • ...deep” but as “the bottomless pit” of Hell. Barb argues that in essence the Sumerian Abzu is the “grandmother” of the Christian Devil. [[Category:Jewish mythology]]
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  • ...as ''Lamashtu'' or ''Dimme'') was a demon goddess in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology. In Mesopotamian mythology '''Lamashtu''' was a female [[demon]] that menaced women during childbirth
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  • In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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  • In Akkadian mythology '''Humbaba''' (Assyrian spelling) or '''Huwawa''' (Babylonian) was a monstr [[Category:Sumerian mythology]]
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  • ==Comparative mythology== ...n Yam and Baal (the Storm God) resembles the battle in Hurrian and Hittite mythology between the sky God Teshub (or Tarhunt) with the serpent Illuyanka.
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  • ...rid bull man considered as a protective demon in Mesopotamian and Akkadian mythology. The Sumerian word lama, which is rendered in Akkadian as lamassu, refers to a beneficien
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  • ...name is taken from a goddess of the same name from ancient Mesopotamian [[mythology]] which is substantially different (and did not have multiple heads. ...of the few surviving gods of the Untheric pantheon (based on the Sumerian mythology), having battled [[Marduk]] in ages past, and also a member of the draconic
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  • ...adian masculine [[Lilu]] or ''līlû'' shows no Nisba suffix and compares to Sumerian ''(kiskil-)lilla''. ==Akkadian mythology==
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  • ...micon|Simon's Necronomicon]], which is a fiction based loosely on Sumerian mythology, among other things. ''Cthulhu'' is often preceded by the title ''Great'' o ...vid E. Schultz call the "anti-mythology" of Lovecraft's fiction. In most [[mythology|mythologies]], man's significance in the universe is validated by his conne
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  • ...e intelligent, supernatural, or highly developed reptile-like humanoids in mythology, popular fiction, and speculative fringe theories. They also appear in some In pre-columbian mythology from Colombia, ''Bachue'' (the primordial woman) transformed into a big sna
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  • ..., and Adad are especially common. Dagan is mentioned occasionally in early Sumerian texts but becomes prominent only in later Akkadian inscriptions as a powerf ...ppearance of Phoenician literary texts, Dagon has practically no surviving mythology.
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  • ...ecraft Mythos]] but instead was based on [[Mesopotamian mythology|Sumerian mythology]]. It was later dubbed the "[[Simon Necronomicon]]". * [[Chaldean mythology]]
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  • ...''') or ('''Bel'''), the sun god of the Ammonites in old Palestine and the Sumerian Baal. These various suggested equations combined with the popular solar the [[Category: Biblical mythology]]
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  • ...bastardized versions of Annunaki. This would equate the Nephilim with the Sumerian "demigods" such as Gilgamesh. ...ing attempts to reconcile mythology with science; many have theorized that mythology can and does contain grains of truth in the form of a highly distorted "fol
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  • ...l Cronos replaced Ophion and Rhea replaced Eurynome. By the time classical mythology came around, Eurynome had shrunk to being one of Zeus' many loves (mother o ...escended; that is, the entire Middle East. For example, he compares her to Sumerian Iahu, “exalted dove”, which he believed became the name of Jehovah.
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  • ...y]] and fantasy, [[Lilith]] and the [[Lilin]] (Jewish), [[Lilith|Lilitu]] (Sumerian) and [[Rusalka]] (Slavic) were succubi.
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  • ...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp ...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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  • '''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis ...ylon, Sumerian and Akkadia. This is discussed in the article on [[Biblical mythology]].
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  • ...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ ...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.
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