Abyzou
demonic water Mesopotamia single tradition · 4
Abyzou is a female demon blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality. She was said to be motivated by envy, as she herself was infertile. She is pictured on amulets with fish- or serpent-like attributes.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Testament of Solomon.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Phorcys, Envy, Araph, Gallû, Akhkhazu, Alû, Tiamat, Lilith, Lamia, Beelzebub, lamassu, shedim, Lilin, Utukku
- syncretized with
- Alabasandria, Gylou, Gyllou
- manifested by
- Gyllou, Amorphous, Karkhous, Brianê, Bardellous, Aigyptianê, Barna, Kharkhanistrea, Adikia, Myia, Petomene, Anabardalea, Gello
Mentioned by
- Tiamat
- Lilith
- Lamia
- Beelzebub
- lamassu
- shedim
- Lilin
- Utukku
- Arlaph
- Michael
- Raphael
- Gyllou
- Amorphous
- Karkhous
- Brianê
- Bardellous
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Abyzou Lamia Lilith”
#5590 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the third Abyzou; the fourth Karkhous; the fifth Brianê; the sixth Bardellous; the seventh Aigyptianê; the eighth Barna; the ninth Kharkhanistrea; the tenth Adikia; ... the twelfth Myia; the half Petomene. In medieval texts, one of Gylou's twelve and a half names is given as Anabardalea, a name also associated with Abyzou”
#5612 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“demonologies identify Gyllou with Abyzou, whose name is related to abyssos, the abyss or "deep."”
#6410 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Abyzou”
#6794 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5