animal-headed demons

demonic single tradition · 1

Animal-headed demons are protective spirits. On a Neo-Assyrian bronze plaque, other protective spirits also appear in the plaque, including apkallu and other animal-headed demons, there to protect the person who is lying down on a bed.

When

First attested
1000 BCE
Attested period
-1000 – -600
Historical notes
Appears on a Neo-Assyrian bronze plaque.

Relationships

allied with
Apkallu
co occurs with
Pazuzu, Lamastu

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“including apkallu and other animal-headed demons, there to protect the person who is lying down on a bed.”

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