Gyllou
demonic water single tradition · 2
A female childbirth demon that appears frequently in magical texts. She is also known by her other names. In one Greek tale, she reveals her "twelve and a half names" under torture.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Appears in a Greek tale set in the time of "Trajan the King".
Relationships
- manifests as
- Abyzou, Amorphous, Karkhous, Brianê, Bardellous, Aigyptianê, Barna, Kharkhanistrea, Adikia, Myia, Petomene, Anabardalea, Gello
- co occurs with
- Gallû
- syncretized with
- Abyzou
- manifested by
- Amorphous, Karkhous, Brianê, Bardellous, Aigyptianê, Barna, Kharkhanistrea, Adikia, Myia, Petomene, Anabardalea, Gello
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The female childbirth demon appears frequently in magical texts under her Babylonian name Gyllou or Gylou. In one Greek tale set in the time of "Trajan the King", Gyllou under torture reveals her "twelve and a half names”
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“demonologies identify Gyllou with Abyzou, whose name is related to abyssos, the abyss or "deep."”
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