Pazuzu
demonic intermediate Mesopotamian single tradition · 2
Pazuzu was a Mesopotamian god or demon who was invoked to protect birthing mothers and infants against Lamashtu's malevolence, usually on amulets and statues. Although he was said to be bringer of famine and drought, he was also invoked against evil for protection, and against plague. He was primarily and popularly invoked against his fierce, malicious rival Lamashtu.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Mesopotamian protective deity invoked on amulets and statues against Lamashtu.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Lamashtu, lilû-demons, Lamastu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In that episode protagonist John Constantine invoked Pazuzu to fight against it.”
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“The baby-snatching Lamastu was attested as both a subject of and an antagonist of Pazuzu. It is theorized that Pazuzu could have been created specifically as a counter to her.”
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