- In
Mesopotamian mythology,
Lamashtu (ð’€ð’ˆ•ð’ˆ¨;
Akkadian dLa-maš-tu;
Sumerian Dimme dDim3-me or Kamadme) is a
demonic Mesopotamian deity with the "head of...
- also the
abode of
various demons,
including the
hideous child-devourer
Lamashtu, the
fearsome wind
demon and
protector god Pazuzu, and galla, who dragged...
- able to
force Lamashtu back to the underworld.
Amulets bearing his
image were
positioned in
dwellings to
protect infants from
Lamashtu and
pregnant women...
- in
Corfu (Fig. 6)
shows affinities with
images of
Lamashtu. As
Walter Burkert has noted,
Lamashtu has
several characteristic iconographic elements which...
- bear children. Many have also
connected her to the
Mesopotamian demon Lamashtu, who
shares similar traits and a
similar position in
mythology to Lilith...
- the
Babylonian goddess Lamashtu, (Sumer's Dimme) and
Gallu of the
Uttuke group are
mentioned as
having vampiric natures.
Lamashtu is a
historically older...
- Kamadhenu,
Hindu bovine goddess Lakhmu,
Akkadian deity also
known as
Lammasu Lamashtu,
ancient Mesopotamian female demons Manticore,
Persian sphinx-like creature...
- Kuli-ana/Mermaid Bašmu Mušmaḫḫū Ušumgallu Seven-headed
serpent Humbaba Hanbi Kur
Lamashtu Lilu
Pazuzu Rabisu Tales Mythology An = Anum Atra-Hasis
Enmerkar and the...
- Sophocles's heart.
Lamia may
originate from the
Mesopotamian demoness Lamashtu.
Renaissance writer Angelo Poliziano wrote Lamia (1492), a philosophical...
- Kuli-ana/Mermaid Bašmu Mušmaḫḫū Ušumgallu Seven-headed
serpent Humbaba Hanbi Kur
Lamashtu Lilu
Pazuzu Rabisu Tales Mythology An = Anum Atra-Hasis
Enmerkar and the...
