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- In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu (𒀭𒈕𒈨; 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...
- the Babylonian goddess Lamashtu, (Sumer's Dimme) and Gallu of the Uttuke group are mentioned as having vampiric natures. Lamashtu is a historically older...
- bear children. Many have also connected her to the Mesopotamian demon Lamashtu, who shares similar traits and a similar position in mythology to Lilith...
- Sophocles's heart. Lamia may originate from the Mesopotamian demoness Lamashtu. Renaissance writer Angelo Poliziano wrote Lamia (1492), a philosophical...
- Kamadhenu, Hindu bovine goddess Lakhmu, Akkadian deity also known as Lammasu Lamashtu, ancient Mesopotamian female demons Manticore, Persian sphinx-like creature...
- garment. The wicked Edimmu, the wicked Gallû, who bind the body. The Lamme (Lamashtu), the Lammea (Labasu), who cause disease in the body. The Lilû who wanders...
- mythology) Kulshedra (Albanian mythology) Kumbhakarna (Hindu mythology) Lamashtu (Mesopotamian mythology) Lamia (Gr**** mythology) Latabi (Mandaean mythology)...