Results for “mesopotamia”

Demonology & Spirits

Pazuzu

A Mesopotamian wind demon whose image was also used protectively, especially against Lamashtu.

Demonology & Spirits

Ereshkigal

A Mesopotamian queen of the underworld, known through myths of descent and traditions concerning Nergal.

Demonology & Spirits

Nergal

A Mesopotamian deity associated with death, war, disease, and the underworld.

Demonology & Spirits

Lamashtu

A Mesopotamian harmful female power represented on amulets and plaques intended to repel her.

Demonology & Spirits

Lilith

Lilith is a figure whose history spans ancient Near Eastern demonology, Jewish folklore, medieval protective magic, Kabbalah, literature, feminist reinterpretation, modern occultism, and contemporary Satanic or Luciferian religion. She is often introduced today as “Adam’s first wife,” but that familiar story is medieval rather than biblical. Earlier sources describe beings called lilith or lilin in…

Demonology & Spirits

Tiamat

The primordial sea figure in the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish, defeated by Marduk in its account of cosmic ordering.

Theology & Cosmology

Lucifer

Lucifer is a name whose religious meaning developed from an ancient expression for the morning star into one of the best-known names associated with the Devil, fallen angels, occult illumination, and modern Luciferian religion. The word itself is Latin: lūcifer means “light-bringer” or “light-bearer” and was used for the planet Venus when it appeared before sunrise. The later equation “Lucifer = Satan”…