Asag

Asag
Fertile Crescent
myth series
Mark of the Palm
Mesopotamian
Levantine
Arabian
Mesopotamia
Primordial beings
7 gods who decree
The great gods
Demigods & heroes
Tales from Babylon
Spirits & Monsters

Good beings:
Humbaba · Kingu
Kishar · Mamitu
Siris · Zu
Evil beings:
Asag · Edimmu
Hanbi · Kur
Lamashtu · Namtar
Pazuzu · Rabisu
Resheph

In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugale, Asag is a monstrous demon. He is described as being so hideous that his presence makes fish boil alive in the rivers. He was said to be accompanied into battle by an army of rock demon offspring - born of his union with the mountains themselves. He was defeated by the god Ninurta.

References

Jeremy Black and Anthony Green: Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary

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