Akhkhazu is a
female
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demon
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from the
Akkad Akkad may refer to:
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ic
mythology
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. Her Sumerian name is Dimme-kur. She is also called "the seizer".
She brings fever and plagues and is a member of a trio of female demons (
Labasu,
Labartu
In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu (; Akkadian d''La-maš-tu''; Sumerian ''Dimme'' d''Dim3-me'' or ''Kamadme'') was a female demon, monster, malevolent goddess or demigoddess who menaced women during childbirth and, if possible, kidnapped t ...
, Akhkhazu). Despite the fact the word "Akhkhazu" has a male gender, Akhkazu is often described as having a female nature.
Source: Birth in Babylonia and the Bible. From the Cuneiform Monographs, Authors = Martin Stol, inc. chapter by F.A.M. Wiggerman; Styx Publications, Groningen, (c) 2000.
Mesopotamian legendary creatures
Female legendary creatures
Evil deities
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