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You mean this demon...

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In Reply to: If I lived in 1922: Haxan posted by albee33 on September 28, 2004 at 14:19:10:

I agree it is the same one that they used on the Exorcist's demon statues.

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Re: You mean this demon... - Pam 20:43:10 09/30/04 (2)
The statue they used in the Exorcist was the Sumarian/Babylonian demon Pazuzu, son of Hanbi and king of the demons of wind and bringer of plagues (one hand is up and the other down, symbolizing life and death, creation and destruction). He was also the patron saint of pregnant women because he was the enemy of Lamashtu, another demon who caused still-births, infant death, death in childbirth or kidnapping infants, and therefore appeared on amulets as a protection from Lamashtu.
Decent image here
http://hyperstition.abstractdynamics.org/archives/003889.html
and an actual amulet here:
- Pazuzu (Open in New Window)
- Pazuzu's duality is interesting--both good and bad. Was he in politics, I wonder? n - albee33 11:20:04 10/03/04 (0)
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  ( huh? )
- Thanks for the info...nt - millen 07:57:17 10/01/04 (0)
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