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Asag: The Demon that Brings Plague
Apr
Asag is a black underworld evil spirit mentioned in Sumerian mythology where he is said to cause sickness and plague. In Sumerian stories, Asag is the adversary of Ninurta, the Lord of War. He has a strange sexual history with mountains. On mating with mountains, demon rock babies are formed and these constitute his army. After combating for a considerable length of time, Ninurta was able to overcome Asag with a strike to the beast’s liver.
Alternate names: Azag, Asakku, Stone Demon, Rock Demon
Mythology: Sumerian Mythology (poem)
Size: Huge
Environment: Mountains, anywhere rocks can be found
As an evil spirit of plague, Asag was known to stay in the human body and cover the individual like clothing. The beast was particularly known for causing headaches, fevers, physical pain and other sicknesses to his human victims. At last, Asag would finish up incapacitating the individual he had infected.
Asag is a physical portrayal of strangeness. He attacks and pollutes the victims. Additionally, he is straightforwardly identified with the subject of race. The beast is usually depicted as being ghastly as it can make fish boil alive in rivers and lakes.
Appearance:
In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugale, Asag is described as being “Huge, rounded, three-legged, three-armed animal with no neck and a few eyes covering their whole mass. He has a dim, solidified skin that is practically indestructible.
They were known for attacking the Sumerian urban communities of Mesopotamia. These individuals were believed to be brutal and were viewed as the ugly outcast beasts that lived on Mountains.
Spawns are like small versions of Asag so when an Asag dies, it is reincarnated from one of its breathing spawns which instantly mutates into a grown-up Asag. So, if you wish to destroy an Asag then you must kill all of its spawns first.
See Also:
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asag
- https://monstersfilmandlit.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/the-asag/
- https://genies.fandom.com/wiki/Asag
- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/201747258293127849
