Lamashtu
Mother of Monsters and Killer of Children, Lamashtu is a Mesopotamian demon-goddess who is depicted in a variety of ways. Usually seen with a lion's head and donkey teeth and bird talons, she is sometimes depicted as jackal-headed and pregnant. Lamashtu steals children and strangles them, gnawing on their bones and sucking their blood. Seven witches could invoke her through the use of her seven names, and she would murder mothers, devour men, and drink the blood of the innocence. Her very presence kills foliage and poisons rivers and lakes.
Lamashtu's chief rival is her brother, Pazuzu, and invoking her can protect against his evil swarms and plagues... but at what cost?
Lamashtu
Mother of Monsters and Killer of Children, Lamashtu is a Mesopotamian demon-goddess who is depicted in a variety of ways. Usually seen with a lion's head and donkey teeth and bird talons, she is sometimes depicted as jackal-headed and pregnant. Lamashtu steals children and strangles them, gnawing on their bones and sucking their blood. Seven witches could invoke her through the use of her seven names, and she would murder mothers, devour men, and drink the blood of the innocence. Her very presence kills foliage and poisons rivers and lakes.
Lamashtu's chief rival is her brother, Pazuzu, and invoking her can protect against his evil swarms and plagues... but at what cost?