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Lamassu
(redirected from Shedu)

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Lamassu
The monumental human-headed, winged bulls that guarded the entrances to Mesopotamian palaces and temples.
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What distinguishes The Mythic Bestiary is that equal time is given not only to well-known fantasy monsters like the dragon, minotaur, phoenix, and so forth, but also many more obscure creatures of worldwide legends, from the winged shedu & lammasu spirits of ancient mesopotamia and persia, to the tupilak devil-dolls of the arctic circle, to the cynocephali dog-headed people of medieval legend, and much more.
The Mythic Bestiary by Bethany, Susan / Reviewer's Bookwatch
 
 
 
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