Editing Pazuzu (section)

==In Mesopotamian religion==
Pazuzu is the god of the southwestern wind and is associated with the plague.<ref name=":0" /> Pazuzu was invoked in [[Apotropaic magic|apotropaic]] [[amulet]]s, which combat the powers of his rival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuette-demon-pazuzu-inscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628125910/http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225951&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225951&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500800&baseIndex=56&bmLocale=en|archive-date=2009-06-28|title=Statuette of the demon Pazuzu with an inscription|work=Louvre website|access-date=2010-05-18}}</ref> the malicious goddess [[Lamashtu]], who was believed to cause harm to mother and child during childbirth. He would protect humans against any variety of misfortune or plague.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pazuzu|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Pazuzu/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref>