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In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugal-e, Asag or Azag (Sumerian:Template:Cuneiform Template:Transliteration Akkadian: asakku<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>), is a monstrous demon, so hideous that his presence alone makes fish boil alive in the rivers. Azag is a personification of winter cold and sicknesses.Template:Sfn
This demon lives either in the AbyssTemplate:Which or in the mountains and is accompanied by an army of rock demon offspring—born of his union with the mountains themselves.Template:Sfn
He was vanquished by the heroic Akkadian deity Ninurta, using Sharur, his enchanted talking mace, after seeking the counsel of his father, the god Enlil.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
AsakkuEdit
The name Asakku is used by researchers as either a synonym of AzagTemplate:Sfn or a "variation" in the form of multiple spirits and monsters that prey on humans and kill them by causing migraines.Template:Sfn
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