Pazuzu

I took an interesting photograph of some statues from ancient Mesopotamia at the Oriental Institute of Chicago. It included the figurines of Ishtar, Pazuzu, and an elder male god.  What struck me was that the middle statue of the demon Pazuzu had a hand gesture of "as above so below" which is what was attributed to the Egyptian god, Thoth.  Perhaps, things need to be re-examined for connections.  By the way, the demon Pazuzu was the demon that the priests had to deal with in the movie series The Exorcist.  Could Pazuzu really have been Set who re-made himself into the god Thoth through his priests?

 

 

by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)