To some extent, all cultures believe in the existence of good and evil, or, if you will, in the existence of good and evil spirits, and therefore demons. Numerous references to these entities can be found in both the Babylonian and Assyrian religions, which are considered to be the forerunners of Judaism.

Ghosts and demons are divided into two main groups:

Soul of deceased people - These spirits are a remnant of the energy of the people who lived on our Earth. They can be friendly or hostile, depending on how they died or how and where they were buried. It is from these aspects that their nature and whether they will persecute someone are derived. Thus, if their existence is entirely negative, they can focus on their enemies, who have had or are attached to a certain place during their life, and their attention will be drawn to any person who occurs in this area. There are also cases where a person is kind in his life and does not change until after his death, due to certain circumstances. At other times, as a spirit, he may be friendly to his acquaintances, but vice versa. Therefore, a specific pattern of behavior cannot be logically applied.

Souls that do not come from this world - Many nations of the world believe that there are many spirits or demons who have never been human before. They too can be friendly or hostile and are able to take many forms: lizard, snake, antelope, gazelle, monkey, crocodile, lizard, hawk and jackal. A good example is Apop, a mythological creature from ancient Egypt that takes the form of a huge snake and represents chaos or biblical monsters Behemoth a Leviathanwho have their place in the Jewish religion.

Demons in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology

The Babylonians and Assyrians had many terms for troubled and negative entities: Utukku (spirit or demon), Alu (demon), Lila (spirit, the female equivalent of Lilita and Ardat Lili) and Gallu (devil).

According to Morris Jastrow's book: Religion of Babylonia and Assyria demons hide in places such as cemeteries, mountain peaks and in the shadows of ancient ruins. They are active at night and enter human dwellings through various cracks and fissures. They are responsible for various disasters and ailments, such as storms, fevers and headaches, but also for quarrels, hatred and jealousy.

Demonstration of demons                                             

In Sumerian folklore, demons are divided into the following three groups:

1. Intangible human souls that can not be calm.
2. Partly man and part of the demon.
3. Demons are of the same origin as the gods.

Breakdown by entity type:

Utukku - is, among other things, the soul of a dead person, which after death takes on the form of a spirit, occurs, inter alia, in the epic of Gilgamesh, namely as an entity on behalf of Enkidu, which was caused by God Nergalem, at Gilgamesh's request. This group also includes demons who roam in deserted places and are able to harm humans.

Alu - is the equivalent of the Sumerian Gall, which in its other sense means a storm. They are partly human and partly animal beings that occur in the deserted streets of the city and in dark corners. Alu is also the name for a celestial bull created by the ruler of the heavens Anuto avenge his daughter Ishtar, whom Gilgamesh offended by refusing her offer for marriage.

Ekimmu - the spirit of a dead man who wanders aimlessly on the ground because there can be no peace. He is also able to leave the underworld, if he is not properly buried or his relatives have not provided him with enough funeral sacrifices.

Galla - a demon that appears in the form of a bull and resides in the streets of the city after dark.

Rabis - he likes to hide in various places where he literally lurks for his poor victims, so he is often associated with a nightmare.

Ilu Limnu (evil God) - only a few details are known about him. It can be related to prehistoric and primordial lakes Taiwaith, from which everything was born.

Labart - the daughter of God Anu. He has a lion's head and very sharp teeth. He feeds the blood of his victims and also devours them.

Lilu - in Babylonian mythology we would see three forms of this entity: Lila for the male version and Lilita a Ardat Lili for the female equivalent of this being. A reference to the female version of this demon, as many scholars believe, can also be found in the Bible, where it is named Lilith, in Isaiah 34:14: “There the beasts shall meet together with the fowls, and the monsters shall hear one another; only the night delusion settles in, and finds rest. "

Šedim - the evil spirit

The most well-known beings of Babylonian and Syrian mythology

Nergal - the god of death and the underworld, is depicted in the form of a man, has a long skirt, holds a cutting weapon in one hand and a stick with one or two lion heads in the other.

Pazuzu

Marduk - the Akkadian god of wisdom, incantations, healing and destiny. He was also a giver of light. Its sanctuary was in Babylon, and the famous Tower of Babel was part of the complex.

Pazuzu - he is a cruel and insidious male demon. He is a descendant of the king of evil winds. It is responsible for periods of drought and locust blight. This demon has a dissecting face (dog or lion) with bulging eyes, four angel wings and a serpentine erect penis - from the available sources it can also be read that the demon's pride is in a rotten state, and therefore emits inhuman screams and gnashes his teeth as he is afflicted by unimaginable pain. However, for all its negatives, it is also called by humans to drive away other hellish beings.

He is also famous for his outstanding, cult and unprecedented horror The Exorcist from 1973. Mentions of it can also be found in the available sections Necronomicon, where he is described as the cause of all evil. If he possesses a person, there is no help for him.