Ugallu means ‘Big Weather Creature’ ‘Great Lion’.
He is a Babylonian (Especially Akkadian) humanoid storm-demon...
He wields two weapons, a dagger and a mace.
Ugallu has a curly lion’s mane. The iconography changed over time, with the human feet morphing into an eagle’s talons and dressing him in a short skirt.
He was one of the class of ud-demons (day-demons), personifying moments of intervention in human life...
He is known to protect against diseases and Demons and is frequently seen in houses.
Ugallu features in the epic of the hero Marduk.
Ugallu is one of the eleven beasts born from the Dragon goddess Tiamat and is killed by Marduk...
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