Shada Shada

Statues of human-headed lions and bulls guarding the entrances to the palaces of the Assyrian kings. In the ancient Mesopotamian religion "Shaden" were lower deities - "demons" or "geniuses". According to Sumerian mythology, the bull was an animal of the lunar God of Sina, associated with the symbolism of fertility. The lion symbolized royality and strength. On the head, the Shada was Tiara with horns - ancient sign of divinity and fertility. The shade was generally thought out as good guardian spirits, which, however, could sometimes be "harmful", so they brought victims. Assyrians, having perceived the culture of the ancient Suchmers, introduced the tradition to install images of the shed on the sides of the palace gates, as protection against evil spirits. Statues reached five meters in height and had five legs: an additional foot created the illusion of the movement of the animal towards the viewer. The most famous are the sculptures of the winged bulls from the Sargon II Palace (Kon. 8 V. BC) in District Cherrukin (now Horsabad).

(Source: "Art. Modern illustrated encyclopedia." Ed. Prof. Gorkina A.P.; M.: Rosman; 2007.)

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Images of people with bullish heads first appeared in the third millennium to about. e. In the empires of the Middle East. On cylindrical seals, that era clearly depict a man with a horned head of a bull. Sometimes these bulls were depicted in a fight with heroes. Throughout the Starovalon and Classic periods of these bulls, the bulls were portrayed not only in the battle process, but also as a servant of the Sun of the Sun Shamash. During the newlyassium period, people-bulls portrayed in their hands or supporting the winged disk - the shamache symbol. From the Sumerian word Gud-Alim, the name of Kusarikki was named, which were denoted by a person with a bullish head, as well as a bull with a human head.

Indian God Yama also sometimes appeared with a bull head. The lord of the death of the pit was the Lord of the Underground Kingdom, the judge of the dead and God of truth and virtue. His wife was his twin sister yami. Indians argue that the pit judges the Dharma (earthly debt) of people. He was also called Pitrpati (Father's Father), Szddhaheva (God funeral), Samana (equalizer) and Dandadhara (beating or punishing). He was always accompanied by spotted guard dogs with four eyes. Hinduses believe that the pit now lives in the capital of His kingdom of Yamapur.

Dionysis in his early Cretan Porzesty Ipostasi had a human body and the head of the bull. He was called "Divine Bull" and considered the son of Zeus. In this hypostasis, Dionysus is quite possible to be considered another option of the Minotaur. According to legend, it was believed that on Earth Zagrev accepts a person's appearance with a bull head, which was worshiped in the form of a sacred bull, and in the kingdom of the dead he reborn into the snake.

In the ancient Armenian myths there is a mention of the kingdom of Urarta, located around Lake Van (which is currently located in Turkey). One of the impressive heritals of this culture is a statuette of a bronze alloy depicting a winged bull with a human head and a torso, the origin of which is dated 750 a year before. e.

: positive - Understanding the underground kingdom and the dead without immersion in fatalistic thoughts. Negative - Unless fear of death and the dead.

Magic properties : Bulls with a human head - cm . Minotaur. The pit symbolizes the truth, earthly debt, court, fate, death and punishment.

Winged bull

Among the Assyrian and Sumero-Semitic sculptures can still see the massive figure of the winged bull. Assyrians called this creature to the Shada, or Sedim. They cut his image in the stone so that he guarded the gate and the doors of their temples and palaces. The winged bull had a human head with a crown and bull body with wings.

Such a sculpture, the creation of which belongs to the VIII century to about. e., was found at the Sargon II Palace in Horasbad. This palace guard is depicted with five legs and in the headdress with horns. Although the appearance of Shada inspired horror, they were considered noble creatures and were usually depicted in pairs.

Shada have a huge force. These magical creatures, as in many others described in this book, had their own special language, but they are very smart and can understand the language of any people in the world. But, despite this ability, the Shada prefer to communicate with people through telepathy or direct mental contact. They possess all supernatural abilities and use them only for good. Despite the fact that these creatures first appeared in the Middle East, they like to travel around the world, struggling with evil and helping people who need so in need, and magicians that seek their support in good tea chars.

Assyrian shada, or winged bulls with their divine wings, human heads and animal bodies, personify people. Five legs statue Shada symbolize five elements - land, air, fire, water and spirit.

Shada are excellent mentors in search of an ancient occult knowledge, which is usually found during astral travel. They will help only people having high ideals and goals. Any rudeness, orders or violation of moral norms make them immediately break any arrangement and avoid further contacts.

Psychological characteristics : Magic, comprehended by the importance of five elements and learned to use them in equilibrium. A person who is not related to magic, balancing all parties and liabilities of life.

Magic properties : very powerful; It helps only in good chars. Provides assistance in magic, languages, telepathy, all supernatural abilities, fighting evil.

Fabulous lions

In mythology there are lions, winged lions, horned lions, half-liters and many such creatures. However, the story of some of them did not reach this day. For example, in the temples of India there are images of horned lions carved in stone, but neither myths nor history shed light on their origin. We only know that they were adopted by the Buddhist religion in the already existing form. At one of the Persian miniatures, a lion was depicted with deer horns and a fiery tail, and in one of the Indian temples found the image of a lion with three horns. One of them is located in the center of the forehead, and the rest on the sides of the central horns. This lion has pointed ears and lush mane.

The lion in any of his numerous species was associated with the sun, royalism and fearlessness. Many toponyms, both ancient and modern, one way or another are associated with Lvom, reflecting universal respect for this animal. Since the ancients saw in this animal more than an ordinary creature, most likely they meant the supernatural lion, and not earthly. Merlin's wizard lived in England in the city of Kerleon (Lion House). The ancient name of Cornwall was Lioness (country of lioness). The name Singapore means the "City of Lion". One of the shrines Buddhism is Simhasana (throne of lion).

Medical texts of the Middle Ages give proper images of lions and their use in healing magic.

Aker

Akera is an unusual two-headed creature from Egyptian mythology. Its connected from two parts of the body in the lying position had two lion heads, looking in opposite directions, and two pairs of front legs. The rear parts of both Lviv merged with each other. On the lion's heads rested a sun disc. Sometimes these lions were called the names of Cerf and Akera or Cede and Tuau. As the lions of yesterday and tomorrow, they wrapped the gates of dawn and sunset and were considered a symbol of time. Their symbolism was similar to the Greek value of Alpha and Omega.

Psychological characteristics : positive - A person who is able to look back to the past without regrets and still look into the future with hope. Negative - A person rarely makes a decision if you can avoid it.

Magic properties : Helps look into the past through time to learn something on mistakes committed in past lives.

Chimera

Chimera lived in Lydia, the city of Malaya Asia. According to mythology, the parents of this creature were Typhon and Echidna. The chimera was considered a fire monster with the front of the body of a lion and the tail of the dragon. She also had three heads: goat, lion and dragon. In medieval painting, Chimera was often depicted with goat heads growing from the middle of the back.

One ancient myth argues that Chimera was divine nymph, but according to the most famous legend about her, Chimera was a fire-haired monster, which constantly learned chaos in the entire Lidius kingdom and nearby localities. So it lasted until the beller with Pegasus did not kill it. Despite the fact that people believed in the existence of only one chimera, many statues depict it with swelling breasts of nursing lioness.

Although the chimer is usually associated with Mediterranean and Middle East cultures, the Bronze Statue of the Khan dynasty clearly depicts a chimeura with two horns, wrinkled nose, a tail of feathers and curly wool rings throughout the body.

The word "chimera" comes from Greek chimaera. What means "goat", and also relates to the Greek Word of Cheimon - "Winter". IN modern language The word "chimera" means illusion or fiction.

Psychological characteristics : A person who rarely or never shows another of its true entity; He hides his personality for fake masks. The one who creates his own reality, refusing to notice the facts.

Magic properties : Call a chimera when you need to hide from surrounding your fear or anxiety. However, chimer can be very dangerous, and its help should be searched only as a last resort.

Chinese lions-dogs

FU dogs (which were sometimes called lions-dogs or dogs FDs) were considered guards, so their sculptural images were set at the door before entering the temple. Little flat muzzles of these dogs resemble the eastern breeds of flat dogs, such as Pekingese, Tibetan Spaniel, Lhasa Apsco and Pug.

The Chinese kept small guard dogs whose task was to hunt for mice, hedgehogs and other small predators. It was believed that these small animals, also known as "demons' catchers, were able to catch and drive out any evil spirits who inhabited this world. They said that their Lai drove evil from any home. The ancient Chinese believed that all evil creatures come to this world very small. Therefore, small, but vigilant animals of the physical world were able to kill or drive them.

For many centuries before in the center of Beijing, a forbidden city was built, in those days, when the emperor lived in another city, the most bold and smart Chinese fighting dogs were displayed not only on the signs of loyalty, courage and wisdom, but also by the criterion of small growth . It seems that the Chinese tried to recreate an animal in physical look, which, according to their beliefs, exists at the spiritual level.

It is impossible to say how long ago began to withdraw these little dogs, but they were portrayed in Chinese painting since the XIV century. During the board of the Qing dynasty, or manchu, Pekinges held only members of the imperial family. To have such a dog to someone who has no relation to the family of the emperor, was considered a crime. The widowing Empress Tsu Si especially loved Pekingese, her beloved pet called Shadza ("fool").

At the end of the second opium war in 1860, the British troops plundered the imperial palaces in Beijing. Four Pekingese brought to England, one of them was presented by Queen Victoria. From this time until the beginning of the XIX century, several more Pekingese received, bribing the palace ENUOV. And finally, in 1906, the breed was listed in the AKC register, and the first exhibition of dogs of this breed was carried out in 1911.

By 1924, the last emperor of the Manchi dynasty left the Forbidden City, which led to the disappearance of the monarchical system in China. Then the eunuchs killed all the remaining Pekingese, so as not to give them to get into the "unworthy hands."

Buddhist lion dog - fierce, but a noble animal guarding and protecting the Buddhist law. It is depicted with a ball under one paw, which symbolizes the equilibrium of opposites: a certain and indefinite.

It was believed that Eastern stone lions, be it lion dogs or other creatures, at night, came to life and went around the places guarded by them, defending them.

On the ancient Chinese artifacts that have come down to us, you can see the carved images of Lviv-dogs. On one of the Chinese jade seals, a dog FD is depicted, which looks exactly like Pekingese. The statue of the Dog Fo from the Black Steatitis is also preserved to this day, on which it looks like a mix of little lion and pecinez.

Chinese lev-dog

Spirit and strength of lion dog, or dogs FD, can be attracted to the appropriate statue of this animal with the help of magic or sincere request about its presence. Such a statue will be guarded at home.

Psychological characteristics : A person who can be fierce, but generous; A person who backed the opposite features of his personality.

Magic properties : are defenders from evil; Catch demons who drive evil from any home.

Homolev

On Indian carved panels and sculptures, God is depicted by Vishnu in one of his hatchers - in the image of a man. God Vishnu worshiped the good demon of Prahlada. Because of this, his father got his father, arguing that this God does not have a real force. The son strongly argued that Vishnu was everywhere, and he sees everything and hears. In response to this, his father asked: "Maybe Vishnu is now in the central column of the Throne Hall?" Suddenly, Vishnu jumped out of the central column in the manual. He was so angry with the way the Father's demon addressed her son and the unbelief she called him, which broke the king of demons in Klochery.

Indian God Vishnu in his Hisolva's Ipostasis personifies fierce, and at the same time the meek nature of any creature, including a person.

Humiela Vishnu

Psychological characteristics : positive - a person who understands the nature of anger, controlling and guiding it in the right direction. Negative - The one who enjoys its quick-temperedness.

Magic properties : Provide protection, especially in the case of religious proceedings and oppression.

Manticor

It was believed that Manticor lives in Asian forests, mainly in India, Malaysia and Indonesia. Cambridge Bestiary refers mantico to Indian animals. This creature was considered more dangerous than any other dwellers of the jungle. Its lair was often located in a cave or underground hole.

The manticari had a body of a lion and a head that resembles human, with the exception of three rows of sharp teeth. Some individuals of this species also had small brown wings, similar to the wings of a volatile mouse, although nowhere is not references to the ability of the Manticori fly. However, she had a long snake tail covered with scales. At his end there were poisonous sting, which the creature could throw. Locals believed that these stages became poisonous due to the juice of anarchy tree.

Manticor

Manticor either sampled to his victim, or used his hypnotic look to get close to close and hit the animal or a person to poisonous sting. Then she ruined the victim into pieces.

The earliest example of the advent of Manticori (or Mantifier) \u200b\u200bin English Heraldry is the emblem of Sir William Hastings from Kirby and Berton Gastangers from Warwickshire.

Psychological characteristics : The one who likes to "kill" for the exciting pleasure and murder himself. This may mean both the destruction of reputation, confidence or dreams and physical murder.

Magic properties : danger; It is not recommended to come into contact.

Sea lion

The mythical creature, known as the sea lion, is not a water animal known to all of us. This magical beast is the lion's front of the body and the head with the mane, and the silver color is the back of a huge fish. Strong jaws and clawed ripen paws make it very dangerous. Usually, these creatures live with flocks along the rocky shores of the sea, hunting for flocks of fish or seafarers, shipwreck victims. The roar of this sea lion is easy to hear even under water. Sea lion, like sea pegasus, is associated with the Water People inhabiting the seas.

Sea lion

The sea lion symbolizes the protective instincts of people towards children, especially their own. When the child's cruel appeal causes a storm of emotions in man, he, like a lion, roars from rage and brave protects the victim.

Psychological characteristics : positive - A man learned to roar "Foul!", Stating dishonesty when someone starts playing games with mind or emotions. Negative "A person, so hypersensitive emotionally (and the pleasure that receives himself) that the slightest emotional oscillations are upset. When everything is calm, he imagines disrespect.

Magic properties : Protects from people playing with your emotions and mind.

Winged lions and lions

The winged lion is a creature that is often depicted in drawings in painting and sculpture of the whole Middle East. Persian Golden Riton (drink vessel) was made in the form of the front of the winged lion, which served as the base for the conical rhythone. The head and face of the animal resemble the usual lion, but his body is covered with something like scales or feathers. An example of using the image of a winged lion in an English heraldry is an image of it on the press of John Hu from Norfolk from the second half of the XIII century.

In the sculpture and bas-reliefs of the Middle East there are also people with lion heads. In the ruins of settlements you can find many images of the winged geniuses (so they are called) having human heads, lion's bodies and wings. Other their views are creatures having a human upper body, standing on two lion's hind legs and having a spinning tail. Lion man was a defender; Its Akkadian name was "Uridimmu", which meant "Mad Lion".

Another type of Lviv-demons was a creature with a human body, a lion head sticking up with donkey ears, twisted up with a lion tail and bird paws. Usually he was depicted dressed in a short kilt and holding a rod in one hand and dagger into another. He was a good genius and fought with evil demons and diseases. Assyrian art also appears a variety of lione-centaur. This animal had a lion's body with four paws, and torso, head and man's hands. He was called "Urmalulla" (Lev-man). The sculpture of this creature was put in front of the fitness in a bath so that he could protect people from the Lemuti Lemmon Demon (evident servant). It remains only to guess what this "evil servant did it. Perhaps he personified contaminated water or thieves attacked on bathing bags.

Lev-demon

Babylonian sculpture of the VII-VIII centuries to about. e. From terracotta clay depicts a similar creature with a lion's head and a man's body. She can personify one of the evil geniuses born, if you believe ledge, in the mountains in the West and living in the earthless Norah or among the ancient ruins. They sowed among people a disorder and illness and tried to destroy their herds.

Bas-relief belonging to 1050-850 to about. er, depicts another creature with the features of the lion. On his lion's body was a human head, as well as wings. On his head was a high headdress, similar to the White Crown of Upper Egypt. This Lev-man, unlike the evil geniuses, protects people.

Psychological characteristics : positive - A person who protects his loved ones and family. Negative - The one who likes to bring breakdown and the mountain to others.

Magic properties : Be sure that you only call positive Lviv and Lviv demons. The lion is a symbol of many of the gods of the Sun, and also personifies spiritual fire, courage in the face of a long battle; Dignity, victory, search for spiritual enlightenment. Protects against evil spirits and diseases.

Magic snakes

In the overwhelming majority of snake cultures were considered the symbol of the goddess and / or the energy of Kundalini. In addition, they believed that they were immortal, as they dumped their skin, and it seemed that they start new life. Greeks called cut skin snakes geras. , that is, "old age". People-snakes can be both kind and evil, so you should work with them with caution.

Most people have congenital disgust for snakes, and it's not only a potential danger, but also in Christian propaganda and narration about Eden.

Snake symbolizes Kundalini movement up seven chakras. This happens by itself when a person is spiritually improving. However, Kundalini's energy may be fatal (physically, mentally and spiritually) if it makes it rise before a person reaches the necessary spiritual readiness.

Ahehelo

This Greek demigod was one of the sons of the ocean and the theforephory and the most revered river God. Hesiod argued that this pair had three thousand rivers, and everyone was described by energetic men with long beards and two horns above the eyebrows.

In the Greek art of Aheloy, they are portrayed with a human body, hands and heads with horns, but snake the bottom of the body. He controls the largest water in Greece.

The legend says that Aheley fell in love with a beautiful girl named Deanir. However, he did not have time to surrender to his desires, as Hero Hercules also decided that he would like to be with this girl. A brutal battle took place between Aheley and Hercules, during which the river God turned first into the snake, and then in the wild bull. In the end, Hercules broke out one of the horns of Aheeloy and defeated him. River nymphs took the ripped rogue and turned it into a horn of abundance.

Ahehela loved and demanding about providing honors during sacrifices. When the daughter's daughter's predictor did not do this, they turned into Economic Islands.

During the attachment of the oaths, Aheley turned throughout Greece, and even in Sicily.

Psychological characteristics : positive - A man who has learned to real love for another. Negative - The one who will not allow friendship or love relationship to end calmly.

Magic properties : Exposure area - oaths, contracts, promises.

Operated snake

Operse snakes was known for actecs and other cultures of Central America. Maya Indians called His Bulkulkan, and Aztec called Ketzalcoatl. This creature with feathers (sometimes called Opera) was a combination of birds and snakes, but it cannot be compared with snakes having wings of a volatile mouse living in the Middle East and in Egypt. This snake bird had feathers on the head, on the tail and sometimes on the body. It seems that the worn snake was the magic creature, and the hypostasia or the symbol of the Ketzalcoatlia God, or Kulkulkan.

Ketzalcoatl

This deity in the image of the snake was worshiped by several tribes of Central America. The legend says that his yolley gave birth (obsidian), and the name of the Father is unclear. Ketzalcoatl came to the city of Tula, the capital of the state of Tortela, the mysterious stranger with the "wrinkled face" - so described his appearance. This devout person soon became known for his denying human victims who demanded all the other deities. He became the Great "Bulletin of Culture" and the inventor and taught people to weave the canvas, work with feathers, showed them jade, gold, cotton, and also opened the art of dance, painting and letters.

In several ancient Mexican artifacts, a pattern was applied with another unusual snake, reminiscent of more Indian Nags than Ketzalcoatlia. The name of this creature has not saved the story.

Psychological characteristics : Anyone who prefers art physical work.

Magic properties : His characters - crafts, metallurgy, fate, culture, training, organization and order, laws, inventions.

Snake

The North American Indians of the Huron tribe existed a legend of a huge snake named onion. This snake had a horn that could be pushed stone. The one who was lucky to find at least the slightest piece of this horns could cure any diseases with it.

Horned snakes often appear in Celtic art. Most often, they are depicted with two lamb horns, and not with one. Cerner (Lord of Animals), holding a snake with lamb horns, engraved on the GundRestrupe boiler. Snake was very an important element Celtic beliefs. Sometimes he was portrayed not only with brands of horns, but also with a lash head.

Celtic horned snake

On several Babylon paintings, a snake-dragon was drawn with a body and a snake body, lion's front and avian rear legs and a horn located in the center of the nose. This snake dragon was called "Mushhussus" (Speaking Snake). Babylonians allocated three more kinds of horned snakes, calling them "Muschuha", "Usumnallal" and "Basma".

Psychological characteristics : The one who has learned to work with the energy of the chakras.

Magic properties : Treats any ailment.

Lamia

In the ancient texts, Lamia is mentioned as a type of creatures similar to sirens. These creatures prefer dry places and live in destroyed cities, caves and remote abandoned localities. Lamy had a body and a woman's head and the bottom of the snake. They combed the hair with a gold ridge and loved to eat with meat children. Lamia was rapidly, powerful and lured victim in its networks using spells.

In the ancient Greek myths, Lamia was called several creatures. In one legend, they called the death virgin, giving birth to Zeus several children. In another legend, this is a creature with the face of the gorgon, fed by children. Another legend tells how Hermes turned the snake with raspberry, gold, green and blue spots in a beautiful girl. The happiness of this girl destroyed the philosopher Apolonius, she shouted and disappeared.

Catholic bishop Martin Bragsky wrote that Lamia was inhabited in rivers and forests and were devils. Johann Vair devoted to these creatures a whole book "De Lamiis Liber" ("On Lamin's Life"), published in 1577.

TO beginning of XVII The Lamia century changed his appearance and became the scaly four-legged creature. On her hind legs were hooves, and on the front claws. She had a female face and chest and male penis.

Psychological characteristics : Anyone who deliberately lures victims and acquires complete control over them.

Nagi

Indian Nagi is perhaps the most amazing magical snakes. They were by their nature demigods, children of Goddess Kadru, and usually appeared in the guise of half amenium-receiving. However, they could take a human appearance, and women's individuals did it much more often than men. Nagi were and water and earthly spirits.

Apparently, there were several types of NGAs, and each of them has its own characteristic external features and painting. The body of Nagov, living in ruins, places with an inhibitory atmosphere or underground, is covered with black scales with raspberry stripes. Their faces are like human, they have the same skin colors, eyes and hair. However, this kind of naga is hostile to people. They can enchant anyone who will meet with them; They can spit poison, and their bite is poisonous. From these Nags should not wait for help.

Other earthly naga wise, friendly and guarding sacred or treasures, and also control their black fellow. These cobra people can also spit poison, although they make it only for self-defense purposes. They have golden eyes and green-gold scales with silver triangles along the back.

Housing of NGA, preferring to dwell in various reservoirs, are deep under clean, fresh water of ponds, lakes or rivers. They usually do not interfere in people's affairs, although sincere request can help enlist them. It is curious everything that happens to people. Water Nagi are the most colorful of all kinds. The color of their scales varies from emerald green to turquoise, and the pattern, which is often found in them, can be from deep brown in combination with pale jade to dark gray with olive. The shade of their eyes can be different: from pale green to bright amber. Even despite the fact that their bite and saliva poisonous, these nagi prefer to resort to magic spells.

Naga Kanya

Nagi could cause or prevent rain, they had enormous power and wealth, as well as power over all the water, including the rivers and seas. Myths argue that Nagi received their half-hearted status when the gods and demons foamed the sea to cook for a divine drink. While the gods and demons fought for some, a few drops of this drink fell to the ground. Nagi eagerly drank them, but this was not enough to gain power sufficient for the gods.

It is believed that Nagi dwells in a country that is either under water or underground. The capital of their state and the main habitat is in the underground kingdom of Bhagavati ("rich in treasures"), which is probably located deep under the mountain system of Himalayas. According to legends, they live there in beautiful houses, decorated with precious stones and metals. The streets of their cities are paved with mosaic from emeralds, rubies, sapphires and other bright gems. Nagi also keep the books of great mystical knowledge. In the throat or in the forehead, each Naga sparkles the gemstone in immeasurable value, which gives them their supernatural forces.

Female individuals Nagi are called Nagini. These cat-snakes are very beautiful and wise. There are many legends on how they fell in love and married mortal princes. According to Cambodian legend, this country was formed by the Union of Nagini and Prince. In the ancient city, Angkor Images of Naga are everywhere - in the sculpture and objects of the decoration of houses. Naga couples guarded the entrances to the temples, palaces and tombs, and their semi-head sculptures were leaning over all incoming.

On the lands adjacent to the palace, in the XIII century, the golden tower rose. At the top there was a special room where, as it was thought, the king spent every night. The people of Cambodia believed that nine-headed nagini lived there, who managed the country with the help of the king. If Nughini does not come, the king will die, and if he does not spend at least one night in the tower, a misfortune collapses on the country.

In India, it is still worshiped by Nagini - this is Naga Kanya, the goddess of three kingdoms. It is a keeper of underwater treasures and spiritual achievements. She has top part Body female, and lower water snake. A dome in the form of a five-liter cobra, symbolizing the spiritual forces of Canya towers over her head. Behind her sponsings on her wings, and the gem sparkles in the forehead. In the hands of Naga Kanya holds the shell of mollusk, symbolizing her desire to shed blessings on those who are looking for her wisdom.

Although most NGAs can combine both good and bad qualities, some of them have committed great things and reached enlightenment. Naga Sesh led such a righteous life that God Brahma gave him immortality. It is believed that the seash now supports the universe, and on the rings of his rolled tail, God is sleeping Vishnu in the shade of his seven goals.

When Buddha was born, Nagi sprinkled him with fragrant water. After the Buddha reached Enlightenment, he stayed in a state of meditation a few weeks. His huge piousness attracted Naga Macind (which is sometimes called Musilone), a multi-headed cobra. Mucillude surrounded Buddha rings of his body and covered him from storms with his huge hood so that the Buddha could calmly meditate and nothing worried him. After the death of the Buddha, one of the tombs built to honor his memory turned out to be in the country of Nagov.

At least one of the types of NGA is not benevolent towards people. Demon Naga-Sanny causes nightmares associated with snakes.

Some tribes living in India consider themselves the descendants of NGA and have respect to their ancestors, leaving sacrifices on the shore of certain ponds and rivers. In the Indian mythology of the snakes are associated with water element and seas. It is also considered that people who like them will, they can give the ability to become invisible when they are included in any water.

In addition, Nagi protected the doors and thresholds, and also protected the treasures, both physical and spiritual. Doors, thresholds and physical and spiritual treasures are considered to be women dangerous for unprepared people. Nagi opens these places and allow you to enter there only those whom they consider worthy and ready for it.

Psychological characteristics : positive - The one who sincerely seeks to gain spiritual treasure. Negative - A person who can make others do anything with the help of a spell of others, but he has a bad habit of erupting poisonous gossip and rumors.

Magic properties : promotes the acquisition of spiritual wealth; Helps find a hidden treasure of spiritual search, opening only to sincere people. If you encounter trouble or complex problems, ask NGA to help you understand exactly where you are shot down from the spiritual path. Help Nagi can sometimes help you find hidden treasures, win in contests and lotteries or suddenly get money, but their help can be achieved only sincerity.

Other Indian Snakes

Ananta Infinite Indians called the Mother Snake. She was also called Sarpajni, that is, the queen of snakes. Vishnu and other gods during periods of time between incarnations are sleeping in ananta rings. Ananta is similar to the Egyptian goddess Mehn, whose name means "that that surrounds". Mehen was a huge snake that lives in the underground kingdom, and every night she became a cradle for the God of the Sun of the Republic of Armenia.

It is believed that from the goddess-snake frame, aunts received a half-half garda, all cobra and cobra people in India occurred. In the ancient Babylonian kingdom, he won a similar goddess, which was called Cadi or Der. She had a head head and breasts on a snake body. Her children were similar to Indian Nagam: the upper part of the body is human, and the bottom is snake.

Psychological characteristics : A person who can be cute and enjoyable at one moment, and in the other - the "snake podkolodna".

Magic properties : Very dangerous and unpredictable.

Other magic snakes

Gate Naruda (Metropolitan Museum). Photo: CC BY 2.0

Lamass are the mythical creatures like the sphinx from the head of a person, the body of a lion or bull and eagle wings that once protected the cities in Mesopotamia. They were considered mighty creatures that served as a clear reminder of the king power, and were also a symbol of guardian spirits for the entire people.

The colossal statues of Lamass were found during the excavations of the Assyrian capitals, founded by the king of Ashurasirpal II (rules between 883 - 859 BC) and the king Sargon II (rules from 721 to 705 BC). Famous winged sphinxes from Nizrud in Iraq ( ancient city Calcha), guarding the gate of the city, in 2015 were destroyed by the militants ISIS. Other sculptural images of mythical animals belong to the cities of Dor Cherryukin (now Horsabad, Iraq).

In every significant city, Lamas was guarded by city gates. At the same time, another winged sphinx was made to protect the entrance to the throne room. Mesopotamians believed that Lamass was scared the forces of Chaos and bring peace to people's homes. In the Akkadiy language "Lamass" meant the Spirit-defender.

Heavenly cost

Lamass is often found in the art and mythology of Mesopotamia. The first detected Lamass was created about 3000 BC. e. Lamass is also called Limacy, Alad and Shada.

Sometimes Lamass depicted in the form of a female deity, but usually he had a male head. Women's Lamass was called Aspas.

Lamass, heavenly creature is often identified with the Inoyra, the Hatt-garrite goddess of wild steppe animals, the daughter of God's thunderstorms Tashuba. It corresponds to the Greek goddess of Artemide.

The winged bull with a human head, known as Shada, from Horsabad. Institute of East ChicagoNeer Servisitta. Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0

In the epic on Gilgamesh and "Enum Elish" both Lamass and Aspas (Inara) are referred to as symbols of the starry sky, constellations and zodiac. It doesn't matter, in women's or male form, Lamass always represent the stars, constellations or zodiac.

The cults of Lamass and Shada were very common in the residents of Mesopotamia from Sumerian to the Babylonian period. They were associated with the custodians of the kings in various cults. Accadians associated Lamass with God Papesukkal, and God ISUM (God of Fire, Bulletin of the Babel's gods) - with Shada.

Mythical guards that have influenced Christianity

Lamass was the guardian spirits not only kings and palaces, but also every individual. People felt more security if their spirit-keeper was located nearby, so Lamas was cut out on clay powders, which buried under the threshold of the house. The house in which Lamass was present was considered a more favorable place than the one where the keeper did not have. Archaeological studies show that Lamass occupied a very important place in all cultures, which inhabited the lands of Mesopotamia and nearby.

As already mentioned, Lamash first appeared in the royal palaces in Nrudud during the Board of Ashurnacyrpala II and disappeared at the end of the Board of Ashurbanipal between 668 and 627 BC. The reason for the disappearance of Lamas in buildings is unknown.

Lamass in the northeast Palace of Ashurnacyrpala II. Photo: Public Domain

The ancient Jewish people inherited the iconography and symbolism of previous cultures and also read Lamass. The Prophet Ezekiel wrote about Lamass, describing it as a fantastic creature with a bull body or lion, the wings of an eagle and a man's head. In early Christianity, four Gospels also correlated with each of these components.

Moreover, Lamass may have caused the use of lion not only as a symbol of a bold and strong leader of a tribe, but also as a keeper.

Majestic monuments

Lamass still proudly towers on their fees. They are cut from solid stone blocks. The oldest monumental sculptures are made of alabastra reach a height of 3 - 4 meters. There are noticeable differences in the body shape between the early Lamas and sculptures of the later period. The first Lamass had a lion's body, and Lamass from the Palace of King Sargon II is the body of the bull. Another interesting detail is Lamas Sargona smiling.

In 713 BC. Sargon founded his capital Dear Cherryukin. He decided that the guardian spirits should be on each side of the seven gates as responsibilities. They were not only guards and impressive decorative components, but also performed an architectural function, carrying part of the weight of the arch.

Sargon II showed great interest in Lamas. During his reign, a large number of sculptures and monuments of these mystical sphinxes were created. During this period, Lamass was more embossed. The head had a bull ears and a male face with a beard and subtle mustache.

Lamass from the British Museum. Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0

During the excavations, under the leadership of the Bott field in early 1843, archaeologists have discovered several sculptures that were sent to France to the Louvre Museum. Then, perhaps, the Europeans first saw mystical sphinxes of Mesopotamia.