Hag and Mag
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Pair of demons in Mandaeism
Hag and Mag | |
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Abode | World of Darkness |
Symbol | Scorpion, representing Hag (in the skandola) |
Equivalents | |
Jewish equivalent | Gog and Magog |
In
Hibil Ziwa encounters Hag and Mag during his descent to the World of Darkness in Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Right Ginza, where they are described as "the two manas of darkness."[1] Hag is represented by the image of a scorpion on the skandola talisman.[2]
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Etymology
The names Hag and Mag are likely derived from Gog and Magog.[3][4]
See also
- Adathan and Yadathan, a pair of uthras in the World of Light
- Gog and Magog in Judaism
References
- ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
- ISBN 9780648795414.
- ISBN 978-3-11-072023-5.
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