Asag

Also known as Azag

In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugal-e, Asag or Azag (Sumerian: ; Akkadian: asakku) is a monstrous demon. In the poem, his power is so hideous that it makes fish to boil alive in the rivers.

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In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugal-e, Asag or Azag (Sumerian: ; Akkadian: asakku) is a monstrous demon. In the poem, his power is so hideous that it makes fish to boil alive in the rivers.

== Mythology == The Asag is generally identified as a hideous demon or "chaos-monster". In the Lugal-e, he is described as the offspring of the sky god An and the earth goddess Ki.