Apkallu
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Abgal, (Akkadian: Apkallu) is the name of a groups of spirits from ancient Mesopotamian religion. They are the attendant spirits of Enki.[1] According to Mesopotamian tradition, there were seven of these spirits living at the beginning of time, before the flood. They are protective spirits, and are commonly represented as winged men - some have a human head, while others have an eagle's head or the lower torso of a fish.[1] They have their origins in the earlier Apsu.
Adapa (U-an, Oannes) was the first of the Apkallu. The others were U-an-dugga, En-me-duga, En-me-galanna, En-me-buluga, An-enlilda, and Utu-abzu.
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- ^ a b Rose, Carol (1998). "A", Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblins. Norton, pp. 1,2. ISBN 0393317927.
Abgal is also known as the 'wastemen' of East Africa.
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