In Assyrian, Sumerian, and Mesopotamian myth, the Lamassu (Female variant known as the Shedu) was a celestial being and household spirit of protection. It was depicted as a creature with the body of a lion or bull, the head of a bearded man, eagle wings, and the horns of a bull. Similarly to the Gargoyle and the Ryukyuan, statues of the Lamassu were put outside buildings (Palaces most commonly) as both a symbol of power, and a ward of protection. Its likeness was also engraved onto stone tablets and buried beneath buildings for similar purposes.

(Taken from Wikipedia:) "The ancient Jewish people were influenced by the iconography of Assyrian culture. The prophet Ezekial wrote about a fantastic being made up of aspects of a human being, a lion, an eagle and a bull. Later, in the early Christian period, the four Gospels were ascribed to each of these components. When it was depicted in art, this image was called the TETRAMORPH. Since the Lammasu was seen and experienced as a symbol of awesome power by the Jews, the logical inference is that Jesus Christ was now understood as the penultimate power in the world."

Attributes: Protection, Power

Type of Creature: Multi-bodied/specied.

Behavior: Loyal, protective, likely parently as well.

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