Hag and Mag | |
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Abode | World of Darkness |
Symbol | Scorpion, representing Hag (in the skandola) |
Equivalents | |
Jewish equivalent | Gog and Magog |
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In Mandaeism, Hag (Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡀࡂ) and Mag (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡂ) are a pair of demons that are usually mentioned together. Hag is a male demon, while Mag is a female demon. 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]: 37
Etymology
[edit]The names Hag and Mag are likely derived from Gog and Magog.[3][4]
See also
[edit]- Adathan and Yadathan, a pair of uthras in the World of Light
- Gog and Magog in Judaism
References
[edit]- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2023). The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780648795414.
- ^ Häberl, Charles G. (2023). "The Enclosed Nations of Mandæan Lore". Gog and Magog. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 243–276. doi:10.1515/9783110720235-010. ISBN 978-3-11-072023-5.