{"id":169122,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169122"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:32:49","slug":"pazuzu-verndargripur-mesopotamia-lamashtu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/pazuzu-verndargripur-mesopotamia-lamashtu\/","title":{"rendered":"Pazuzu-verndargripur \u2013 mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00edsk v\u00f6rn gegn Lamashtu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Pazuzu-verndargripurinn \u2013 dj\u00f6fullinn sem v\u00f6rn gegn Lamashtu<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> fr\u00e1 Mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00edu s\u00fdnir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 \u00f3gnvekjandi vinddj\u00f6fuls, og \u00fear l\u00e1 einmitt hlutverk hans: Pazuzu \u00e1tti a\u00f0 verjast enn h\u00e6ttulegri m\u00e1tt, barnsfarardj\u00f6flinum Lamashtu<\/span>. F\u00e1ir a\u00f0rir verndargripir<\/span> hins forna Austurlands tengja form og virkni svo n\u00e1i\u00f0 saman.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Verndart\u00e1kn<\/span>Mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00eda<\/a>\u00d3g\u00e6fuv\u00f6rn (ap\u00f3tr\u00f3pa\u00edkon)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> er hlutur sem bera m\u00e1tti \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum, upprunninn \u00ed hinu forna Austurlandi. Fr\u00e1 lokum annars \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasunds til langt fram \u00e1 fyrsta \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasund fyrir upphaf t\u00edmatals okkar var hann \u00fatbreiddur \u00ed Mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00edu<\/a> og n\u00e1l\u00e6gum sv\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>

Hann s\u00fdnir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 e\u00f0a heila mynd dj\u00f6fulsins Pazuzu og var borinn \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum, hengdur \u00ed sn\u00farur e\u00f0a settur upp \u00ed heimah\u00fasum. Um margar aldir var hann sj\u00e1lfsag\u00f0ur hluti af verndarb\u00fana\u00f0i heimilisins.<\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9rstaka vi\u00f0 \u00feennan verndargrip<\/span> er \u00e1kve\u00f0in \u00fevers\u00f6gn. Pazuzu sj\u00e1lfur var talinn h\u00e6ttulegt vera, herra hinna illu vinddj\u00f6fla. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00f3ttu menn markvisst vernd hans.<\/p>

Hin forna austurlenska hugsun fylgdi \u00fear r\u00f6kr\u00e9ttri hugmynd: \u00f3gnvekjandi m\u00e1ttur getur haldi\u00f0 aftur af \u00f6\u00f0rum m\u00e6tti sem talinn er enn h\u00e6ttulegri. Verndargripurinn<\/span> var \u00fev\u00ed ekki heillagripur \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmaskilningi, heldur markviss varnargripur me\u00f0 sk\u00fdrt afmarka\u00f0 hlutverk.<\/p>

\u00cd tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> telst Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> til ap\u00f3tr\u00f3pa\u00edka<\/span>. Hugtaki\u00f0 er gr\u00edskt a\u00f0 uppruna og v\u00edsar til hluta sem hafa \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk a\u00f0 afst\u00fdra \u00f3g\u00e6fu.<\/p>

Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> er me\u00f0al best ranns\u00f6ku\u00f0u ap\u00f3tr\u00f3pa\u00edka<\/span> hins forna Austurlands, \u00fev\u00ed hann hefur var\u00f0veist \u00ed miklu magni og f\u00e1ir a\u00f0rir gripir tengja form og virkni svo n\u00e1i\u00f0. Hann veitir \u00fev\u00ed f\u00e1g\u00e6ta og vel skjalfesta inns\u00fdn \u00ed hversdagstr\u00fa horfins heims.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Pazuzu, herra vinddj\u00f6flanna<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pazuzu kemur fram \u00ed ritheimildum sem konungur illra vinddj\u00f6fla, sonur gu\u00f0sins Hanbi. Verkunarsvi\u00f0 hans var heitur, \u00feurr vindur sem barst \u00far vestri og su\u00f0vestri yfir Tv\u00edfl\u00f3\u00f0alandi\u00f0.<\/p>

\u00deessi vindur bar me\u00f0 s\u00e9r hitas\u00f3ttir, \u00feurrka og engisprettupl\u00e1gur. Pazuzu var \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00f3lj\u00f3s h\u00f3tun heldur mj\u00f6g \u00e1\u00fereifanleg h\u00e6tta sem b\u00e6ndur upplif\u00f0u \u00e1r hvert.<\/p>

Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 Pazuzu hefur n\u00e1nast enga eigin go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span>. Me\u00f0an \u00f6\u00f0rum verum hins forna Austurlands er l\u00fdst \u00edtarlega \u00ed s\u00f6gum, s\u00e1lmum og hetjukv\u00e6\u00f0um, er Pazuzu n\u00e6r eing\u00f6ngu \u00feekktur \u00ed gegnum verndargripina sj\u00e1lfa og f\u00e1a s\u00e6ringartexta.<\/p>

Hann er vera sem lifir \u00ed hlutnum, ekki \u00ed s\u00f6gunni. \u00deessi s\u00e9rkenni hafa lengi vaki\u00f0 \u00e1huga fr\u00e6\u00f0imanna, enda \u00f3venjulegt fyrir svo \u00fatbreidda pers\u00f3nu. N\u00e1nari l\u00fdsingu \u00e1 verunni m\u00e1 finna \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0unni um Pazuzu<\/a> \u00ed verulex\u00edkoninu.<\/p>

N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 Pazuzu r\u00edkti yfir ska\u00f0lega vindinum, gat hann a\u00f0 fornri austurlenskri tr\u00fa einnig haldi\u00f0 honum \u00ed skefjum. S\u00e1 sem f\u00e9kk herra vinddj\u00f6flanna \u00e1 sitt band n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00f6flugum bandamanni gegn \u00feeim \u00f6flum sem Pazuzu sj\u00e1lfur stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i.<\/p>

Verndargripurinn<\/span> ger\u00f0i \u00feetta bandalag s\u00fdnilegt og varanlegt. Hann bar dj\u00f6fulinn<\/span> ekki sem \u00f3gn, heldur sem bundinn, \u00fat\u00e1v\u00edsandi verndarm\u00e1tt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ger\u00f0 og myndm\u00e1l<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Myndm\u00e1l Pazuzu er sk\u00f3lab\u00f3kard\u00e6mi um samsetta blendingsveru<\/span>. H\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 er me\u00f0 hunds- e\u00f0a lj\u00f3nslegt andlit me\u00f0 dj\u00fapst\u00e6\u00f0, \u00fatst\u00e6\u00f0 augu, \u00e1berandi enni og pari af sveig\u00f0um hornum. Manneskjulegur l\u00edkaminn er s\u00fdndur hreistur\u00f3ttur, f\u00e6turnir enda \u00ed fuglakl\u00f3m, og oftast eru myndirnar me\u00f0 tv\u00f6 v\u00e6ngjap\u00f6r. Spor\u00f0drekaspor\u00f0ur myndar endann.<\/p>

Hvert \u00feessara einkenna er s\u00f3tt \u00far h\u00f3pi h\u00e6ttulegra e\u00f0a ja\u00f0ard\u00fdra. R\u00e1nd\u00fdr, r\u00e1nfugl og spor\u00f0dreki voru verur sem fornaustr\u00e6nni menningu \u00fe\u00f3tti v\u00edgreifar og h\u00e6ttulegar.<\/p>

Blendingsgervin sameinar \u00feessa eiginleika og gerir Pazuzu a\u00f0 \u00e1s\u00fdnd sem hr\u00e6\u00f0ir jafnvel \u00ed fyrstu sj\u00f3n. Ein upplyft h\u00f6nd og \u00f6nnur ni\u00f0url\u00fat myndar auk \u00feess fastan l\u00e1tbrag\u00f0, sem fr\u00e6\u00f0imenn t\u00falka sem helgisi\u00f0abundna h\u00f3tunar- og varnarbendingu.<\/p>

\u00deessi ger\u00f0 var ekki frj\u00e1ls listaleg uppfinning, heldur myndt\u00fdpa sem h\u00e9lst st\u00f6\u00f0ug um aldir. S\u00e1 sem t\u00f3k upp Pazuzu-verndargrip<\/span> vissi samstundis hva\u00f0 um var a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a.<\/p>

\u00dea\u00f0 var einmitt \u00feessi kennileiki sem skipti m\u00e1li, \u00fev\u00ed myndin \u00e1tti a\u00f0 virka \u00f3umdeilanlega, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 handhafann og \u00e1 \u00f6flin sem h\u00fan \u00e1tti a\u00f0 verjast. St\u00f6\u00f0ugleiki ger\u00f0arins s\u00fdnir hversu bindandi hugmyndin um Pazuzu var \u00ed Forn\u00f6strinu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Efni, st\u00e6r\u00f0 og \u00e1letrun<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Me\u00f0al efna er bronsi algengast, en einnig eru til d\u00e6mi \u00far steini, brenndum leir og fajansi. Bronsi var hentugt til a\u00f0 steypa og ger\u00f0i f\u00ednlega \u00fatf\u00e6rslu andlitsdr\u00e1ttanna m\u00f6gulega, sem er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0hengin eru oft vandlega ger\u00f0. St\u00e6r\u00f0in er allt fr\u00e1 litlum hengjum, f\u00e1um sentimetrum \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0, upp \u00ed st\u00e6rri h\u00f6fu\u00f0 og heilar styttur, sem \u00fej\u00f3nu\u00f0u sem standmynd e\u00f0a topphlutur.<\/p>

Tv\u00e6r grunnger\u00f0ir m\u00e1 greina. Annars vegar er heil f\u00edg\u00fara sem stytta e\u00f0a hengi, og hins vegar, mun algengara, er einangra\u00f0 Pazuzu-h\u00f6fu\u00f0 me\u00f0 festingaraugu.<\/p>

H\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 eitt var tali\u00f0 fullgildur verndargripur. Hluti st\u00f3\u00f0 fyrir heildina, meginregla sem er algeng \u00ed fr\u00e6\u00f0um um verndargripi. H\u00f6fu\u00f0i\u00f0 var auk \u00feess hentugra, l\u00e9ttara a\u00f0 bera og \u00f3d\u00fdrara \u00ed framlei\u00f0slu.<\/p>

M\u00f6rg stykki bera \u00e1letrun<\/span>. Oft er \u00fea\u00f0 hin fasta sj\u00e1lfsl\u00fdsing dj\u00f6fulsins, sem a\u00f0 efni til hefst \u00e1 a\u00f0 hann s\u00e9 Pazuzu, sonur Hanbi, konungur illra vinddj\u00f6fla.<\/p>

\u00deessi form\u00fala var ekki einungis \u00e1letrun. H\u00fan var virkur hluti af verndarm\u00e6ttinum, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nefna veruna og festa r\u00e9tta st\u00f6\u00f0u hennar var tali\u00f0 vera lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 binda kraft hennar og skuldbinda hana vi\u00f0 verndargripinn<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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V\u00f6rn gegn Lamashtu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mikilv\u00e6gasta verkefni Pazuzu-verndargripsins var a\u00f0 verjast Lamashtu<\/a>. \u00deessi kvenskr\u00edmsli var talin h\u00e6tta fyrir \u00feunga\u00f0ar konur, s\u00e6ngurkonur og n\u00fdf\u00e6dd b\u00f6rn.<\/p>

Henni var eigna\u00f0ur f\u00f3sturl\u00e1t, s\u00e6ngurs\u00f3tt og skj\u00f3tur dau\u00f0i ungbarna. Lamashtu<\/span> var \u00fear me\u00f0 \u00edmynd einnar af st\u00e6rstu raunverulegu h\u00e6ttum hins forna l\u00edfsheims, \u00fear sem f\u00e6\u00f0ing og fyrstu \u00e6viviku voru mikil \u00e1h\u00e6tta fyrir m\u00f3\u00f0ur og barn.<\/p>

Pazuzu kom fram gegn \u00feessum m\u00e6tti sem m\u00f3tv\u00e6gi. \u00deetta s\u00e9st s\u00e9rlega vel \u00e1 hinum svok\u00f6llu\u00f0u Lamashtu<\/span>-spj\u00f6ldum. \u00deessar t\u00f6flur \u00far bronsi e\u00f0a steini s\u00fdna \u00ed nokkrum myndr\u00f6\u00f0um hvernig dj\u00f6flynjan er \u00e1k\u00f6llu\u00f0 og hrakin ni\u00f0ur til undirheima.<\/p>

Yfir efri ja\u00f0ar spjaldsins gn\u00e6fir Pazuzu-h\u00f6fu\u00f0 sem horfir ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 senuna og hefur eftirlit me\u00f0 \u00fatleg\u00f0inni, svo a\u00f0 segja. T\u00f6flurnar voru festar yfir r\u00fami\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00e1 vegg \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0isins.<\/p>

\u00deunga\u00f0ar konur og l\u00edtil b\u00f6rn b\u00e1ru auk \u00feess Pazuzu-h\u00f6fu\u00f0hengi beint \u00e1 l\u00edkamanum. Verndargripurinn<\/span> fylgdi \u00fev\u00ed einmitt \u00feeim einstaklingum sem taldir voru \u00ed s\u00e9rstakri h\u00e6ttu. \u00deannig var hann n\u00e1tengdur vernd f\u00e6\u00f0ingar og fyrstu barn\u00e6sku, svi\u00f0i \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir \u00f6ryggi var s\u00e9rlega \u00e1r\u00ed\u00f0andi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Notkun og heimilishald<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> var ekki hlutur fyrir s\u00e9rst\u00f6k tilefni, heldur hluti af daglegu l\u00edfi. Festingaraugu \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0hengjunum s\u00fdna a\u00f0 stykkin voru borin \u00e1 sn\u00faru um h\u00e1lsinn e\u00f0a \u00e1 kl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0i. \u00deannig fylgdi v\u00f6rnin handhafanum \u00ed gegnum daginn og var einnig n\u00e1l\u00e6g \u00e1 n\u00f3ttunni.<\/p>

Auk \u00feess haf\u00f0i verndargripurinn<\/span> fastan sta\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00fasinu. St\u00e6rri h\u00f6fu\u00f0 og f\u00edg\u00farur voru festar \u00e1 veggi, yfir dyr e\u00f0a n\u00e1l\u00e6gt hv\u00edlur\u00fami.<\/p>

Dyr, gluggar og \u00fer\u00f6skuldar voru \u00ed Forn\u00f6strinu taldir sta\u00f0ir \u00fear sem ska\u00f0legir m\u00e6ttir g\u00e6tu komist inn \u00ed hi\u00f0 var\u00f0a h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00fear var Pazuzu settur til a\u00f0 tryggja m\u00f6rk heimilisins.<\/p>

Notkunin n\u00e1\u00f0i yfir allar samf\u00e9lagsst\u00e9ttir. Einf\u00f6ld, \u00f3brotin steypustykki standa hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vandlega unnin d\u00e6mi. Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> var \u00feannig ekki forr\u00e9ttindi hinna r\u00edku, heldur v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6k v\u00f6rn sem sprottin var af \u00f3skinni um \u00f6ryggi fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldu og heimili. \u00deessi hversdagsleiki a\u00f0greinir hann fr\u00e1 hreinum helgisi\u00f0ahlutum sem voru einskor\u00f0a\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 musteri.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00datbrei\u00f0sla og t\u00edmasetning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Bl\u00f3mat\u00edmi Pazuzu-verndargripsins var \u00e1 fyrsta \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasundi fyrir upphaf t\u00edmatals okkar. \u00cd n\u00fdass\u00fdr\u00edska og n\u00fdbab\u00fdlonska r\u00edkinu var hann \u00ed notkun me\u00f0al brei\u00f0ra h\u00f3pa \u00edb\u00faanna, og hann lif\u00f0i \u00e1fram \u00e1 persneska t\u00edmabilinu sem fylgdi \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. Kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 eftir kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 var hann fastur li\u00f0ur \u00ed heimilisverndinni.<\/p>

Fundirnir n\u00e1 langt \u00fat fyrir kjarnalandsv\u00e6\u00f0i Mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00edu. Pazuzu-verndargripir eru sta\u00f0festir \u00ed Levant\u00ednu, \u00ed \u00cdran, \u00ed Egyptalandi og jafnvel \u00e1 austurhluta Mi\u00f0jar\u00f0arhafssv\u00e6\u00f0isins. \u00deessi v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ka \u00fatbrei\u00f0sla s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 gripirnir b\u00e1rust me\u00f0 f\u00f3lki, v\u00f6rum og hugmyndum, og a\u00f0 verndarhugsunin sem tengdist \u00feeim var skiljanleg \u00fevert \u00e1 menningarleg landam\u00e6ri.<\/p>

Me\u00f0al fundarsta\u00f0a eru fyrst og fremst grafir og h\u00edb\u00fdli, en einnig helgista\u00f0ir \u00ed einst\u00f6kum tilvikum. \u00cd gr\u00f6finni \u00e1tti verndargripurinn<\/span> a\u00f0 fylgja hinum l\u00e1tna \u00e1fram, \u00ed h\u00fasinu \u00fej\u00f3na\u00f0i hann hinum lifandi. \u00datbrei\u00f0slan yfir landsv\u00e6\u00f0i og l\u00edfssvi\u00f0 s\u00fdnir hversu dj\u00fapt Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> var r\u00f3tfastur \u00ed hlutbundinni tr\u00faari\u00f0kun Austurlanda fj\u00e6r \u00ed forn\u00f6ld.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verkunarreglan: dj\u00f6full \u00e1 m\u00f3ti dj\u00f6fli<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> fylgir verndarreglu sem tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0in<\/span> l\u00fdsir sem afst\u00fdringu me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp bandalags vi\u00f0 skelfilegt m\u00e1ttarvald. \u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja a\u00f0eins g\u00f3\u00f0vilja\u00f0a go\u00f0m\u00f6gn<\/span> um hj\u00e1lp, bundu menn kraft \u00f3gnvekjandi veru og sneru fjandskap hennar \u00fat \u00e1 vi\u00f0, gegn Lamashtu<\/span> og gegn ska\u00f0legum vindi.<\/p>

\u00c1letrunin<\/span> \u00e1 verndargripunum haf\u00f0i n\u00e1kv\u00e6mt hlutverk. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nefna Pazuzu me\u00f0 nafni og sta\u00f0festa uppruna hans og st\u00f6\u00f0u, var hann einnig bundinn og afmarka\u00f0ur. Dj\u00f6fullinn<\/span> var nefndur, felldur \u00ed \u00e1kve\u00f0inn flokk og ger\u00f0ur \u00feannig stj\u00f3rnanlegur. Ey\u00f0ingarm\u00e1ttur hans h\u00e9lst \u00f3skertur, en stefnu hans var n\u00fa beint og hann bundinn til a\u00f0 verja eigandann.<\/p>

\u00deetta mynstur er ekkert einsd\u00e6mi \u00ed Austurl\u00f6ndum fj\u00e6r \u00ed forn\u00f6ld, og \u00fea\u00f0 birtist einnig \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum. Hi\u00f0 skelfilega andlit sem afst\u00fdrir \u00f3g\u00e6fu m\u00e1 finna til d\u00e6mis \u00ed gr\u00edska Gorgoneion-inu, Med\u00fasuh\u00f6f\u00f0inu \u00e1 skj\u00f6ldum og h\u00fasg\u00f6flum, e\u00f0a \u00ed \u00f3gnandi \u00e1sj\u00f3num dyravar\u00f0a \u00ed austuras\u00edskri hef\u00f0.<\/p>

Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> er s\u00e9rstaklega vel \u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0 birtingarmynd \u00feessarar \u00fatbreiddu hugmyndar, a\u00f0 \u00f3gn megi afst\u00fdra me\u00f0 \u00f3gn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ranns\u00f3knarsaga og vi\u00f0t\u00f6kur \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmanum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg umfj\u00f6llun um Pazuzu n\u00e6r aftur til fyrri hluta 20. aldar, \u00feegar ass\u00fdr\u00edufr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Heinrich Zimmern greindu s\u00e6ringartextana. Nils Hee\u00dfel setti fram \u00fe\u00e1 yfirlitsranns\u00f3kn \u00e1ri\u00f0 2002 sem enn er talin vera helsta grundvallarriti\u00f0.<\/p>

Fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0ilega og textafr\u00e6\u00f0ilega ranns\u00f3kn hans skipulag\u00f0i hi\u00f0 mikla safn verndargripa og skjaldarmerkja og lag\u00f0i \u00feannig grunninn a\u00f0 allri frekari umfj\u00f6llun um efni\u00f0. Ranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 \u00feessu svi\u00f0i er einnig a\u00f0 \u00feakka mikilv\u00e6ga inns\u00fdn Frans Wiggermann, sem hefur rannsaka\u00f0 mes\u00f3p\u00f3tam\u00edska verndaranda og helgisi\u00f0atexta \u00feeirra.<\/p>

Almenningur kannast vi\u00f0 nafni\u00f0 Pazuzu fyrst og fremst \u00far kvikmyndinni S\u00e6ringama\u00f0urinn (Der Exorzist) fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1973, \u00fear sem Pazuzu-stytta kemur vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gu. \u00deessi vi\u00f0taka hefur gert dj\u00f6fulinn<\/span> v\u00ed\u00f0fr\u00e6gan, en hefur \u00e1 sama t\u00edma skekkt mynd hans.<\/span><\/p>

\u00cd almennri vitund hefur Pazuzu s\u00ed\u00f0an veri\u00f0 \u00e1litinn hrein birtingarmynd hins illa. Hinar fornleifafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu og textafr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu sta\u00f0reyndir s\u00fdna anna\u00f0. Pazuzu-verndargripurinn<\/span> var verndargripur, hlutur umhyggju fyrir \u00feungu\u00f0um konum og b\u00f6rnum. S\u00e1 sem bar hann leita\u00f0i ekki hins illa, heldur vildi afst\u00fdra \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>

Upprunalegir Pazuzu-verndargripir og hin fr\u00e6ga stytta af dj\u00f6flinum eru \u00ed dag til s\u00fdnis \u00ed nokkrum st\u00f3rum s\u00f6fnum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Louvre-safninu \u00ed Par\u00eds, British Museum \u00ed London og Vorderasiatisches Museum \u00ed Berl\u00edn. \u00deeir vitna um verndarhef\u00f0 sem fylgdi daglegu l\u00edfi margra manna um aldir og telst til eftirminnilegustu kafla verndargripafr\u00e6\u00f0a Austurlanda fj\u00e6r \u00ed forn\u00f6ld.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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