Pazuzu
Pazuzu is a fearsome demonic deity from ancient Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, best known as the personification of the southwestern wind and king of the lilu wind demons. Unlike purely malevolent entities, Pazuzu held a complex dual role in Mesopotamian religion: he brought famine, locusts, storms, and disease through his control of the destructive southwestern wind, yet was also invoked as an apotropaic protector against other malicious spirits. His grotesque image—a hybrid of canine, human, bird, scorpion, and serpent features—was widely used on amulets and statuettes placed in homes an