From the Vault: The Demons of Ancient Mesopotamia, Part 2
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
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🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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In this classic series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss some of the more noteworthy, fascinating and potentially terrifying gods and demons from the religions and myths of the ancient Mesopotamian world. It’s a who’s who of Pazuzu-adjacent entities. (originally published 10/10/2024)
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