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India or Europe: a friendly "shedu" could protect a household against the attacks of fierce demons and human enemies.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

The "shedu" was a destructive bull which might slay man wantonly or as a protector of temples.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904

_Utukku_ becomes a general name for demon, and _gallu_, _alu_, and _shedu_ are either used synonymously with _utukku_ or thrown together with the latter in a manner that clearly shows the general identity of the conceptions ultimately connected with them.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

May the protecting _shedu_, the protecting _lamassu_,

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

As appears from the extracts above translated, the _utukku_, _shedu_, _alu_, and _ekimmu_ were grouped together, and hardly regarded as anything more than descriptive epithets of a general class of demons.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

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Babylonians gave the same name (_shedu_) to a class of demons proper and to the divine or half-divine winged beings (to which, apparently, the

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877