Name:
Illujanka, the Snake Demon
Classification:
Greater Demon
Culture: Hittite, Greek, Semitic
Illujanka
is a Great Demon, a primordial being linked to the creation of the cosmos. He
has lived since the first days, his only quest is to devour the world.
In Hitite
myth this snake is described he is described
as a great sea dragon, who blue and green scales shimmered like twilight. It
was far too strong for the spears of mortal men. Its eyes glimmered like jewels
and from its mouth spewed hell fire.
It
caused the seas to churn and created Typhons and fleets fell to his whim.
He was defeated by the weather deity Tarhun,
who was the supreme god of the pantheon.
Tarhun
crafted Impenetrable armor for himself
from its scales and claimed the jeweled eyes as his treasure.
In Canaanite
beliefs this story is told in the form of Baal against the great Leviathan. And
in Greek myth he was called Typhon.
The
tale of his destruction is celebrate on the New Year.
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