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In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugal-e, Asag or Azag (Sumerian:𒀉𒉺 a₂-sag₃ Akkadian: asakku), is a monstrous demon, so hideous that his presence alone makes fish boil alive in the rivers. Azag is a personification of winter cold and sicknesses.

This demon lives either in the Abyss[which?] or in the mountains and is accompanied by an army of rock demon offspring—born of his union with the mountains themselves.

He was vanquished by the heroic Akkadian deity Ninurta, using Sharur, his enchanted talking mace, after seeking the counsel of his father, the god Enlil.

The name Asakku is used by researchers as either a synonym of Azag or a "variation" in the form of multiple spirits and monsters that prey on humans and kill them by causing migraines.

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