Hag and Mag explained

Type:Mandaean
Hag and Mag
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Abode:World of Darkness
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Symbol:Scorpion, representing Hag (in the skandola)
Equivalent1 Type:Jewish
Equivalent1:Gog and Magog

In Mandaeism, Hag (ࡄࡀࡂ) and Mag (ࡌࡀࡂ) are a pair of demons that are usually mentioned together. Hag is a male demon, while Mag is a female demon. Hibil Ziwa encounters Hag and Mag during his descent to the World of Darkness in Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Right Ginza, where they are described as "the two manas of darkness."[1] Hag is represented by the image of a scorpion on the skandola talisman.[2]

Etymology

The names Hag and Mag are likely derived from Gog and Magog.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ginza Rba . Gelbert . Carlos . 2011 . Living Water Books . Sydney . 9780958034630.
  2. Book: Drower, Ethel Stefana. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. 1937.
  3. Book: Gelbert, Carlos. 2023. The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. Sydney. Living Water Books. 9780648795414.
  4. Book: Häberl, Charles G. . Charles G. Häberl . Gog and Magog . The Enclosed Nations of Mandæan Lore . De Gruyter . Berlin . 2023 . 978-3-11-072023-5 . 10.1515/9783110720235-010 . 243–276.