Hag_and_Mag References

Hag and Mag
Hag and Mag
Abode	World of Darkness
Symbol	Scorpion, representing Hag (in the skandola)
Equivalents
Jewish equivalent	Gog and Magog

In Mandaeism, Hag ( Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡀࡂ) and Mag ( Classical Mandaic: 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]^: 37

Etymology

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

References

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

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[GR_Gelbert-1] Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.

[auto2-2] Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.

[Key_Gelbert-3] Gelbert, Carlos (2023). The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780648795414.

[4] Häberl, Charles G. (2023). "The Enclosed Nations of Mandæan Lore". Gog and Magog. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 243–276. doi: 10.1515/9783110720235-010. ISBN 978-3-11-072023-5.

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