Who is Abyzou?

Who is Abyzou?

Do you like this video? Abyzou is a female demon in the myths and folklore of both the Near East and Europe and was believed to be responsible for miscarriages and the deaths of babies and was said to be motivated by envy, as she herself was infertile.

Is Abyzou masculine or feminine?

Although Abyzou is regarded mainly as a threat to child-bearing women and to infants, some of the names of those seeking protection from her on extant amulets are masculine. Medieval amulets show a variation on this iconography, with Abyzou trampled underfoot by a horseman.

What did Abyzou do to cause her miscarriage?

Abyzou was blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality and was said to be motivated by envy (Greek: φθόνος phthonos ), as she herself was infertile.

Is Abyssos masculine or feminine in the Bible?

In the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew scriptures, the word Abyssos is treated as a noun of feminine grammatical gender, even though Greek nouns ending in-os are typically masculine. Abyssos is equivalent in meaning to Mesopotamian Abzu as the dark chaotic sea before Creation.