Pazuzu

Pazuzu is a Babylonian/Assyrian demon who was most popular in the first millennium BCE. He was the son of Hanbi (also Hanba), king of the demons of the underworld, and brother of Humbaba, the demon-god protector of the cedar forest in The Epic of Gilgamesh, who is killed by the heroes. He was famous for his destructive powers and, because of this, was often invoked for protection against the very diseases, threats, and terrors he created. He was the demon of the underworld who commanded the west and south-west winds, which brought famine during the dry season and, in the rainy season, tearing storms and locusts. As he was the force behind the destructive winds and their threat, he was also considered the best defense against them.