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Humbaba

In Akkadian mythology Humbaba (Assyrian spelling) was a monstrous giant personifying the "river of the dead" (see also Styx), who was also the guardian of the Forest of Cedars, where the gods lived. Other spelling: Huwawa (Babylonian).

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