About this deity
Nisroch is an Assyrian demon depicted as an eagle-headed figure. This deity is attested in biblical accounts like the Book of Kings.
Also known as
Nisrochܢܝܼܫܪܵܟ݂ (Aramaic)Νεσεραχ (Greek)Nesroch (Latin)נִסְרֹךְ (Hebrew)
Parent belief system
Assyrian Religion · Polytheistic · 1 mythAssyrian religion was adapted from Babylonian and Akkadian culture during the first two centuries BCE. The religion was practiced from roughly 2000-500 BCE in modern-day Iraq and its chief deity was Aššur.
Top myths
Cite this page
MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nisroch." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 28 Apr. 2020, omnika.org/stable/550. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, April 28). Nisroch. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/550
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nisroch." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 28, 2020. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/550.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
