page_title: Hybrid beasts in folklore
hierarchical_section_title: Hybrid beasts in folklore
caption_attribution_description: English: Lamassu (Human-headed winged bull) heading left. Relief from the m wall, k door, of king Sargon II's palace at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), ca. 713–716 BC. Français&#160;: Taureau androcéphale ailé de profil, tourné vers la gauche. Bas-relief de la façade m, porte k, du palais bâti par Sargon II à Dur Sharukin, en Assyrie (actuelle Khorsabad, Iraq), v. 713–716 av. J.-C.
context_page_description: Hybrid beasts are creatures composed of parts from different animals, appearing in the folklore of a variety of cultures as legendary creatures.
context_section_description: Hybrid beasts are creatures composed of parts from different animals, appearing in the folklore of a variety of cultures as legendary creatures.
caption: Assyrian Shedu from the entrance to the throne room of the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (late 8th century BC), excavated by Paul-Émile Botta, 1843–1844, now at the Department of Oriental antiquities, Richelieu wing of the Louvre.
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