Hibil

Hibil is a Persian spirit and light being ( Uthra ) and a mythical figure of the Mandaeans .

During an eschatological voyage to hell, he fought with the demon Krun to save all pious souls from the mouth of Ur . In particular Ptahil , Joshamin and Abathur are thereby redeemed.

Often he is equated with Manda d-Haije , in other sources presented as Manda's envoy.

literature

• Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie , Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich, 1989, ISBN 3-8289-4155-9

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kurt Rudolph: Theogony, Cosmogony and Anthropogony in the Mandaean Writings , Göttingen, 1965. ISBN 978-3-525-53182-2