The Past is a Wonderful Thing

I enjoy learning about ancient history and culture. The people of the past have many things to show us, many stories to share and have inspired the countless generations that came since, shaping the future in ways we may never fully understand.

I mention this, because today I learned that the Ancient Mesopotamians had among their pantheon of Gods and Demons a creature known as the Urmahlullu, a hybrid that had the torso of a strong, well-built man and the lower body of one of the fiercest creatures imaginable: a lion. Surely he was vitally important. Nope. Actually, he was the guardian of bathrooms.

Meet Urmahlullu. He watches you pee.