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Horse-headed demons

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horse-headed demons
馬頭 (Skt ashvashirsha; Jpn mezu )

    Also, horse-headed beings. Jailors of hell who have the body of a human and the head of a horse, they stand guard with similar ox-headed demons. The Sanskrit word ashva means horse, and shirsha means head.

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