Bine (mythology)

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Bine, or Bryth, refers to a mythical account of death and resurrection in Akkadian mythology. Its closest analogue in Greek mythology is Cerberus, in its guardianship of hell.

In the myth, it was described as a bearer of unwanted souls and the supplier of wings to exiting demons. Hell, in a sense, could not let demons go as long as they threatened to bring the wrath of the Almighty down upon them. Bine had the power to change captured souls into wings: the more souls you captured, the Bine could make your wings grow. Yet Bine himself was not immortal — he was a carpenter that worked for demons, before the archdemon of Akkadian lore banished him to guard the entrance in order that wayward demons could venture and build the army for the Second Coming.