Lamassu

According to Mesopotamian mythology and legend, the lamassu was supposed to be a protective deity whom a few people claimed to have seen and in their descriptions portrayed as a creature with a bull s body and wings, while others saw a creature with a lion s body, eagle s wings, and a man s head. Some described it as an intimidating looking male creature while others as a female deity with good intentions. Of course we will never know what exactly a lamassu was since its existence was only in the heads of some people.