Giu (Mandaeism)

{{Short description|Demon in Mandaeism}}

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{{Mandaeism}}

In Mandaeism, Giu ({{langx|myz|ࡂࡉࡅ}}) is a demon in the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) or underworld. Hibil Ziwa encounters Giu during his descent to the World of Darkness in Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Right Ginza.{{cite book |url=https://livingwaterbooks.com.au/product/ginza-rba/ |last1=Gelbert |first1=Carlos |title=Ginza Rba |year=2011 |publisher=Living Water Books |location=Sydney |isbn=9780958034630}}Gelbert, Carlos, trans. (2000). Kinza Rabba. Kitāb al-Mandāʾīna al-kabīr / Ginza. Das große Buch der Mandäer von M. Lidzbarski. Translated from German to Modern Arabic. Sydney: Living Water Books.