Mushushu is a Babylonian dragon (Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh), a symbol of primordial chaos. In the Archive, White Shadow tramples it, showing the dominion of order over chaos.
- It does not appear in the original Divine Comedy; it is an interpolation of the Archive from Babylonian mythology (see Dante Context).
- Meaning: the triumph of white and light over black, shadow and chaos. It resonates with ancient cosmology: Babylon, Mithra, Sol Invictus, Christianity.