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Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. [1] Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name.
The following are lists of demons: . List of theological demons, a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore . List of spirits appearing in grimoires, listing spirits whose titles show up in these grimoires for evocation ritual purposes
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical work, purportedly written by King Solomon, in which the author mostly describes particular demons who he enslaved to help build the temple, the questions he put to them about their deeds and how they could be thwarted, and their answers, which provide a kind of self-help manual against demonic activity.
Many demonic or demon-like entities are not purely spiritual, but physical in nature and related to animals. Julius Wellhausen states, that Islamic demonology is always zoology as well. [38] One prominent classification is given by al-Jahiz, [39] who classifies jinn as: [40] Amir, jinn who live among humans. Angels, benevolent and good jinn.
The demon Naberius (also Naberus, Nebiros and Cerberus, Cerbere) was first mentioned by Johann Weyer in 1583. [17] He is supposedly the most valiant Marquis of Hell, and has nineteen legions of demons under his command. He makes men cunning in all arts, but especially in rhetoric, speaking with a hoarse voice. He also restores lost dignities ...
Demon name Image Origins of the seal Bael or Beelzebub: Lesser Key of Solomon [1] [2] Agares: Lesser Key of Solomon [1] [2] Vassago: Lesser Key of Solomon [1] [2 ...
The goat-like portrayal of Satan was especially closely associated with him in his role as the object of worship by sorcerers [280] and as the incubus, a demon believed to rape human women in their sleep. [280] Italian frescoes from the late Middle Ages onward frequently show Satan chained in Hell, feeding on the bodies of the perpetually ...