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Collin de Plancy presented a hierarchy of demons based in modern European courts: Princes and dignitaries: Beelzebub, supreme chief of the empire of hell, founder of the order of the Fly. Satan, prince dethroned and chief of the opposition party. Eurynome, [29] prince of death, Grand Cross of the order of the Fly.
Bifrons, illustrated in the "Dictionnaire Infernal" (1863) Bifrons (also Bifrovs, Bifröus, Bifronze) is a demon, Earl of Hell, with six legions of demons under his command. He teaches sciences and arts, the virtues of the gems and woods, herbs , and changes corpses from their original grave into other places, sometimes putting magic lights on ...
However, no similar consensus has been reached on the classification of demons. This is largely due to the fact that, historically, the definition of what an archdemon is and the names of those demons has varied greatly over time. One common medieval classification associate the seven deadly sins with archdemons: [2] Lucifer: Pride; Mammon: Greed
In some Abrahamic religions he is described as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal. In theological sources, predominantly Christian, Beelzebub is another name for Satan. He is known in demonology as one of the seven deadly demons or seven princes of Hell, Beelzebub representing gluttony and envy.
Seven embodiments of the Seven Deadly Sins, such as those within the Lanterne of Light or Binsfeld hierarchies. Princes, the tertiary rank of demons below Dukes and above Marquises in the Ars Goetia; A monstrous figure nicknamed the Prince of Hell by scholars in the right panel of Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
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 list of demons in fiction includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno.
In most descriptions, there are seven divisions of Hell; Sheol or Tehom; Abaddon or Tzoah Rotachat; Be'er Shachat Hebrew: בְּאֵר שַׁחַת, lit. 'pit of corruption' or Mashchit; Bor Shaon (Hebrew: בּוֹר שָׁאוֹן, lit. 'cistern of sound') or Tit ha-Yaven (Hebrew: טִיט הַיָוֵן, lit.
The seven deadly sins (also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins) function as a grouping classification of major vices within the teachings of Christianity. [1] According to the standard list, the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic Church are pride , greed , wrath , envy , lust , gluttony , and sloth .