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The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses. The various artworks are used throughout history as ...
Asmodeus as depicted in Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal. Asmodeus (/ ˌ æ z m ə ˈ d iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀσμοδαῖος, Asmodaios) or Ashmedai (/ ˈ æ ʃ m ɪ ˌ d aɪ /; Hebrew: אַשְמְדּאָי, romanized: ʾAšmədāy; Arabic: آشماداي; see below for other variations) is a king of demons in the legends of Solomon and the constructing of Solomon's Temple.
Mephistopheles [a] (/ ˌ m ɛ f ɪ ˈ s t ɒ f ɪ ˌ l iː z /, German pronunciation: [mefɪˈstoːfɛlɛs]), also known as Mephisto, [1] is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend and has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture.
The main article for this page is Demon. Pages in category "Demons in art" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
An = Anum, also known as the Great God List, [1] [2] is the longest preserved Mesopotamian god list, a type of lexical list cataloging the deities worshiped in the Ancient Near East, chiefly in modern Iraq. While god lists are already known from the Early Dynastic period, An = Anum most likely was composed in the later Kassite period.
Another similar collective term for deities was Igigi, first attested from the Old Babylonian Period (c. 1830 BC – c. 1531 BC). [30] The name Igigi seems to have originally been applied to the "great gods", [30] but it later came to refer to all the gods of Heaven collectively. [30] In some instances, the terms Anunnaki and Igigi are used ...
Andhaka then launched an attack on Indra. Shiva intervened to save Indra and assaulted the demon with his trident. However, whenever Andhaka's blood fell on the ground, a copy of him would spawn. Vishnu created several Mātṛkās to drink the blood of the demon every time he was hurt, preventing the spread of new demons. Finally, Shiva ...
The Egyptian demon-god Seth and the Japanese demon-god Amatsu-Mikaboshi have Satan-like roles in Marvel Comics. Satan is a main character in the manga Devilman by Go Nagai . Jio Freed, the main character from the manga, O-Parts Hunter , contains Satan, [ 58 ] the most powerful demon in the series.