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Demons In some religions and traditions, these titles are separate demons; others identify these names as guises of The Devil. Even when thought of as individual demons, some are often thought of being under the Devil's direct control. This identifies only those thought of as the Devil; List of demons has a more general listing. Azazel, Asael (Hebrew): King of Devils Baphomet, a demon supposedly worshiped by the Knights Templar Beelzebub, ba'al zevuv בעל זבוב (Hebrew): Lord of the flies (Matthew 10:25) Belial, Beliar, Bheliar (Hebrew): without master, despicableness of the earth, Lord of Pride (2 Corinthians 6:15) Mastema, a devil in the Book of Jubilees Sammael, Samiel, Sammael (Hebrew): "Poison of God" Lilith, a female demon in Jewish mythology. Titles These are titles that almost always refer to the Devil. 666 or 616, the Number of the Beast Angra Mainyu, Ahriman: "malign spirit", "unholy spirit" Antichrist, the coming of the Devil to the mortal world in Christianity Dark Lord Der Leibhaftige (German): "He Himself"[citation needed] Diabolus, Diabolos (Greek: Διάβολος): "cutting through" Father of Lies (John 8:44), in contrast to Jesus ("I am the truth"). Iblis, the devil in Islam Lord of the underworld / Lord of Hell / Lord of this World Lucifer / The Morning Star (Greek and Roman): bringer of light, illuminator; the planet Venus, often portrayed as Satan's name before he fell Leviathan Mephistopheles, he who avoids the light (φῶς) Old Scratch, The Stranger, Old Nick: a colloquialism for the devil, as indicated by the name of the character in the story The Devil and Tom Walker Old Hob Prince of Darkness / Air Satan / The Adversary, Accuser, Prosecutor (The ancient/old/crooked/coiling) Serpent Shaitan, an Arabic name for Satan Kölski (Iceland)[30] Voland (medieval France) A list of liturgical names for the Devil may be found in Jeffrey Burton Russell, Lucifer, the Devil in the Middle Ages (Cornell University Press, 1986), p. 128, note 76 online. |
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