Iblīs (alternatively Eblis or Ibris) is a figure frequently occurring in the Quran, commonly in relation to the creation of Adam and the command to prostrate himself before him. After he refused, he was cast…
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Tag: Demons
Drekavac
Drekavac, literally “the screamer” or “the screecher”), also called drekalo, krekavac, zdrekavac or zrikavac, is a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology. The name is derived from the verb “drečati” (to shrill).
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Div-e Sepid (Demon)
In the Persian epic of Shahnameh Div-e Sepid (Persian: دیو سپید, lit. White Demon), is the chieftain of the Divs (demons) of Mazandaran. He is a huge being. He possesses great physical strength and is…
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Devil
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in many and various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force. It is difficult to…
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Dev – (Demons)
Dev (or div) are monstrous creatures in Iranian, Armenian, Turkic and Albanian mythology, comparable to fiends or ogres. They consist of a body similar to a human, but giant, with two horns, relishing human flesh,…
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Demogorgon – Demon
Demogorgon is a deity or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name had been taboo. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an…
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Demiurge (Demon)
In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the demiurge (/ˈdɛmi.ɜːrdʒ/) is an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe. The Gnostics adopted the term “demiurge”. Although a fashioner,…
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Decarabia (Demon)
Decarabia (also called Carabia) is a demon and, according to The Lesser Key of Solomon, a Great Marquis of Hell, or a King and Earl according to the original Latin version of the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum…
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Dantalion
Dantalion (Dantaylion in Rudd’s variant) is the seventy-first demon in the demonological grimoire the Lesser Key of Solomon.
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Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Demon)
Dajjal (Arabic: المسيح الدجّال Dajjāl, “the false messiah, liar, the deceiver”; Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܐ Mšiha Daggala) is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology. He is said to have come from several different locations, but generally…
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