In Hindu mythology, Arunasura was a demon who had attained the boon from Lord Brahma of not getting killed by any two- or four-legged creatures. Arunasura was killed by Goddess Kali in the form of…
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Archon (Gnosticism)
Archons are, in Gnosticism and religions closely related to it, demonic entities subordinate to the embodiment of evil in the corresponding belief-system. Among the Archontics, Ophites, Sethians and in the writings of Nag Hammadi library,…
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Apep
Apep (/ˈæpɛp/ or /ˈɑːpɛp/; also spelled Apepi or Aapep) or Apophis (/ˈæpəfɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις) was the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied chaos (ı͗zft in Egyptian) and was thus the opponent of light and Ma’at…
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Apaosha
Apaosha (Apaoša, Apauša) is the Avestan language name of Zoroastrianism’s demon of drought. He is the epitomized antithesis of Tishtrya, divinity of the star Sirius and guardian of rainfall. In Zoroastrian tradition, Apaosha appears as…
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Anzû
Anzû, also known as dZû and Imdugud (Sumerian: ??? AN.IM.DUGUDMUŠEN), is a lesser divinity or monster in several Mesopotamian religions. He was conceived by the pure waters of the Apsu and the wide Earth, or…
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Andhaka
In Hindu mythology, Andhaka (Sanskrit: अन्धक, IAST: Andhaka; lit. “He who darkens”) is a Puranic war-title that often refers to a malevolent Asura named Jaladharāsura who is killed by Shiva for trying to abduct his…
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Nemty
In Egyptian mythology, Nemty (Antaeus in Greek, but probably not connected to the Antaeus in Greek mythology) was a god whose worship centred at Antaeopolis, in the northern part of Upper Egypt.
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Anqa
Anqa (Arabic: عَنْقَاء, romanized: ʿanqāʾ), also spelled ‘Anqa’, Angha (Persian: عنقا) or Anka, or Anqa Mughrib or Anqa al-Mughrib (Arabic: العَنْقَاء المُغْرِب) is a large mysterious or fabulous female bird in Arabian mythology. She is…
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Amy (demon)
Amy or Amii (also Auns, Hanar, Hanni) is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the Lesser Key of Solomon, (including Thomas Rudd’s version, the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, and in the Munich Manual of Demonic…
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Amaymon
In demonology, Amaymon (also Amaimon, or Amoymon) is a Prince of Hell, and, according to some Grimoires, the only one who has power over Asmodai.
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