List of theological demons

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Template:Short description Template:Factual accuracy disputed 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. Because numerous Template:C concern mythology, folklore, and folk fairy tales, much overlap may be

Key

Each entry names a demon and gives a source in parentheses.

Sources named

Demonology: Ayyavazhi, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Thelemite

Eschatology: Christian, Islamic, Jewish eschatology

Folklore: Bulgarian, Christian, German, Jewish, Islamic, Philippine

Mythology: Akkadian, Babylonian, Buddhist, Chaldean, Chinese, Christian, Egyptian, Etruscan, Finnish, Greek, Gnostic, Guanche, Hindu, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Mandaean, Mapuche, Moabite, Native American,Template:Clarify Persian, Phoenician, Roman, Slavic, Semitic, Sumerian, Zoroastrian

Template:Compact TOC Many demons have names with several spellings but few are listed under more than one spelling.

A

Agares depicted in the Dictionnaire Infernal
Anzu pursued by Ninurta, palace relief, Nineveh

B

Barong miniature, National Gallery, Jakarta

C

D

A typical depiction of the Devil in Christian art. The goat, ram, dog and pig are consistently associated with the Devil. Detail of a 16th-century painting by Jacob de Backer in the National Museum, Warsaw.

E

F

G

H

I

  • Ifrit (Islamic demonology)
  • Incubus (Jewish and Christian demonology)
  • Ipos/Ipes (Christian demonology)
  • Imp (European Mythology)

J

K

Kali (right) wielding a sword

L

M

N

O

P

Q

  • Qin (Mandaean mythology)

R

S

  • Sabnock (Christian demonology)
  • Saleos (Christian demonology)
  • Samael (Jewish and Gnostic mythology)
  • Salpsan (Christian demonology)<ref>Faber, Lee. "SALMAY-SAMOHAYL." The Book of Angels, Arcturus, London, 2010, pp. 172–173.</ref>
  • Satan (Jewish, Christian, Islamic demonology and Mandaean mythology)
  • Satanachia (Christian demonology)
  • Seir (Christian demonology)
  • Semyaza (Jewish mythology)
  • Shax/Chax (Christian demonology)
  • Shaitan (Jewish, Islamic demonology)
  • Shedim (Jewish folklore)
  • Shdum (Mandaean mythology)
  • Sitri (Christian demonology)
  • Stihi (Albanian mythology)
  • Stolas/Solas (Christian demonology)
  • Suanggi (Indonesian mythology)
  • Succubus (Jewish and Christian demonology)
  • Surgat (Christian demonology)
  • Sut (Islamic demonology)
  • Shinigami (Japanese mythology)
  • Shuten Doji (Japanese mythology)

T

U

V

W

X

  • Xaphan (Christian demonology)
  • Xezbeth (middle-eastern demonology)

Y

Z

See also

References

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