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The sheyd אַשְמְדּאָי in bird-like form, with typical rooster feet, as depicted in Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae, 1775 Child sacrifice to the sheyd מֹלֶךְ (), showing the typical depiction of the Ammonite deity 'Moloch' in medieval and modern sources (illustration by Charles Foster for Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us, 1897)
The following are lists of demons: List of theological demons , a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore List of spirits appearing in grimoires , listing spirits whose titles show up in these grimoires for evocation ritual purposes
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.
In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages, sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name.
The Hebrew term śāṭān (Hebrew: שָּׂטָן) was originally a common noun meaning "accuser" or "adversary" that was applicable to both human and heavenly adversaries. [5] [6] The term is derived from a verb meaning primarily "to obstruct, oppose". [7] [8] Throughout the Hebrew Bible, it refers most frequently to ordinary human adversaries.
The incarnation of the demons has been a problem in Christian demonology and theology since early times. A very early form of the incarnation of demons was the idea of demonic possession, trying to explain that a demon entered the body of a person with some purpose or simply to punish that one for some allegedly committed sin.
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The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (DDD) is an academic reference work edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking and Pieter W. van der Horst which contains academic articles on the named gods, angels, and demons in the books of the Hebrew Bible, Septuagint and Apocrypha, as well as the New Testament and patristic literature.