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A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. They occur commonly in polytheistic religions. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread religion.
Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.
Later, Moloch is the first speaker at the council of hell and advocates for open war against heaven. [63] Milton's description of Moloch is one of the most influential for modern conceptions of this demon or deity. [19] Milton also mentions Moloch in his poem "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity", where he flees from his grisly altars. [62]
O'Neal said demons are the fallen angels who were cast out of Heaven with the devil when the Archangel Michael defeated them. Revelation 12:7-9 says, "Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his ...
Batara Kala (Balinese mythology), god of the underworld in traditional Javanese and Balinese mythology, ruling over it in a cave along with Setesuyara. Batara Kala is also named the creator of light and the earth. He is also the god of time and destruction, who devours unlucky people. He is related to Hindu concept of Kala, or time.
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical work, purportedly written by King Solomon, in which the author mostly describes particular demons who he enslaved to help build the temple, the questions he put to them about their deeds and how they could be thwarted, and their answers, which provide a kind of self-help manual against demonic activity.
The former become known as Asura in the sense of Devas, the later as Asura in the sense of demons. Kuiper, Brown, Otto and others are in this school; however, none of them provide an explanation and how, when and why Asura came ultimately to mean demon. [3]: 2–4, 10 Asuras are non-believers of God and believe in their own powers. [22]
They are supernatural beings with the rank of bodhisattva who "are supposed to wage war without any mercy against the demons and enemies of Buddhism". [18] The Eight Dharmapala are: [19] Yama, the god of death; Mahakala, the Great Black One; Yamantaka, the conqueror of death; Vaiśravaṇa or Kubera, the god of wealth; Hayagriva, the Horse ...