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The Synoptic Gospels identify Satan and his demons as the causes of illness, [78] including fever , leprosy , and arthritis (Luke 13:11–16), [78] while the Epistle to the Hebrews describes the Devil as "him who holds the power of death" (Hebrews 2:14). [84]
Milton uses several pagan images to depict the demons, and Satan himself arguably resembles the ancient legendary hero Aeneas. [258] Satan is less the devil as known from Christian theology than a morally ambivalent character with strengths and weaknesses, inspired by the Christian devil. [259]
The right image is the same sigil in cuneiform from the Joy of Satan Ministries, a recreation of the sigil of Baphomet incorporated with cuneiform lettering instead of Hebrew to spell out "Satan", and made after Maxine Dietrich's reinterpretation of the ideology of spiritual Satanism. Sigillum Dei (Seal of God) Europe, late Middle Ages
One of the documents presented at his trial was a diabolical pact he supposedly signed, which also bears what are supposed to be the seals of several demons, including that of Satan himself. Christoph Haizmann (1651/2–1700), a 17th-century painter from Bavaria, allegedly signed two pacts to be a "bounden son" to the devil in 1668. [13]
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.
Satan is associated with the Devil in Christianity, a fallen angel regarded as chief of the demons who tempt humans into sin. [2] Note 1 ] The phenomenon of Satanism shares "historical connections and family resemblances" with the Left Hand Path milieu of other occult figures such as Beelzebub , Hecate , Lilith , Lucifer , and Set . [ 2 ]
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.
Depiction of a shaitan by Siyah Qalam, c. 14th/15th century. The art-style of Uighur or Central Asia origin was used by Muslim Turks to depict various legendary beings. [1]A shaitan or shaytan (Arabic: شَيْطَان, romanized: shayṭān; pl.: شَيَاطِين shayāṭīn; Hebrew: שָׂטָן; Turkish: Şeytan or Semum, lit. 'devil', 'demon', or 'satan') is an evil spirit in Islam, [2 ...