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The Synoptic Gospels identify Satan and his demons as the causes of illness, [70] including fever , leprosy , and arthritis (Luke 13:11–16), [70] while the Epistle to the Hebrews describes the Devil as "him who holds the power of death" (Hebrews 2:14). [76]
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.
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]
Many demonic or demon-like entities are not purely spiritual, but physical in nature and related to animals. Julius Wellhausen states, that Islamic demonology is always zoology as well. [38] One prominent classification is given by al-Jahiz, [39] who classifies jinn as: [40] Amir, jinn who live among humans. Angels, benevolent and good jinn.
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 ]
Iblis, leader of devils, Satan. (Angel, Genie or Devil) Ifrit, cunning demon of the underworld, also associated with ghosts of the dead. (Demon) Inhabitants of the third earth, creatures supposed to have faces like humans but with the mouth of a dog, feet of cows and ears like goats. They never disobey God. [19] (Other)
From the beginning of Christianity, adherents have held that possession derives from the Devil (i.e. Satan) and demons. In the battle between Satan and Heaven, Satan is believed to engage in "spiritual attacks", including demonic possession, against human beings by the use of supernatural powers to harm them physically or psychologically. [1]
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.