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Dystheism as a concept, although often not labeled as such, has been referred to in many aspects of popular culture.As stated before, related ideas date back many decades, with the Victorian era figure Algernon Charles Swinburne writing in his work Anactoria about the ancient Greek poet Sappho and her lover Anactoria in explicitly dystheistic imagery that includes cannibalism and sadomasochism.
The term "ghost" eludes a singular definition, its meaning has evolved across cultures, shaped by various interpretations rooted in religious beliefs, folklore, and historical context. From benevolent spirits to malevolent entities, these stories reflect the fears, values, and traditions of societies throughout time.
Marabbecca (Italian folklore) – Malevolent water spirit; Mare (Germanic and Slavic folklore) – Malicious entity of dream. Mareikura – Attendant of Kiho-tumu, the supreme god; Mares of Diomedes (Greek mythology) – Man-eating horses; Marid (Arabian mythology) – Jinn associated fortune tellers
Duppy, malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon; Hupia, the spirits of deceased people; portrayed as faceless people or in the form of deceased loved ones; Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits; Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and ...
The word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel (with a hard g) and the Old French angele. [11] Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος angelos (literally "messenger"). [12] Τhe word's earliest form is Mycenaean a-ke-ro, attested in Linear B syllabic script. [13]
The English word appears as a nonce-coinage, used by Thomas De Quincey in 1846. [6] It is comparable to the original meaning of Greek atheos of "rejecting the gods, rejected by the gods, godforsaken". Strictly speaking, the term connotes an attitude towards the gods (one of hatred) rather than making a statement about their nature.
Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships
Brag – Malevolent water horse; British big cat – mysterious black panther; Brownie (English and Scottish) – Benevolent household spirit; Broxa – Nocturnal bird that drains goats of their milk; Bucca – Male sea-spirit, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms