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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.
Pages in category "Demons in Christianity" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 List of demons in the Ars Goetia, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire Ars Goetia
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.
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.
Jesus healing the man from Gadara (Medieval illumination). Legion means a large group or in another parlance it may mean "many". In the Christian Bible, it is used to refer to the group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the New Testament of an incident in which Jesus performs an exorcism.
Pages in category "Demons in the Old Testament apocrypha" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
His name seems to have been taken from Balaam, the biblical magician. (King/President) Zagan [ 5 ] (also Zagam) is a Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. He makes men witty; he can also turn wine into water, water into wine, and blood into wine (according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum blood into oil ...