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Demonology & Spirits

Historical and contemporary approaches to demons, named spirits, devotional relationships, and source traditions.

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Valac, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
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Valac

A Goetic president described as a winged boy on a two-headed dragon, associated with treasure and serpents.

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Andras, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
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Andras

A Goetic marquis portrayed with a bird's head on a wolf, associated with discord and a warning of danger.

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Haures, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
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Haures

A Goetic duke, also called Flauros, associated with fiery destruction and answers about divine matters.

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Amdusias, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
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Amdusias

A unicorn-shaped Goetic duke associated with unseen music, bending trees, and familiars.

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Ancient Egyptian limestone ostrakon depicting the Set animal, Fitzwilliam Museum
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Set

An ancient Egyptian deity associated with conflict and disorder, also reinterpreted in modern Setian religion.

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A historical reproduction of the third tablet of Enuma Elish, the Babylonian epic featuring Tiamat
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Tiamat

The primordial sea figure in the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish, defeated by Marduk in its account of cosmic ordering.

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William Blake illustration of Christian fighting Apollyon from The Pilgrim's Progress
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Abaddon

A biblical name associated with destruction, used in Revelation for the angel of the abyss.

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John Collier’s 1887 painting Lilith
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Lilith

Lilith is a figure whose history spans ancient Near Eastern demonology, Jewish folklore, medieval protective magic, Kabbalah, literature, feminist reinterpretation, modern occultism, and contemporary Satanic or Luciferian religion. She is often introduced today as “Adam’s first wife,” but that familiar story is medieval rather than biblical. Earlier sources describe beings called lilith or lilin in…

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A demon illustration from the 1863 Dictionnaire Infernal
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Demonology

Demonology is the study, classification, and interpretation of demons and related spirits. In Western religious history it has included theological arguments about the nature and powers of demons, lists of named spirits, explanations of possession and temptation, magical techniques for summoning or constraining spirits, and folklore about dangerous supernatural beings. Modern theistic Satanists and…

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azazel
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Azazel

Azazel is a figure associated with the Day of Atonement in Leviticus, a rebellious Watcher in 1 Enoch, and a demonological and occult figure in later traditions. This article traces the development of Azazel from ancient Jewish texts through later demonology and modern Satanic interpretations.

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Blake’s painting of fallen angels, illustrating the later reception of rebellious angel imagery
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Watchers

The Watchers are heavenly beings whose descent, teachings, and punishment are narrated in 1 Enoch. Their literary identity must be distinguished from later religious interpretations.

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Orion depicted on a nineteenth-century celestial card from Urania’s Mirror
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Semjaza

Semjaza is a leading figure in the Enochic account of the Watchers’ oath and descent. His role differs from the teaching and punishment associated with Azazel.

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Belial in Buch Belial (1473), in a historical demonological illustration
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Belial

Belial appears in biblical religious language and later spirit catalogues. These uses should be distinguished rather than treated as one unchanged biography.

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Beelzebub, in a historical demonological illustration
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Beelzebub

Beelzebub and related spellings appear in distinct biblical contexts. Later demonological interpretations should not be retroactively read into each earlier occurrence.

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