List of theological demons
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 fictional demons includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's Inferno. Because numerous lists of legendary creatures concern mythology, folklore, and folk fairy tales, much overlap may be expected.
Names of God, list of deities, and list of deities in fiction concern God and gods.
Key
Each entry names a demon and gives a source in parentheses.
- Sources named
Demonology: Ayyavazhi, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Thelemite
Eschatology: Christian, Islamic, Jewish eschatology
Folklore: Bulgarian, Christian, German, Jewish
Mythology: Akkadian, Babylonian, Buddhist, Chaldean, Christian, Egyptian, Etruscan, Finnish, Greek, Gnostic, Guanche, Hindu, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Mapuche, Moabite, Native American, Persian, Phoenician, Roman, Slavic, Semitic, Sumerian, Zoroastrian
Many demons have names with several spellings but few are listed under more than one spelling.
A
- Aamon/Amon (Christian demonology)
- Abaddon/Apollyon (Christian demonology)
- Abezethibou (Jewish demonology)
- Abraxas (Gnosticism)
- Abyzou (Jewish mythology)
- Adrammelech (Assyrian mythology, Christian demonology)
- Aeshma (Zoroastrianism)
- Agaliarept (Jewish mythology)
- Agrat bat Mahlat (Jewish demonology)
- Agares (Christian demonology)
- Agiel (Jewish mythology)
- Ahriman/Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrianism)
- Aim/Haborym (Christian demonology)
- Aka Manah/Akem Manah/Akoman/Akvan (Zoroastrianism)
- Ala (Slavic mythology)
- Alal (Chaldean mythology)
- Alastor (Christian demonology)
- Alloces/Allocer (Christian demonology)
- Allu (Akkadian mythology)
- Amaymon (Christian demonology)
- Amdusias (Christian demonology)
- Amy (Christian demonology)
- Anammelech (Assyrian mythology)
- Ancitif (Christian demonology)
- Andhaka (Hindu mythology)
- Andras (Christian demonology)
- Andrealphus (Christian demonology)
- Andromalius (Christian demonology)
- Antichrist (Christian eschatology)
- Anzu (Sumerian mythology)
- Armaros (Jewish demonology)
- Archon (Gnosticism)
- Arunasura (Hindu mythology)
- Asag (Sumerian demonology)
- Asakku (Babylonian mythology)
- Asb'el (Jewish mythology)
- Asmodai/Asmodeus (Jewish folklore, Christian mythology, Islamic folklore)
- Astaroth (Christian demonology)
- Asura (Hindu mythology)
- Azazel/Azaz'el (Jewish mythology, Islamic mythology)
- Azi Dahaka/Dahak (Zoroastrianism)
B
- Baal/Bael (Christian demonology)
- Babi ngepet (Indonesian mythology)
- Bakasura (Hindu mythology)
- Baku (Japanese mythology)
- Balam (Christian demonology)
- Balberith (Jewish demonology)
- Bali Raj (Hindu mythology)
- Banshee (Irish mythology)
- Baphomet (Christian folklore)
- Barbas (Christian demonology)
- Barbatos (Christian demonology)
- Barong (Indonesian mythology)
- Bathin/Mathim/Bathym/Marthim (Christian demonology)
- Beelzebub (Jewish and Christian demonology)
- Behemoth (Jewish and Christian mythology)
- Belial (Jewish Christian demonology)
- Beleth (Christian demonology)
- Belphegor (Christian demonology)
- Berith/Beherit (Phoenician mythology, Christian demonology)
- Bhūta (Hindu mythology)
- Bifrons (Christian demonology)
- Boruta (Slavic mythology)
- Botis (Christian demonology)
- Buer (Christian demonology)
- Bukavac (Slavic mythology)
- Bune (Christian demonology)
- Bushyasta (Zoroastrianism)
C
D
- Daeva (Zoroastrianism)
- Dagon (Semitic mythology)
- Dajjal (Islamic demonology)
- Dantalion (Christian demonology)
- Danjal (Jewish mythology)
- Decarabia (Christian demonology)
- Demiurge (Gnostic mythology)
- Demogorgon (Christian demonology)
- Devil (Christian demonology)
- Div-e Sepid (Persian mythology)
- Drekavac (Slavic mythology)
- Dzoavits (Native American mythology)
E
F
G
- Gaap (Christian demonology)
- Gader'el (Jewish demonology)
- Gaki (Japanese mythology)
- Gamigin (Christian demonology)
- Ghoul (Arabian and several other mythologies)
- Glasya-Labolas/Caacrinolaas/Caassimolar/Classyalabolas/Glassia-labolis (Christian demonology)
- Gorgon (Greek mythology)
- Gremory/Gomory (Christian demonology)
- Grigori (Jewish demonology)
- Gualichu (Mapuche mythology)
- Guayota (Guanche mythology)
- Gusion/Gusoin/Gusoyn (Christian demonology)
H
I
J
K
- Kabandha/Kabhanda (Hindu mythology)
- Kali (Hindu mythology)
- Kasadya (Jewish demonology)
- Kokabiel (Jewish mythology)
- Kroni (Ayyavazhi demonology)
- Krampus (Germanic-Christian demonology)
- Killakee Cat (Hell Fire Club)
- Kumbhakarna (Hindu mythology)
L
- Legion (Christian demonology)
- Lechies (Slavic mythology)
- Leonard (Christian demonology)
- Leyak (Indonesian mythology)
- Lempo (Finnish mythology)
- Leraje/Leraie (Christian demonology)
- Leviathan (Jewish and Christian demonology)
- Lili/Lilin/Lilim (Jewish mythology)
- Lilith (Akkadian mythology, Jewish folklore)
- Lucifer (Christian theology)
- Lucifuge Rofocale (Christian demonology)
M
- Malphas (Christian demonology)
- Mammon (Christian mythology)
- Mara (Buddhist mythology)
- Maricha (Hindu mythology)
- Marax/Morax/Foraii (Christian demonology)
- Marchosias (Christian demonology)
- Masih ad-Dajjal/Ad-Dajjal/Dajjal (Islamic eschatology)
- Mastema (Jewish demonology)
- Mephistopheles (Christian folklore, German folklore)
- Merihem (Christian demonology)
- Moloch (Jewish, Pagan and Christian mythology, Scientology)
- Murmur (Christian demonology)
N
O
P
- Paimon (Christian demonology)
- Pazuzu (Babylonian demonology)
- Pelesit (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology)
- Phenex (Christian demonology)
- Penemue (Jewish and Christian mythology)
- Pithius (Christian demonology)
- Pocong (Indonesian mythology)
- Pontianak (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology)
- Preta (Buddhist demonology)
- Pruflas (Christian demonology)
- Puloman (Hindu mythology)
R
S
- Sabnock (Christian demonology)
- Saleos (Christian demonology)
- Samael (Jewish and Gnostic mythology)
- Satan (or Al-Shaytan) (Jewish, Christian, and Islamic theology)
- Seir (Christian demonology)
- Semyaza (Jewish mythology)
- Shax/Chax (Christian demonology)
- Shaitan (Jewish, Islamic demonology)
- Shedim (Jewish folklore)
- Silver (Buddhism demonology)
- Sitri (Christian demonology)
- Sthenno (Greek mythology)
- Stolas/Solas (Christian demonology)
- Suanggi (Indonesian mythology)
- Succubus (Christian folklore)
- Surgat (Christian demonology)
T
- Tannin (Cannanite, Phoenician, Jewish mythology)
- El Tío (Folk Catholicism)
- Titivillus
- Toyol (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology)
- Tuchulcha (Etruscan mythology)
U
- Ukobach (Christian demonology)
V
W
- Wendigo (Algonquin mythology)
Y
- Yeqon (Jewish mythology)
Z
See also
References
- Rosemary E. Guilei (Oct 15, 2009). The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology (1st ed.). Infobase Publisher. ISBN 9781438131917. OCLC 1048628889.
- Theresa Bane (2012). Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures. McFarland. p. 409. ISBN 9780786463602. OCLC 774276733.