'''Herensuge''' is a demon or a dragon in Basque mythology.
Yet there is a Christian legend in which certain Navarrese knight, Teodosio de Goñi, while making p
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...ie shortly after birth, and were not baptized. Since they were not given a Christian burial, they could not go to Heaven but were forced instead to roam the ear
[[Category: Scandinavian mythology]]
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'''Bael''' is a demon in Christian demonology.
[[Category: Persian mythology]]
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...c Ushas. As the Christianization spread out in Lithuania, the cult adapted Christian image and symbolism of Saint Mary.
*Greimas, Algirdas Julien (1992). Of Gods and Men. Studies in Lithuanian Mythology. Indiana University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-253-32652-4.
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...ategories. These systems of '''classification of demons''' are a part of [[Christian demonology]]. Classification systems are based on the nature of the demon,
...ed by several legends and stories. The drudes belong to [[:Category:German mythology|German folklore]]. Familiars, goblins, and other mischievous demons belong
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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A '''zmej''' or '''zmaj''' is a male dragon in Slavic mythology.
...re, and usually appear in relation with St. George . Other, presumably pre-christian folk tales relate stories of dragons defeated similarly as the Polish '''Wa
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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Charon''''' was the ferryman of [[Hades]].
Dante Alighieri incorporated Charon into [[Christian mythology]] in his ''[[Divine Comedy]]''. He is the same as his Greek counterpart, be
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[[Category:Christian mythology]]
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===Mythology and Folklore===
...k the Hunt’s leader was the King Waldemar, hero of many tales or else King Christian II.
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'''Dryads''' are female spirits in Greek mythology.
* Dryads are special units in Age of Mythology (the Titans) as strong walking trees.
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...e revenant is identified as Cathrain. The hero variously consults an early Christian saint instead of a druid, and is told that Abhartach is one of the neamh-ma
[[Category: Irish mythology]]
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...eval beast mentioned in the Book of Job and identified later as a demon in Christian demonology.
===Christian Demonology===
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In Assyrian mythology the title Baal was a title for many gods and he is described as a son of Se
Like other pagan gods, Adramelech is considered a demon in Judeo-Christian tradition. Adramelech has been linked to the angel Asmadai, mentioned in Mi
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...sin and temptation. Spiritual conflict (less than "war") exists throughout Christian thought and practices (e.g. prayer). However, since the late Twentieth cent
...e Bible evoke images of conflict and spiritual struggle in the life of the Christian. One of the evocative images that is associated with these conflict metapho
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...an writers. In fact, deities of heretic religions were the main source for Christian demons.
[[Category:Persian mythology]]
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...souls that had departed this world in [[:Category: Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]].
Annwn is associated with the [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]] and Welsh goddess of pleasure [[Bebhinn]], though it is unknown whe
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...unto him: O thou most holy emperor, sith the time that thou hast received christian faith the dragon which is in yonder fosse or pit slayeth every day with his
...su Christ? And the people said with a high voice: Much great is the God of christian people, holy man, we pray thee that thou suffer not the devils to dwell in
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...dwose''' or hairy wildman of the woods was the [[Sasquatch]] figure of pre-Christian Gaul, in Anglo-Saxon a ''wuduwasa.''
The woodwose was unsettling to Christian writers. Augustine of Hippo reports the Gaulish name of "Dusii" in ''City o
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The '''Wandering Jew''' is a figure from Christian folklore, a Jewish man who, according to legend, taunted Jesus on the way t
...ot die before the Second Coming was apparently popular enough in the early Christian world to be denounced in the Gospel of John:
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