*[[Aamon]] ([[Christian demonology]])
*[[Abaddon]] ([[Christian demonology]])
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'''Aray''' is a god of war that was worshipped by the pre-Christian Armenians. Some people believed that he is associated with Ares, a Greek go
[[Category:Armenian mythology]]
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...the 9th and the 10th century, and the lack of written records from the Pre-Christian era of Hungarain history, there are only very limited data left about the b
The Ördög was the king of the Pokol (underworld in the pagan Hungarian mythology), a dark diety, who often walked the Earth. In the old myths the Ördög of
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[[Category: Christian mythology]]
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==List by mythology==
===[[Aztec mythology]]===
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In Albanian mythology, '''Prende''' was a goddess of love.
*Elsie, Robert. "The Christian Saints of Albania" (in English).
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...ouring them at their graves. Their spirits still haunt the forests and the Christian church told the people that they were evil demon spirits.
...ough the mist at night, wreaking havoc on those that dare to disturb them. Christian teaching transformed white women into misty white haze and they became ghos
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In Basque mythology, '''Mairu''' (pl: mairuak) or '''intxisu'''(ak), refer to giants who built
Mairu' means "moor" in Basque. This term is used with the sense of 'non-Christian' to refer to former civilizations or megalithic monuments. The origin of th
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...e, the Latvian pūķis is not evil like it's ''brothers'' from the Christian mythology. The Latvian pūķis is a bringer of treasure, wealth and happiness, if you
[[Category: Latvian mythology]]
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...''' is the female counterpart of God and she is the top goddess in Latvian mythology. She was believed as the alternate aspects of Dievs, Lopu māte, Piena Māt
Every August 15, the Māras festival was held in honor of Māra. With the Christian influence, she was identified with Mary, whose main festival was also held
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...others are comparable to the [[Gog]] and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجوج) of Muslim Lore.
[[Category:Hindu mythology]]
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In his esoteric Christian-Buddhist cosmography ''Roza Mira'', Daniil Andreev maintains that Sirins, A
[[Category:Russian mythology]]
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...New Testament), the exegesis of these scriptures, the scriptures of early Christian philosophers and hermits, tradition, and legends incorporated from other be
...early rituals and images that have been attributed 'evil' qualities by the Christian churches.
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In Philippine mythology, the '''multo''' is the soul of a dead person that has returned to the mort
...ulto, often a spirit of their former kin regularly visits them. Born Again Christian Filipinos regard the multo as evil spirits, while the Catholic Filipinos do
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'''Brigit''' is a deity in Irish mythology. She was a member of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]].
...e is another Brigit in Irish mythology named [[Brigit of Kildare]] who was christian saint.
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...r the ''lord of the heavens'' is one of the four holy gods in the Tagbanua mythology of Philippines.
...l ascription to him as the sole "creator" of the world, although Christian mythology has had some influence in imbuing Mangindusa with more powers than he used
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'''Ekwensu''' is a Trickster God in the Igbo mythology in Nigeria.
...upplanted by missionaries who came to misrepresent Ekwensu as Satan or the Christian Devil.
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Another tale, with Christian elements, narrates about the punishment waiting for the Strigoiaca, as one
[[Category:Romanian mythology]] [[Category:Vampires]] [[Category:Shapeshifters]] [[Category:Witches and w
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'''Bahamut''' (بهموت} is a giant omnipotent creature in Arabian mythology, sometimes describes as a dragon or snake.
* The Christian counterpart, [[Behemoth]]
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Many aspects of the dwarves (dvergar) in Norse mythology lived on in the Scandinavian belief in vættir. They were thought to be sim
...sse make magic items, like Dvergar. Like the dwarves, elves, and faries of Christian continental Europe, the Scandinavian Vættir become accused of kidnapping h
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According to Christian Greek folk belief, a child born during Christmas (Dec 25) and the Epiphany
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
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...ns characterize Ethiopian Jews as being bouda, accusing them of unearthing Christian corpses and consuming them; the commonality of blacksmithing as a tradition
* Salamon, Hagar (1999). ''The Hyena People: Ethiopian Jews in Christian Ethiopia''. ISBN 0520219015.
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...ish]] [[Herne the Hunter]], the Hindu [[Pashupati]], the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] [[Pan]] and the [[satyr]]s, and even the Paleolithic cave painting
...nted manifestations of a single Horned God, and that [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] had attempted to suppress his worship by associating him wit
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...hisophilus''') is a name given to one of the chief [[demon]]s of Christian mythology that figure in European literary traditions.
...bout Mephistophiles. According to certain extra-biblical texts relating to Christian mysticism, and a number of related works written during the 17th century, M
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==Comparative mythology==
...n Yam and Baal (the Storm God) resembles the battle in Hurrian and Hittite mythology between the sky God Teshub (or Tarhunt) with the serpent Illuyanka.
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...rothers are comparable to the [[Gog]]and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجوج) of Muslim Lore.
[[Category:Hindu mythology]]
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*2. ^ Steenstrup J.J.S. (1855) Om den i Kong Christian IIIs tid i Øresundet fanget Havmund (Sømunken kaldet) Dansk Maanedsskrift
...spirit which bears a resemblance to monk, albeit of a Buddhist rather than Christian persuasion.
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[[Category: Christian mythology]]
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...e over certain geographical areas in the world. Adherents believe that any Christian activity (such as evangelism or Church planting) requires the direct work o
This belief has been promoted by the popularity of the Christian novel ''This Present Darkness'', as well as by the ministry of C Peter Wagn
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'''Shedim''' is a generic word for spirits or demons in Babylonian and Jewish mythology.
==Babylonian mythology==
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...lance used at the Crucifixion in [[Christian]] belief. For the elaborate [[mythology]] surrounding this relic and modern legend, see [[Spear of Destiny]]''.
In Christian mythology the '''Holy Lance''' is the lance used at the Crucifixion, which was later
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...]. The Islamic view of Satan, has both commonalities and differences with Christian and Jewish views.
[[Category:Islamic mythology]]
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...alue to the Norse who composed the stories, because it does not fit into a Christian configuration it is not considered "religious" by Christians who may instea
...tion]] narratives can be seen, in some sense, to refigure the tales of pre-Christian Europe, or even such tales in the [[Bible]] as the Ascent of Elijah to heav
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In Christian demonology, '''Belphegor''' (or Beelphegor) is a demon.
In Christian tradition, Belphegor is said to be the chief demon of the deadly sin Sloth,
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...seems to be a forerunner of the type of "unclean spirit" that in the early Christian era was regarded as causing both physical and spiritual affliction.
[[Category: Babylonian mythology]]
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...istianity's mystical offshoots, has lent aspects of its philosophy to most Christian-based occultism since the 17th century.
*[[Christian anarchism]]
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...e demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, but [[Lilith]] was female). In [[Christian demonology]] and theology, although the belief in [[Incubus (demon)|incubi]
...and [[Hell]] led to another conclusion. As incubi and succubi existed for Christian authorities, demons, including the [[Devil]], could take the shape of a man
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In Christian demonology, '''Bifrons''' is the guardian of the corpse way.
In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and en
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'''Longinus''' is the name given in Christian tradition to a Roman soldier who pierced [[Jesus]] on his side while he was
...ember of Roman nobility, through him being sold as a slave, to a converted christian. Though not a groundbreaking literary milestone, it is nonetheless an inter
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Not long after Judeo-Christian teachings taught the name of this demon, ''Abaddon'' referred to the pit or
...ich the Hebrews changed to Abaddon, which later became synonymous with the Christian hell.
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'''Satyrs''' in [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] are woodland creatures depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and sho
===Greek mythology and art===
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...Dé Danann''' ("peoples of the goddess Danu") are a legendary race in Irish mythology. In the invasions tradition which begins with the Lebor Gabála Érenn, the
...ted as Danu, which by analogy with Anu is taken to be a female name (Hindu mythology has a water-goddess called Danu). It is also written Donann and Domnann, wh
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...d his personality is similar to that of the devil in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]].
...ntraction of the Greek word diabolos, meaning "devil". They claim that the Christian and Jewish communities of Arabia during Muhammad's time are likely to have
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...Barb argues that in essence the Sumerian Abzu is the “grandmother” of the Christian Devil.
...cious dog dwells here.” (St. Sisinnios sometimes takes the Solomon role on Christian amulets.) Although Abyzou is regarded mainly as a threat to child-bearing w
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Another important role of Tiphereth is that of Saviour, and in Christian kabbalah it is through Tiphareth, the Son, that the father is known. Thagir
[[Category: Jewish mythology]]
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.... People who had committed suicide often came back as gjengangere, because Christian tradition held that "self-killers" were fit neither for heaven nor hell. At
* Crucifixes and Christian incantations to ward off the gjenganger.
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...ng the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring. Speculatively, the [[mythology]] of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate an
...influence of Christianity. (Rather than alienate their new converts, early Christian missionaries would often adopt and adapt local gods, sometimes turning them
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In Greek mythology, '''Amalthea''' (in Greek, "tender goddess") is the most often mentioned am
It is the early fourth-century AD Christian writer Lactantius (in Divine Institutions i.22), who asserts that the child
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...is the primordial manifestation of evil, and is analagous to Satan in the Christian tradition. He manifests in various forms of evil, such as '''Ravana''' and
[[Category:Hindu mythology]]
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[[Norse mythology]] also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie, 2004:48), such as the sce
...he middle ages the literate members of society were either the Nobility or Christian clergy. Either of these groups may have been responsible for the propagatio
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'''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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*Qiguang Zhao, "Chinese Mythology in the Context of Hydraulic Society," Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 48, No.
*Jacques Gernet, 'China and the Christian Impact: A Conflict of Cultures'; originally published as 'Chine et christia
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...s pretend the name is much older and probably Celtic in origin, based on a Christian demonisation of a Celtic goddess known variously as Annis, Ana, Anu, Dana a
[[Category:Scottish mythology]]
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Provençal Christian tradition recounts that '''Martha''', Marie-Magdeiene, Lazarus and other sa
...e tradition. The crypt of the present church attests to the existence of a Christian colony in the 1s1 century AD.
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In Christian demonology, '''Alastor''' is chief executioner to the monarch of Hell.
...own from parent to child. As a genius, or spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins. The name became a generic term
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Krokus was depicted as a traditional Christian-style devil (horns, cloven hooves, forked tail or tongue, flaming red) on K
[[Category: Germanic mythology]]
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To the Copper Inuit the tupilaq was similar to the Christian Devil.
[[Category:Inuit mythology]]
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...hasing of damned souls to Annwn", and Annwn was equated with the "Hell" of Christian tradition.
[[Category: Welsh mythology]]
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In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Titans''' (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race o
...the wars of the [[Æsir]] with the [[Vanir]] and [[Jotun]]s in Scandinavian mythology, the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, the Hittite "Kingship in Heaven" narrativ
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...-ships that had been captured by British cruisers, were Yorubas, and their Christian descendants have preserved the practice of Egungun, who may often be seen p
[[Category: Yoruba mythology]]
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In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Cronus''' (Ancient Greek '''Κρόνος'''—of obscure etymolog
...onus was also identified in classical antiquity with the [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman deity]] [[Saturn]].
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...Tiberian Hebrew '''Liwyāṯān''') was a [[:Category:Biblical mythology|Biblical]] [[sea monster]] referred to in the Old Testament (Psalms 74:13-1
...d other similar monsters who represented the sea as a foe to the gods in [[mythology|myth]]s of nearby cultures.
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'''Puck''' is a mischievous pre-Christian nature spirit.
Puck's trademark laugh in the early ballads is "Ho ho ho." In modern mythology, the "merry old elf" who works with magical swiftness unseen in the night,
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According to Christian texts, the '''Spear of Destiny''' (also known as the '''Holy Lance''', '''H
Later Christian tradition, harking back to the novel ''The Spear'' by Louis de Wohl (1955),
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...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp
...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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...and. In ''The Sheela-na-Gigs of Ireland and Britain: The Divine Hag of the Christian Celts – An Illustrated Guide'' Joanne McMahon and Jack Roberts cite 101 e
...t the idea that they were incorporated from previous structures into early Christian buildings. There are differences between typical "continental" exhibitionis
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A '''psychic vampire''', in mythology, is a being said to have the ability to feed off the "life force" of other
...f Japan) may be noted, as can the incubus and succubus of Judaeo-Christian mythology. This concept is purported to be represented in the myths of a number of cu
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Melusine is one of the pre-Christian water-faeries who were sometimes responsible for [[changeling]]s. The "[[La
...ular traditions fused with epic, Crusader narrative, knightly romance, and Christian doctrine, all to glorify and uphold the proprietary claims to Lusignan of t
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...that has generally been described as a malevolent [[spirit]], or [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]] and [[Jinn]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may
...'' that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]].The Hellenistic "Demon" eventually came to include many Semitic a
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In Christian theology, the story of the scapegoat in Leviticus is interpreted as a symbo
Another Christian interpretation is that of the two goats in Leviticus (16:8 And Aaron shall
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'''Cernunnos''' in [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]] is the deified [[spirit]] of horned male animals, especially of stags, a
...It depicts Cernunnos and other Celtic deities alongside [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman divinities]] such as [[Jupiter]], [[Vulcan]], [[Castor]], and [[Pollu
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...which tends to support the initial rumours. (Thomas had been baptised as a Christian on birth.)
[[Category: Scottish mythology]]
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'''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis
...ylon, Sumerian and Akkadia. This is discussed in the article on [[Biblical mythology]].
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...race of giants or heroes. Augustine redefines traditional beliefs within a Christian framework, and in this passage makes no firm distinction between the essent
[[Category: Celtic mythology]]
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...so known as '''Cenn Cruach''' or '''Cenncroithi''', was a [[deity]] of pre-Christian Ireland, reputedly propitiated with human sacrifice, whose worship is said
[[Category:Irish mythology]]
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...d his collection of legends to make two points: first, that [[legend]]s, [[Mythology|myth]]s, and [[folklore]] do not belong solely to so-called primitive or tr
* [[Mythology]]
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...y)''' (Ukrainian: Лісовик, Russian: ле́ший) is a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests. The Church turned him into an evil c
...im their cross from around their neck and sharing communion with him after Christian church gatherings, these pacts are said to give the cowsmen special powers.
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In modern and late Medieval Christian thought, '''Lucifer''' is a [[fallen angel]] commonly associated with [[Sat
...d John Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', led to the common idea in Christian mythology and [[folklore]] that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of [[Satan]].
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...)]] and even the horns and cloven hooves of [[Satan]], as depicted in much Christian literature and art, were taken from the images of the highly sexual Pan.
==Roman mythology: Faunus==
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...13th century, it probably derives from the ''Yaçi-Yaterê'' of Tupi-Guarani mythology, a magic one-legged child with fire-red hair who would spell-bind people an
...by Portuguese peasants. The Saci-Pererê concept shows some syncretism with Christian elements: he bolts away when faced with crosses, leaving behind a sulphurou
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...om the name Baphomet a veritable Deity of Hedonism and Rebellion against a Christian establishment. Levi's now-familiar image shown here as a "Sabbatic Goat" sh
...y. Crowley identified Baphomet with [[Harpocrates]] (the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] version of the child-form of the Egyptian god [[Horus]]) and also w
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