*[[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: Islamic mythology]]
[[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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