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'''Shedim''' is a generic word for spirits or demons in Babylonian and Jewish mythology. ==Babylonian mythology==

...the cosmic ocean of the creation is often known as a great stream. In the Hebrew dialect of the Old Testament, he is referred to as [[Leviathan]]. [[Category: Biblical mythology]]

'''Tannin''' is the name of a demon or dragon in Jewish mythology. The name developed in modern Hebrew ''tannin'' (תנין) literally means crocodile or alligator, from ''tan''

...of these demon brothers are comparable to the [[Gog]] and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجو [[Category:Hindu mythology]]

...ient Persian mythology that is often likened to the Behemoth of modern and Hebrew culture. . [[Category:Persian mythology]]

The '''ziz''' (Hebrew: זיז) is a giant bird in Jewish mythology. [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

...judgment day, when they will be admitted to a higher state of being (Welsh mythology.) Ellyllon , is also doubtless allied with the Hebrew Elilim, having with it an identity both of origin and meaning. [Pughe's 'We

''Naamah'' (Hebrew: נעמה‎) means ''pleasant''; it refers either to her virtuous nature ( The name Naamah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Lamech, sister of Tubal-Cain and half-sister of Ju

...od or idol of the Ammonites, otherwise called Moloch, and Melech: which in Hebrew signifies a king, and Melchom signifies their unearthly king. Their king re [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

...hisophilus''') is a name given to one of the chief [[demon]]s of Christian mythology that figure in European literary traditions. ...ebrew word "''Tophel''" which means liar. Also, Bachtold-Stäubli has other Hebrew explanations yet for the name.

From the Hebrew 'rachav' lit. ''broad, large''. Rahab is mentioned in the Talmud and the Ol [[Category:Jewish mythology]]

...of these demon brothers are comparable to the [[Gog]]and [[Magog]] of the Hebrew bible and Christian Lore and the Ya'jooj Wa Ma'jooj (يأجوج و مأجو [[Category:Hindu mythology]]

Nisroch is connected with the Hebrew word Nesher and means "the great eagle" . [[Category: Assyrian mythology]]

'''Sathariel''' (Hebrew סתריאל) which represents the Concealment of God, which hides the face [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

...fore Satan and twenty-two demons which correspond to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

"This name is half Hebrew and half Latin. Asmodeus is often mentioned in the literature of demonology [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

==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.

The Hebrew word ''abaddon'' means "place of destruction" Job 26:8 and Psalms 88:11. Abaddon has also been considered the Hebrew name for the Greek god [[Apollyon]].

'''Satyrs''' in [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] are woodland creatures depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and sho ===Greek mythology and art===

...they were the spirits of persons who have died and escaped from Gehenna, a Hebrew term very loosely translated as "hell." The dybbuk may be the soul of a sin The word "dybbuk" is the Hebrew word for "cleaving" or "clinging

...ks'', which literally translates to "thirty-sixers". The word contains the Hebrew letters ''lamed'' and ''vuv'', whose numerical value when combined is thirt [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

In Akkadian mythology '''Rabisu''' ("the vagabond") or possibly '''Rabasa''' is an evil vampiric The New American Bible among others believes that ''Demon lurking'' which in Hebrew means ''the croucher'' is similar to the word ''Rabisu''.

...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology. * Anakim (Hebrew)

...ever, as a single entity. It may be an example of pluralis excellentiae, a Hebrew method of expressing greatness by pluralizing a noun; it thus indicates tha The Hebrew behemoth is sometimes equated with the Persian Hadhayosh, as the Leviathan

...adad, perhaps representing a cultic and religious differences reflected in Hebrew tradition also, in which Yahweh in the Tanach is firmly identified with El ...us, it seemed possible they could be equated. More often a connection with Hebrew/Phoenician ?amman 'brazier' has been proposed. Frank Moore Cross argued for

In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===

...harvite colonists into Samaria. The "melech" from his name means "King" in Hebrew. There was also a god called '''Baal Adramelch''' his name ''Baal'' means " In Assyrian mythology the title Baal was a title for many gods and he is described as a son of Se

'''Estries''' are female vampires of Hebrew mythology. ...st have its mouth packed with earth,[5] or be decapitated or burned. Later mythology attributed to estries the same vulnerabilities as are associated with other

...] in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] and [[:Category:Hebrew mythology|Judaism]]. The Islamic view of Satan, has both commonalities and differenc [[Category:Islamic mythology]]

...the enemies of the Ancient Israelites lead to Dagon's demonization in the Hebrew Bible. The name appears in Hebrew as דגון (in modern transcription Dagon, Tiberian Hebrew Dāḡôn), in Ugaritic as dgn (probably vocalized as Dagnu), and in Akkadi

[[Norse mythology]] also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie, 2004:48), such as the sce ...ecromancy could have became a way for idle literate Europeans to integrate Hebrew and Arabic legend and language into forbidden manuals of sorcery.

...Tiberian Hebrew '''Liwyāṯān''') was a [[:Category:Biblical mythology|Biblical]] [[sea monster]] referred to in the Old Testament (Psalms 74:13-1 ...than'' has become synonymous with any large monster or creature. In Modern Hebrew, it simply means "whale".

...eral non-canonical Jewish and early Christian writings, '''nephilim''' (in Hebrew '''הנּפלים''' means ''those causing others to fall'') are a people ...ingle character is out of place in a parchment translation of the original Hebrew Torah, the entire parchment must be destroyed and replaced anew.

...(also '''centicore''', Latin 'eale') is a mythical beast found in European mythology. The name might be derived from Hebrew "yael", meaning "mountain goat". A Yale is sometimes referred to as a Shong

...och (in the Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament), or Molech (Hebrew), is the word Melech or Hadad, the King, transformed by interposing the vow *Moloch appears in the Hebrew of 1 Kings 11.7 (on Solomon's religious failings):

...word ''mastemah'' meaning ''hatred, hostility, enmity or persecution'' in Hebrew is probable derived from ''Mastim'', the Hiphil participle of ''Satam'', wh [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

...d his personality is similar to that of the devil in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]]. ...ad's time are likely to have known the word from Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels. Muslim scholars, on the other hand, are more incline

....mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1034.htm 34:14], Lilith ('''לִּילִית''', Standard Hebrew '''Lilit''') is a kind of night-demon or animal, translated as ''onokentaur Hebrew לילית ''lilith'', Akkadian ''līlītu'' are female Nisba adjectives f

'''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis Scholars of religion hold that people in the time of the [[Hebrew Bible]] had beliefs and superstitions analogous to those found among their

...as ''Lamashtu'' or ''Dimme'') was a demon goddess in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology. In Mesopotamian mythology '''Lamashtu''' was a female [[demon]] that menaced women during childbirth

'''Satan''' [Standard Hebrew: שָׂטָן, ''Satan'' Tiberian Hebrew ''Śāṭān''; Koine Greek:Σατανάς, ''Satanás''; Aramaic language == In the Hebrew Bible ==

...revealed as male in the Hebrew Scriptures and Christian New Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures and their Greek translation - the Septuagint - contain feminine [[Category:Christian mythology]][[Category:Demons]]

...) is an animated being which is crafted from inanimate material. In modern Hebrew the word ''golem'' denotes "fool", "silly", or even "stupid", "clue-less", ...ses the word "<b>g</b>a<b>l</b>'<b>m</b>i", meaning "my unshaped form" (in Hebrew, root words are defined by sequences of consonants, ie. <b>glm</b>). The [[

...of Abyzou appear frequently in charms in languages such as ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Romanian. [[Category:Jewish mythology]]

In Hebrew, the biblical word ''ha-satan'' means ''adversary'' or ''obstacle'', or eve The Hebrew word for evil used above is usually translated as 'calamity', 'disaster' or

'''Asmodai''' or '''Asmodeus''' is a demon in Jewish mythology. ...ling variations deriving from Asmodai/Asmodeus include Ashmadia, Ashmedai (Hebrew), Asmodaios-?sµ?da??? (Greek), Asmoday, Asmodée (French), Asmodee, Asmode

...y. Crowley identified Baphomet with [[Harpocrates]] (the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] version of the child-form of the Egyptian god [[Horus]]) and also w ...he last, the second for the second last, and so on. "Baphomet" rendered in Hebrew becomes בפומת; interpreted using Atbash, it becomes שופיא, which

...d John Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', led to the common idea in Christian mythology and [[folklore]] that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of [[Satan]]. ...though still this is a poetical personification of the Light-Bearer, not a mythology:

...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

===Hebrew Bible=== ...fer a witch to live".) Many bible scholars have noted that in the original Hebrew the word "M'khasephah"(translated in the King James as "witch") means "some

...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ ...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.

...Though some sources identify Gadreel as the angel that seduced Eve, other Hebrew scholars say that it was Samael who tempted Eve in the guise of the Serpent [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

[[Image:Hades (Greek Mythology).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with ...although it has been ascribed to Greek "unseen", conceptual analogue, the Hebrew word for the abode of the dead, ''[[Sheol]]'', also literally meant "unseen

...he English term for the Arabic '''جن''' (''jinn''). In pre-Islamic Arabian mythology and in Islam, a jinni (also "djinni" or "djini") is a member of the jinn (o ==Jinn in pre-Islamic mythology==

..." is also used in the English version of the Bible for the following three Hebrew words: ...or Second Person of the Trinity, is not indicated by the references in the Hebrew scriptures; but the idea of a Being partly identified with God, and yet in

In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, the '''phoenix''' is a mythical bird and associated with the Egyptian sun- ===Hebrew===

...] - A three-headed dog known to guard the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology. * [[Chimera (mythology)|The Chimera]] - Although it may have several different forms, the chimera

In Modern Hebrew, "Azazel" has been improperly given the meaning of [[hell]] by imprecise sp [[Category:Jewish mythology]]

Hell appears in several [[mythology|mythologies]] and [[religion]]s in different guises, and is commonly inhabi ...ry:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] and [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], but [[Hades]] also included [[Elysium]], a place for the reward for thos

...nt Asia, especially in the Assyrian k'rub, which is also the source of the Hebrew cherub. ...depictions of griffins included hunting scenes. Divine figures in egyptian mythology, despicted as griffins, include Sefer, Sefert, and Axex.

:''Some of the late writers on mythology, such as Cornutus and Cleomedes, and some of the modern, such as Preller an Hecate is the Greek version of '''Trivia''', "the three ways" in Roman mythology. '''Eligius''' in the 7th century CE reminded his recently converted flock

...burnt offerings"] and the Hebrew word [http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Hebrew/heb.cgi?number=08548&version=kjv '''Tamiyd'''], for the Old Testament conce [[Category:Christian mythology]]

...ir way into the Bible. As Tara, the earth, she became Terah, mother of the Hebrew ancestral spirits called "teraphim". The same Tara became the Celts' Tara, However, the symbolism of the previous mentioned mythology is often seen as antiquated and misogynistic. The more thoughtful and Tant

...otype for the demon [[Kroni]] and his incarnation [[Kaliyan]] of Ayyavazhi mythology. ...krit phrase, ‘from his semen and from her thinking,’ closely parallels the Hebrew phrase, ‘his semen followed his thought’—though with the essential di

...se terms--as a giant, physically larger than the [[Titan]]s of Greco-Roman mythology. Like the ancient epics of Homer, Paradise Lost begins in the midst of thi ...e Bible. Interestingly, Milton also read the Old Testament in its original Hebrew.

...itation needed}} Prepared to meet the Great Khan, he had aboard Arabic and Hebrew speakers to translate. Then thinking he heard Caniba or Canima, he thought The opening of [[Hell]], the Zoroastrian contribution to Western mythology, is a mouth. According to [Catholic dogma, bread and wine are transubstanti

...st true Vampire. Others say that Lilith, the wife of Adam (before Eve) in Hebrew myths, refused to let Adam lay on top while they were making love. While a [[Category:Slavic mythology]]