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{{Short description|List of demons by name}} {{Factual accuracy disputed|date=May 2025}} <!-- Due to the negative connotations of being described as a demon, please do not add entries for which we don't have referenced Wikipedia articles, and unlike most pages, please remove any redlinks. --> This is a list of [[demon]]s that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore.<!-- most are attributed here to some Capitalized demonology, mythology, or folklore; most of which have articles at wikipedia (bluelinks in the Key: Sources named) --> It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name.<!-- greater clarity may be possible after reading the complex entries. --> The [[list of demons in fiction]] includes those from literary fiction with theological aspirations, such as Dante's ''[[Inferno (Dante)|Inferno]]''. <!-- the main example Talked here -->Because numerous {{c|lists of legendary creatures|lists of legendary creatures}} concern mythology, folklore, and folk fairy tales, much overlap may be expected. ==Key== Each entry names a demon <!-- or demon species? all are proper nouns but may not refer to individuals --> and gives a source in parentheses. ;Sources named <!-- 2012-05-21 error-prone --> '''[[Demonology]]''': [[Ayyavazhi mythology|Ayyavazhi]], [[Christian demonology|Christian]], [[Hindu mythology|Hindu]], [[Islamic mythology|Islamic]], [[Jewish demonology|Jewish]], [[Thelema|Thelemite]] '''[[Eschatology]]''': [[Christian eschatology|Christian]], [[Islamic eschatology|Islamic]], [[Jewish eschatology]] '''[[Folklore]]''': [[Bulgarian folklore|Bulgarian]], [[Christian folklore|Christian]], [[German folklore|German]], [[Jewish folklore|Jewish]], [[Islam]]ic, [[Philippine]] '''[[Mythology]]''': [[Akkadian literature#Mythology|Akkadian]], [[Babylonian religion|Babylonian]], [[Buddhist mythology|Buddhist]], [[Chaldean mythology|Chaldean]], [[Chinese mythology|Chinese]], [[Christian mythology|Christian]], [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian]], [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]], [[Finnish mythology|Finnish]], [[Greek mythology|Greek]], [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]], [[Guanches#System of beliefs|Guanche]], [[Hindu mythology|Hindu]], [[Hungarian mythology|Hungarian]], [[Indonesian mythology|Indonesian]], [[Irish mythology|Irish]], [[Japanese mythology|Japanese]], [[Mandaean cosmology|Mandaean]], [[Mapuche mythology|Mapuche]], [[Moab]]ite, [[Native American mythology|Native American]],{{clarify|date=May 2012}} [[Persian mythology|Persian]], [[Phoenician mythology|Phoenician]], [[Roman mythology|Roman]], [[Slavic mythology|Slavic]], [[Semitic mythology|Semitic]], [[Sumerian religion|Sumerian]], [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] {{compact TOC|top=yes|seealso=yes|extlinks=yes}} Many demons have names with several spellings but few are listed under more than one spelling. ==A== [[File:Aguarès.png|thumb|[[Agares]] depicted in the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]'']] [[File:Chaos Monster and Sun God.png|thumb|[[Zu (mythology)|Anzu]] pursued by [[Ninurta]], [[Assyrian sculpture|palace relief]], [[Nineveh]] ]] * [[Aamon|Aamon/Amon]] (Christian demonology) * [[Abaddon|Abaddon/Apollyon]] (Christian demonology) * [[Abezethibou]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Abraxas]] (Gnosticism) * [[Abyzou]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Achlys]] (Greek mythology) * [[Adrammelech]] (Assyrian mythology, Christian demonology) * [[Aeshma]] (Zoroastrianism) * [[Agaliarept]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Agrat bat Mahlat]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Agares]] (Christian demonology) * [[Agiel]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Ahriman|Ahriman/Angra Mainyu]] (Zoroastrianism) * [[Aim (demon)|Aim/Haborym]] (Christian demonology) * [[Aka Manah|Aka Manah/Akem Manah/Akoman/Akvan]] (Zoroastrianism) * [[Akuma (folklore)|A]]kuma (Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Christianity) * [[Al Ana]] (Turkish folklore) * [[Ala (demon)|Ala]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Alal]] (Chaldean mythology) * [[Alastor]] (Christian demonology) * [[Allocer|Alloces/Allocer]] (Christian demonology) * [[Alû|Allu]] (Akkadian mythology) * [[Amaymon]] (Christian demonology) * [[Amdusias]] (Christian demonology) * [[Amalanhig]] (Philippine folklore) * [[Amy (demon)|Amy]] (Christian demonology) * [[Anammelech]] (Assyrian mythology) * [[Anathan]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Anaye]] (Navajo mythology) * [[Anqa]] (Arabian folklore) * [[Louviers possessions|Ancitif]] (Christian demonology) * [[Andhaka]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Andras (demon)|Andras]] (Christian demonology) * [[Andrealphus]] (Christian demonology) * [[Andromalius]] (Christian demonology) * [[Anti (mythology)|Anti]] (Sumerian mythology) * [[Antichrist]] (Christian eschatology) * [[Zu (mythology)|Anzu]] (Sumerian mythology) * [[Apaosha]] (Persian mythology) * [[Apep]] or Apophis (Egyptian mythology) * [[Armaros]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Archon (Gnosticism)|Archon]] (Gnosticism) * [[Arioch]] (Christian mythology) * [[Arunasura]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Asag]] (Sumerian demonology) * [[Asakku]] (Babylonian mythology) * [[Asb'el]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Asmodeus|Asmodai/Asmodeus]] (Jewish folklore, Christian mythology, Islamic folklore) * [[Aswang]] (Philippine folklore) * [[Astaroth]] (Christian demonology) * [[Asura]] (Hindu mythology, Buddhism, Shinto) * [[Azazel|Azazel/Azaz'el]] (Jewish mythology, Islamic folklore) * [[Zahhak|Azi Dahaka/Dahak]] (Zoroastrianism) ==B== [[File:Miniatur Barong Landung "Jero Gede" di Museum Nasional.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Barong (mythology)|Barong]] miniature, National Gallery, Jakarta]] * [[Bael (demon)|Baal/Bael]] (Christian demonology) * [[Babi ngepet]] (Indonesian mythology) * [[Bakasura]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Baku (mythology)|Baku]] (Japanese mythology) * [[Balam (demon)|Balam]] (Christian demonology) * [[Balberith]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Bali Raj]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Banshee]] (Irish mythology) * [[Baphomet]] (Christian folklore, Islamic Folklore, Jewish Mysticism, Satanism, Thelema) * [[Barbatos]] (Christian demonology) * [[Barong (mythology)|Barong]] (Indonesian mythology) * [[Bathin|Bathin/Mathim/Bathym/Marthim]] (Christian demonology) * [[Beelzebub]] (Jewish and Christian demonology) * [[Belial]] (Jewish Christian demonology) * [[Beleth]] (Christian demonology) * [[Belphegor]] (Christian demonology) * [[Berith (demon)|Berith/Beherit]] (Phoenician mythology, Christian demonology) * [[Bhoot (ghost)|Bhūta]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Bifrons (demon)|Bifrons]] (Christian demonology) * [[Boruta (mythology)|Boruta]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Botis]] (Christian demonology) * [[Buer (demon)|Buer]] (Christian demonology) * [[Bukavac]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Bune]] (Christian demonology) * [[Bushyasta]] (Zoroastrianism) ==C== * [[Caim|Caim/Camio]] (Christian demonology) * [[Cambion]] (Medieval folklore) * [[Charun]] (Etruscan mythology) * [[Chemosh]] (Moabite mythology) * [[Choronzon]] (Thelema) * [[Chort]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Kimaris|Cimejes/Kimaris/Cimeies]] (Christian demonology) * [[Corson (demon)|Corson]] (Christian demonology) * [[Crocell|Crocell/Procell]] (Christian demonology) ==D== [[File:Backer Judgment (detail).JPG|thumb|220px|A typical depiction of the [[Devil]] in Christian art. The goat, ram, dog and pig are consistently associated with the Devil. Detail of a 16th-century painting by [[Jacob de Backer]] in the National Museum, Warsaw.]] * [[Daeva]] (Zoroastrianism) * [[Dagon]] (Semitic mythology) * [[Dajjal]] (Islamic eschatology) * [[Dantalion]] (Christian demonology) * [[Danjal]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Decarabia]] (Christian demonology) * [[Demogorgon]] (Christian demonology) * [[Dev (mythology)|Dev]] (Persian, Islamic demonology) * [[Devil]] (Demonology/Diabology) * [[Div-e Sepid]] (Persian mythology) * [[Djall]] (Albanian mythology) * [[Drekavac]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Dzoavits]] (Native American mythology) ==E== * [[Iblis|Eblis/Iblis/Ibris]] (Islamic demonology) * [[Eligos]] (Christian demonology) * [[Eisheth]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Erlik]] (Turkic mythology) ==F== * [[Focalor]] (Christian demonology) * [[Foras|Foras/Forcas/Forras]] (Christian demonology) * [[Forneus]] (Christian demonology) * [[Furcas|Furcas/Forcas]] (Christian demonology) * [[Furfur]] (Christian demonology) ==G== * [[Gaap]] (Christian demonology) * [[Gadreel|Gader'el]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Ghost|Gadulta]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Gaf (Mandaeism)|Gaf]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Preta|Gaki]] (Japanese mythology) * [[Gamigin]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ghaddar]] (Islamic folklore) * [[Ghoul]] (Arabian and world-wide mythologies via adaptation from arabs) * [[Giu (Mandaeism)|Giu]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Glasya-Labolas|Glasya-Labolas/Caacrinolaas/Caassimolar/Classyalabolas/Glassia-labolis]] (Christian demonology) * [[Gorgon]] (Greek mythology) * [[Gemory|Gremory/Gomory]] (Christian demonology) * [[Grigori]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Gualichu]] (Mapuche mythology) * [[Guayota]] (Guanche mythology) * [[Gusion|Gusion/Gusoin/Gusoyn]] (Christian demonology) ==H== * [[Haagenti]] (Christian demonology) * [[Hag and Mag|Hag]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Halphas|Halphas/Malthus]] (Christian demonology) * [[Flauros|Haures/Flauros/Flavros/Hauras/Havres]] (Christian demonology) * [[Hinn (Islam)|Hinn]] (Islamic folklore) * [[Hanbi]] (Sumerian mythology) * [[Hannya]] (Japanese mythology) ==I== * [[Ifrit]] (Islamic demonology) * [[Incubus]] (Jewish and Christian demonology) * [[Ipos|Ipos/Ipes]] (Christian demonology) * [[Imp]] (European Mythology) ==J== * [[Jinn]] (Islamic demonology) * [[Jikininki]] (Japanese mythology) ==K== [[File:Kali.png|thumb|220px|[[Kali (demon)|Kali]] (right) wielding a sword]] * [[Kabandha|Kabandha/Kabhanda]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Kallikantzaros]] (Greek/ Byzantine/ Slavic) * [[İye|Kara İye]] (Turkish mythology) * [[Kasadya]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Kokabiel]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Kroni]] (Ayyavazhi demonology) * [[Krampus]] (Germanic-Christian demonology) * [[Krun]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Montpelier Hill|Killakee Cat]] (Hell Fire Club) * [[Kukudh]] (Albanian mythology) * [[Kulshedra]] (Albanian mythology) * [[Kumbhakarna]] (Hindu mythology) ==L== * [[Lamashtu]] (Mesopotamian mythology) * [[Lamia]] (Greek mythology) * [[Devil|Latabi]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Legion (demon)|Legion]] (Christian demonology) * [[Lechies]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Leonard (demon)|Leonard]] (Christian demonology) * [[Leyak]] (Indonesian (Balinese) mythology) * [[Lempo]] (Finnish mythology) * [[Leraje|Leraje/Leraie]] (Christian demonology) * [[Leviathan]] (according to certain interpretations of Jewish, Gnostic and Christian mythology) * [[Lilin|Lili/Lilin/Lilim]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Lilith]] (Akkadian mythology, Jewish folklore, Mandaean mythology) * [[Ljubi]] (Albanian mythology) * [[Lucifer]] (Christian theology) * [[Lucifuge Rofocale]] (Christian demonology) ==M== * [[Hag and Mag|Mag]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Mahishasur]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Manananggal]] (Philippine folklore) * [[Malphas]] (Christian demonology) * [[Mammon]] (Christian mythology) * [[Mara (demon)|Mara]] (Buddhist mythology) * [[Maricha]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Marid]] (Islamic demonology) * [[Morax (demon)|Marax/Morax/Foraii]] (Christian demonology) * [[Marchosias]] (Christian demonology) * [[Mastema]] (Jewish demonology) * [[Mazoku]] (Japanese folklore) * [[Mephistopheles]] (Christian folklore, German folklore) * [[Merihem]] (Christian demonology) * [[Moloch]] (Jewish, Pagan and Christian mythology) * [[Munkar and Nakir|Munkar]] ([[Islam|Islamic demonology]]) * [[Murmur (demon)|Murmur]] (Christian demonology) ==N== * [[Naamah (demon)|Naamah]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Naberius|Naberius/Cerbere/Naberus]] (Christian demonology) * [[Vampire|Nalai]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Nakir]] ([[Islam|Islamic demonology]]) * [[Namtar]] (Sumerian mythology) * [[Nar as-samum]] (Islamic folklore) * [[Narakasura]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Ninurta]] (Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology) * [[Hobgoblin|Niuli]] (Mandaean mythology) ==O== * [[Oni]] (Japanese folklore) * [[Onoskelis]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Orcus]] (Roman mythology, later Christian demonology) * [[Orias|Orias/Oriax]] (Christian demonology) * [[Orobas]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ose (demon)|Ose]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ördög]] (Hungarian mythology) * [[O Tokata]] (Indonesian mythology) ==P== * [[Paimon]] (Christian demonology) * [[Pazuzu]] (Babylonian demonology) * [[Pelesit]] (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology) * [[Phenex]] (Christian demonology) * [[Penemue]] (Jewish and Christian mythology) * [[Pocong]] (Indonesian and Malaysia mythology) * [[Pontianak (folklore)|Pontianak]] (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology) * [[Preta]] (Buddhist demonology) * [[Titivillus|Printer's devil]] (European folklore) * [[Pruflas]] (Christian demonology) * [[Puloman]] (Hindu mythology) ==Q== *[[Qin (Mandaeism)|Qin]] (Mandaean mythology) ==R== * [[Rahab (demon)|Rahab]] (Jewish folklore) * [[Rakshasa]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Rangda]] (Indonesian mythology) * [[Raum]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ravana]] (Hindu mythology) * [[Ronove]] (Christian demonology) * [[Rusalka]] (Slavic mythology) * [[Ruha]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Revenant]] (British demonology) ==S== * [[Sabnock]] (Christian demonology) * [[Saleos]] (Christian demonology) * [[Samael]] (Jewish and Gnostic mythology) * [[Questions of Bartholomew|Salpsan]] (Christian demonology)<ref>Faber, Lee. "SALMAY-SAMOHAYL." The Book of Angels, Arcturus, London, 2010, pp. 172–173.</ref> * [[Satan]] (Jewish, Christian, Islamic demonology and Mandaean mythology) * [[Satanachia]] (Christian demonology) * [[Seir (demon)|Seir]] (Christian demonology) * [[Semyaza]] (Jewish mythology) * [[Shax (demon)|Shax/Chax]] (Christian demonology) * [[Shaitan]] (Jewish, Islamic demonology) * [[Shedim]] (Jewish folklore) * [[Shdum]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Sitri]] (Christian demonology) * [[Stihi]] (Albanian mythology) * [[Stolas (demon)|Stolas/Solas]] (Christian demonology) * [[Suanggi]] (Indonesian mythology) * [[Succubus]] (Jewish and Christian demonology) * [[Surgat]] (Christian demonology) * [[Sut]] (Islamic demonology) * [[Shinigami]] (Japanese mythology) * [[Shuten Doji]] (Japanese mythology) ==T== * [[Tannin (demon)|Tannin]] (Arabian, Cannanite, Christian, Phoenician, Jewish mythology) * [[El Tío]] (Folk Catholicism) * [[Tengu]] (Shinto) * [[Titivillus]] * [[Toyol]] (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology) * [[Tuchulcha]] (Etruscan mythology) ==U== * [[Ukobach]] (Christian demonology) * [[Unclean spirit]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ur (Mandaeism)|Ur]] (Mandaean mythology) ==V== * [[Valac]] (Christian demonology) * [[Valefar|Valefar/Malaphar/Malephar]] (Christian demonology) * [[Vanth]] (Etruscan mythology) * [[Vapula]] (Christian demonology) * [[Vassago]] (Christian demonology) * [[Vepar]] (Christian demonology) * [[Vine (demon)|Vine]] (Christian demonology) ==W== * [[Wechuge]] (Athabaskan mythology) * [[Wangliang]] (Chinese mythology) ==X== * [[Xaphan]] (Christian demonology) * [[Xezbeth]] (middle-eastern demonology) ==Y== *[[Yan-gant-y-tan]] (French mythology) *[[Yeqon]] (Jewish mythology) ==Z== * [[Zabaniyya]] (Islamic folklore) * [[Zagan (demon)|Zagan]] (Christian demonology) * [[Zahreil]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Zartai-Zartanai]] (Mandaean mythology) * [[Zepar]] (Christian demonology) * [[Ziminiar]] (Christian demonology) ==See also== * [[Classification of demons]] * [[Demonology]] * [[Fallen angel]] * [[Hell]] * [[List of spiritual entities in Islam]] * [[List of deities]] * [[List of demons in fiction]] * [[List of theological angels]] ==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite book | author1 = Rosemary E. Guiley | title = The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology | language = en | year = 2009 | edition = 1st | publisher = Infobase Publisher | isbn = 9781438131917 | oclc = 1048628889}} * {{cite book | author1 = Theresa Bane | url = https://archive.org/details/BaneTheresaEncyclopediaOfDemonsInWorldReligionsAndCultures | title = Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures | isbn = 9780786463602 | oclc = 774276733 | publisher = McFarland | year = 2012 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/BaneTheresaEncyclopediaOfDemonsInWorldReligionsAndCultures/page/n415 409] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Theological Demons}} [[Category:Demons|*]] [[Category:Demons-related lists|Demons]]
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