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This is a list of demons 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. <!-- the main example Talked here -->Because numerous concern mythology, folklore, and folk fairy tales, much overlap may be present.

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.

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Demonology: Ayyavazhi, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Thelemite

Eschatology: Christian, Islamic, Jewish eschatology

Folklore: Bulgarian, Christian, German, Jewish, Islamic, Philippine

Mythology:

Akkadian,

Babylonian,

Buddhist,

Chaldean,

Chinese,

Christian,

Egyptian,

Etruscan,

Finnish,

Greek,

Gnostic,

Guanche,

Hindu,

Hungarian,

Indonesian,

Irish,

Japanese,

Mandaean,

Mapuche,

Moabite,

Native American,

Persian,

Phoenician,

Roman,

Slavic,

Semitic,

Sumerian,

Zoroastrian

Many demons have names with several spellings but few are listed under more than one spelling.

A

thumb|[[Agares depicted in the Dictionnaire Infernal]]

thumb|[[Zu (mythology)|Anzu pursued by Ninurta, palace relief, Nineveh ]]

  • Aamon/Amon (Christian demonology)
  • 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/Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrianism)
  • Aim/Haborym (Christian demonology)
  • Aka Manah/Akem Manah/Akoman/Akvan (Zoroastrianism)
  • Akuma (Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Christianity)
  • Al Ana (Turkish folklore)
  • Ala (Slavic mythology)
  • Alal (Chaldean mythology)
  • Alastor (Christian demonology)
  • Alloces/Allocer (Christian demonology)
  • Allu (Akkadian mythology)
  • Amaymon (Christian demonology)
  • Amdusias (Christian demonology)
  • Amalanhig (Philippine folklore)
  • Amy (Christian demonology)
  • Anammelech (Assyrian mythology)
  • Anathan (Mandaean mythology)
  • Anaye (Navajo mythology)
  • Anqa (Arabian folklore)
  • Ancitif (Christian demonology)
  • Andhaka (Hindu mythology)
  • Andras (Christian demonology)
  • Andrealphus (Christian demonology)
  • Andromalius (Christian demonology)
  • Anti (Sumerian mythology)
  • Antichrist (Christian eschatology)
  • Anzû/Bhavna/Imdugud/Zû (Sumerian mythology)
  • Apaosha (Persian mythology)
  • Armaros (Jewish demonology)
  • Archon (Gnosticism)
  • Arioch (Christian mythology)
  • Arunasura (Hindu mythology)
  • Asag (Sumerian demonology)
  • Asakku (Babylonian mythology)
  • Asb'el (Jewish mythology)
  • Asmodai/Asmodeus (Jewish folklore, Christian mythology, Islamic folklore)
  • Aswang (Philippine folklore)
  • Astaroth (Christian demonology)
  • Asura (Hindu mythology, Buddhism, Shinto)
  • Azazel/Azaz'el (Jewish mythology, Islamic folklore)
  • Azi Dahaka/Dahak (Zoroastrianism)

B

thumb|220px|[[Barong (mythology)|Barong miniature, National Gallery, Jakarta]]

  • Baal/Bael (Christian demonology)
  • Babi ngepet (Indonesian mythology)
  • Bakasura (Hindu mythology)
  • Baku (Japanese mythology)
  • 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 (Indonesian mythology)
  • Bathin/Mathim/Bathym/Marthim (Christian demonology)
  • Beelzebub (Jewish and Christian demonology)
  • Belial (Jewish Christian demonology)
  • Beleth (Christian demonology)
  • Belphegor (Christian demonology)
  • Berith/Beherit (Phoenician mythology, Christian demonology)
  • Bhūta (Hindu mythology)
  • Bifrons (Christian demonology)
  • Boruta (Slavic mythology)
  • Botis (Christian demonology)
  • Buer (Christian demonology)
  • Bukavac (Slavic mythology)
  • Bune (Christian demonology)
  • Bushyasta (Zoroastrianism)

C

  • Caim/Camio (Christian demonology)
  • Cambion (Medieval folklore)
  • Charun (Etruscan mythology)
  • Chemosh (Moabite mythology)
  • Choronzon (Thelema)
  • Chort (Slavic mythology)
  • Cimejes/Kimaris/Cimeies (Christian demonology)
  • Corson (Christian demonology)
  • Crocell/Procell (Christian demonology)

D

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 (Persian, Islamic demonology)
  • Devil (Demonology/Diabology)
  • Div-e Sepid (Persian mythology)
  • Djall (Albanian mythology)
  • Drekavac (Slavic mythology)
  • Dzoavits (Native American mythology)

E

  • Eblis/Iblis/Ibris (Islamic demonology)
  • Eligos (Christian demonology)
  • Eisheth (Jewish demonology)
  • Erlik (Turkic mythology)

F

  • Focalor (Christian demonology)
  • Foras/Forcas/Forras (Christian demonology)
  • Forneus (Christian demonology)
  • Furcas/Forcas (Christian demonology)
  • Furfur (Christian demonology)

G

  • Gaap (Christian demonology)
  • Gader'el (Jewish demonology)
  • Gadulta (Mandaean mythology)
  • Gaf (Mandaean mythology)
  • Gaki (Japanese mythology)
  • Gamigin (Christian demonology)
  • Ghaddar (Islamic folklore)
  • Ghoul (Arabian and world-wide mythologies via adaptation from arabs)
  • Giu (Mandaean mythology)
  • Glasya-Labolas/Caacrinolaas/Caassimolar/Classyalabolas/Glassia-labolis (Christian demonology)
  • Gorgon (Greek mythology)
  • Gremory/Gomory (Christian demonology)
  • Grigori (Jewish demonology)
  • Gualichu (Mapuche mythology)
  • Guayota (Guanche mythology)
  • Gusion/Gusoin/Gusoyn (Christian demonology)

H

  • Haagenti (Christian demonology)
  • Hag (Mandaean mythology)
  • Halphas/Malthus (Christian demonology)
  • Haures/Flauros/Flavros/Hauras/Havres (Christian demonology)
  • Hinn (Islamic folklore)
  • Hanbi (Sumerian mythology)
  • Hannya (Japanese mythology)

I

  • Ifrit (Islamic demonology)
  • Incubus (Jewish and Christian demonology)
  • Ipos/Ipes (Christian demonology)
  • Imp (European Mythology)

J

  • Jinn (Islamic demonology)
  • Jikininki (Japanese mythology)

K

thumb|220px|[[Kali (demon)|Kali (right) wielding a sword]]

  • Kabandha/Kabhanda (Hindu mythology)
  • Kallikantzaros (Greek/ Byzantine/ Slavic)
  • Kara İye (Turkish mythology)
  • Kasadya (Jewish demonology)
  • Kokabiel (Jewish mythology)
  • Kroni (Ayyavazhi demonology)
  • Krampus (Germanic-Christian demonology)
  • Krun (Mandaean mythology)
  • Killakee Cat (Hell Fire Club)
  • Kukudh (Albanian mythology)
  • Kulshedra (Albanian mythology)
  • Kumbhakarna (Hindu mythology)

L

  • Lamashtu (Mesopotamian mythology)
  • Lamia (Greek mythology)
  • Latabi (Mandaean mythology)
  • Legion (Christian demonology)
  • Lechies (Slavic mythology)
  • Leonard (Christian demonology)
  • Leyak (Indonesian (Balinese) mythology)
  • Lempo (Finnish mythology)
  • Leraje/Leraie (Christian demonology)
  • Leviathan (according to certain interpretations of Jewish, Gnostic and Christian mythology)
  • Lili/Lilin/Lilim (Jewish mythology)
  • Lilith (Akkadian mythology, Jewish folklore, Mandaean mythology)
  • Ljubi (Albanian mythology)
  • Lucifer (Christian theology)
  • Lucifuge Rofocale (Christian demonology)

M

  • Mag (Mandaean mythology)
  • Mahishasur (Hindu mythology)
  • Manananggal (Philippine folklore)
  • Malphas (Christian demonology)
  • Mammon (Christian mythology)
  • Mara (Buddhist mythology)
  • Marbas (Christian mythology)
  • Maricha (Hindu mythology)
  • Marid (Islamic demonology)
  • 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)
  • Murmur (Christian demonology)

N

  • Naamah (Jewish mythology)
  • Naberius/Cerbere/Naberus (Christian demonology)
  • Nalai (Mandaean mythology)
  • Namtar (Sumerian mythology)
  • Nar as-samum (Islamic folklore)
  • Narakasura (Hindu mythology)
  • Ninurta (Sumerian mythology, Akkadian mythology)
  • Niuli (Mandaean mythology)

O

  • Old Scratch (English folklore)
  • Oni (Japanese folklore)
  • Onoskelis (Jewish mythology)
  • Orcus (Roman mythology, later Christian demonology)
  • Orias/Oriax (Christian demonology)
  • Orobas (Christian demonology)
  • 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 (Indonesian and Malaysian mythology)
  • Preta (Buddhist demonology)
  • Purson (Christian demonology)
  • Printer's devil (European folklore)
  • Pruflas (Christian demonology)
  • Puloman (Hindu mythology)

Q

  • Qin (Mandaean mythology)

R

  • Rahab (Jewish folklore)
  • Rahovart (Christian demonology)
  • Rakshasa (Hindu mythology)
  • Rangda (Indonesian mythology)
  • Raum (Christian demonology)
  • Ravana (Hindu mythology)
  • Rimmon (Christian demonology)
  • Ronove (Christian demonology)
  • Ribesal (Christian demonology)
  • Rusalka (Slavic mythology)
  • Ruha (Mandaean mythology)
  • Revenant (British demonology)

S

  • Sabnock (Christian demonology)
  • Saleos (Christian demonology)
  • Samael (Jewish and Gnostic mythology)
  • Salpsan (Christian demonology)
  • Sargatanas (Christian demonology)
  • Satan (Jewish, Christian, Islamic demonology and Mandaean mythology)
  • Satanachia (Christian demonology)
  • Seir (Christian demonology)
  • Semyaza (Jewish mythology)
  • Shax/Chax (Christian demonology)
  • Shaitan (Jewish, Islamic demonology)
  • Shedim (Jewish folklore)
  • Shdum (Mandaean mythology)
  • Sitri (Christian demonology)
  • Stihi (Albanian mythology)
  • 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 (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 (Mandaean mythology)

V

  • Valac (Christian demonology)
  • Valefar/Malaphar/Malephar (Christian demonology)
  • Vanth (Etruscan mythology)
  • Vapula (Christian demonology)
  • Vassago (Christian demonology)
  • Vepar (Christian demonology)
  • Vine (Christian demonology)
  • Vual (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 (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