The 11 Most Infamous Demons Of All Time

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Moloch

Moloch, also known as Molech, Molekh, Molok, Molek, Molock, Moloc, Melech, Milcom, or Molcom (representing Semitic מלך m-l-k, a Semitic root meaning "king") is the name of an ancient Ammonite god.[1] Moloch worship was practiced by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant.

As a god worshipped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites, Moloch had associations with a particular kind of propitiatory child sacrifice by parents. Moloch figures in the Book of Deuteronomy and in the Book of Leviticus as a form of idolatry (Leviticus 18:21: "And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Moloch"). In the Old Testament, Gehenna was a valley by Jerusalem, where apostate Israelites and followers of various Baalim and Caananite gods, including Moloch, sacrificed their children by fire (2 Chr. 28:3, 33:6; Jer. 7:31, 19:2–6).

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Who should have died after the 2nd season.

They are unpsofable.

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Top Ten Demons

Throughout history and geography, humans have believed in the presence of evil beings that roamed the earth. These malevolent spirits are seen in mythology, legends, occultism, and religion. The spread of Christianity throughout the world deepened the belief and expanse of demons, but many cultures have their own form of evil supernatural creatures that are considered even worse than the countless demons of Abrahamic traditions—meaning Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Looking into all the demons that invade the human realm though, some stand out as scarier or more evil than others. Here are the top ten malevolent spirits from different religions and various cultures around the world that humans need to keep away from if they want to avoid the terror these demons wreak upon humanity.

Djinn



In the Western World, djinn are known more commonly as genies. They are supernatural creatures that live on a parallel plane that is similar to that of humans. According to the Qur’an, djinn have free will just like mankind—meaning they can be good or evil. However, when the djinn choose the path of evil and destruction, they are certainly fearsome to behold. Their physical bodies are composed of a smokeless flame. Iblis was a djinn who was basically the Islamic equivalent of Lucifer. After the heavenly rebellion which he led, Iblis was granted a pardon to live on Earth and lead mankind astray until Judgment Day.


Furies



The Furies are actually creatures from Greco-Roman mythology. The Romans knew them at the Furies while the Greeks called them the Erinyes. They were female deities of the Underworld who personified vengeance and the anger of humans who had died prematurely. They roam the Earth to punish people who have sworn a false oath and to give retribution to wrongfully murdered humans. Their numbers can vary but they generally attack in groups of three. Their appearance is always horrific though with eyes that dripped with blood and generally wings of a bat to help them fly around to complete their work.


Incubus



An incubus is a demon that is related to European folklore more than any particular religion. Its name comes from the Latin word “incubo” which can be literally translated as “nightmare.” These demons are always male in form and like to lie on sleeping women in order to have sex with them. Most of the time they do this in order to make the woman pregnant so that they can be a father to a child; however, all of the legends hold that repeated interactions between an incubus and a sleeping female will result in severe deterioration in the woman’s health or even eventual death.


Raiju



Raiju is a legendary creature in Japanese mythology. Its name translates to “thunder beast” in English. Its name links directly to the creature’s form. Raiju has a body composed of either fire or lightning. However the ultimate shape of the lightning or fire can vary from a cat to a monkey or even a blue wolf wrapped in lightning. During thunderstorms, Raiju becomes agitated and starts leaping on top of trees and buildings. The demon also likes to rest in the navels of sleeping humans. The Shinto god of lightning, Raijin, then has to shoot lightning at the demon to wake him up which generally harms the human as well. People try to avoid this incident by sleeping on their stomachs during a storm.


Succubus



Succubus demons are the female counterpart to the incubus. They come to the beds of human men at night to seduce the men in their dreams. Many times succubi enjoy seducing monks. They have to draw the sexual energy from men in order to sustain themselves almost like a vampire needing human blood. In the past, they are generally depicted as quite frightening with wings and a snake-like tail. However, modern times have changed their appearance to look like a beautiful enchantress so that that can more easily seduce sleeping men to gain their energy.


Pazuzu



Both the Assyrians and Babylonians knew the king of the wind demons was Pazuzu. He represents the southwestern wind that bears both droughts and storms. Pazuzu was known for bringing locust during the rainy season then famine during the dry seasons. He is often depicted with a combination of human parts and animal parts—most commonly with a human body, a lion’s head, and two pairs of wings.


Berith



Berith is a commonly studied demon in Christian demonology. He is said to be the “Great Duke of Hell.” He is said to be the commander of twenty-six legions of other demons. The majority of his powers are for murder and blasphemy against the Christian god. His physical appearance is generally that of a soldier upon a red horse wearing red clothes and a golden crown. Occasionally, he will have red skin as well. He can be conjured by mortals though if the human is not wearing a silver ring that is presented to Berith’s face the demon will torture the human into madness before killing him.


Banshee



The banshee is a spirit from Ireland. Its name comes from “bean sidhe,” which means “woman of the fairy mounds” in English. This spirit is always female, even in the Scottish tradition. She is considered to be a omen of death or a messenger from the Otherworld. The banshee relays these foretellings of death by keening loudly on the dark moors at night. Her sounds of mourning are a cross between a scream and a moan, causing chills of fear to travel along the spine of any human close enough to hear her. Her looks can vary though. Some stories tell of her being a frightening hag that is the epitome of ugliness while others say that she can appear as a breath taking beautiful woman. The important fact to remember though is that hearing her screams are actually a warning of coming death for you or a close loved one.


Pishacha



Pishachas are demons seen in Hindu mythology. They are said to be flesh eating demons that cremation grounds and hide in dark places. While they have the power to assume different forms or even become invisible, their natural appearance is quite disturbing as they have a dark complexion that shows off their bulging veins supplemented with large, protruding red eyes. Pishachas are also known to spiritually possess humans from time to time which causes the victim to suffer an assortment of abnormalities and even maladies to their physical body. Insanity is usually the most common affliction from these creatures to the human they are possessing.


Abaddon



Abaddon is a demon from the Christian tradition. He can also go by the name of Apollyon in Greek which translates to “The Destroyer.” He is seen in the biblical book Revelations, written by St. John. The original Hebrew, Abaddon, literally comes to mean “place of destruction” but in the Christian scriptures describe him as an individual person. In those descriptions he is known as the king of the bottomless pit that holds lost souls and commander of a viscous plague of locusts. In all other works outside of the Christian Bible he is identified as the angel of destruction, leader of the Apocalypse, and one of the chief demons of the underworld that is almost equal to Satan himself.


Source: http://www.paranormalhaze.com/top-ten-demons/

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Lamia

In ancient Greek mythology, Lamia (/ˈleɪmiə/; Greek: Λάμια) was a beautiful queen of Libya who became a child-eating daemon

In the myth, Lamia is a mistress of the god Zeus, causing Zeus' jealous wife, Hera, to kill all of Lamia's children (except for Scylla, who is herself cursed) and transform her into a monster that hunts and devours the children of others. Another version has Hera merely stealing away all of Lamia's children and it being Lamia herself, losing her mind from grief and despair, who starts stealing and devouring others' children out of envy, the repeated monstrosity of which transforms her into a monster on its own.

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Navi (or Nav'), taken from Slavic Mythology by Nenad Gajić.

Navi are especially evil demons, they are the souls of stillborn children.
These demons throughout all mythologies of Slavs, are the personification of death and the kingdom of the dead.
They always move in groups, invisible to anyone but the ones born in same moment as they were, they prey during the dead of the night, before the first rooster crows, making baby's voices to attract their victim, usually a child or a nursing mother.
Navi are extremelly agile demons, and often go to homes where there are mothers, pregnant women and newborn children, it is said that they always find a way to break in, descending through chimneys sometimes.
Upon entering they smother the victim, suck its blood, or in case of nursing mothers their milk.
When a pregnant woman hears their cackling voices, she faints or sometimes even dies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nav'

There's also Nekrštenici, which literally means "Unbaptized", so it's a child which died before being baptized, and its spirit became a demon, but the concept is basically the same and it's probably just a "Christian" appropriation.

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Scylla

In Greek mythology, Scylla (/ˈsɪlə/ SIL-ə; Greek: Σκύλλα, Skylla, pronounced [skýl̚la])[1] was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each other—so close that sailors attempting to avoid Charybdis would pass too close to Scylla and vice versa.

Traditionally the strait has been associated with the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily. The idiom "between Scylla and Charybdis" has come to mean being between two dangers, choosing either of which brings harm

Various Greek myths account for Scylla's origins and fate. According to some, she was one of the children of Phorcys and Ceto. Other sources, including Stesichorus, cite her parents as Triton and Lamia. According to John Tzetzes[2] and Servius' commentary on the Aeneid,[3] Scylla was a beautiful naiad who was claimed by Poseidon, but the jealous Amphitrite turned her into a monster by poisoning the water of the spring where Scylla would bathe.

A similar story is found in Hyginus,[4] according to whom Scylla was the daughter of the river god Crataeis and was loved by Glaucus, but Glaucus himself was also loved by the sorceress Circe. While Scylla was bathing in the sea, the jealous Circe poured a potion into the sea water which caused Scylla to transform into a monster with four eyes and six long necks equipped with grisly heads, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Her body consisted of 12 tentacle-like legs and a cat's tail, while four to six dog-heads ringed her waist. In this form, she attacked the ships of passing sailors, seizing one of the crew with each of her heads.

In a late Greek myth, recorded in Eustathius' commentary on Homer and John Tzetzes,[5] Heracles encountered Scylla during a journey to Sicily and slew her. Her father, the sea-god Phorcys, then applied flaming torches to her body and restored her to life.

Charybdis

The sea monster Charybdis was believed to live under a small rock on one side of a narrow channel.[citation needed] Opposite her was Scylla, another sea-monster, that lived inside a much larger rock.[Odyssey, Book XII] The sides of the strait were within an arrow shot of each other, and sailors attempting to avoid one of them would come in reach of the other.[citation needed] 'Between Scylla and Charybdis' thus means to having to choose between two dangers, either of which brings harm. Three times a day, Charybdis swallowed a huge amount of water, before belching it back out again, creating large whirlpools capable of dragging a ship underwater.[citation needed] In some variations of the story, Charybdis was simply a large whirlpool instead of a sea monster.

A later myth makes Charybdis the daughter of Poseidon and Gaia and living as a loyal servant to Poseidon. She aided him in his feud with Zeus, and as such, helped him engulf lands and islands in water. Zeus, angry for the land she stole from him, cursed her into a hideous bladder of a monster, with flippers for arms and legs, and an uncontrollable thirst for the sea. As such, she drank the water from the sea three times a day to quench it, which created whirlpools. She lingered on a rock with Scylla facing her directly on another rock, making a strait.

The theoretical size of Charybdis remains unknown, yet in order to consume Greek ships the whirlpool can be estimated to about 23 metres (75 ft) across. Charybdis has been associated with the Strait of Messina, off the coast of Sicily and opposite a rock on the mainland identified with Scylla.[1] Were Charybdis to be located in the Strait of Messina it would in fact have the size to accommodate the whirlpool. A whirlpool does exist there, caused by currents meeting, but it is dangerous only to small craft in extreme conditions

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This makes me want to watch Supernatural.

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Kallikantzaros/Karakonjul

The kallikantzaros (Greek: Καλλικάντζαρος; pl. kallikantzaroi) is a malevolent goblin in Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore. Stories about the kallikantzaros or its equivalents can be found in Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey. Kallikantzaroi are believed to dwell underground but come to the surface during the twelve days of Christmas, from 25 December to 6 January (from the winter solstice for a fortnight during which time the sun ceases its seasonal movement).

Appearance

There is no standard description of the appearance of kallikantzaroi; there are regional variations in how their appearance is described. Some Greeks[who?] have imagined them with some animal parts, like hairy bodies, horse legs, or boar tusks; sometimes enormous, other times diminutive.[citation needed] Others[who?] see them as humans of small size that smell horrible. They are predominantly male, often with protruding sex characteristics.[1] Many Greeks have imagined them as tall, black, hairy, with burning red eyes, goats' or donkeys' ears, monkeys' arms, tongues that hang and heads that are huge.[2] Nonetheless, the most common belief is that they are small, black creatures, humanoid apart from their long black tails. The shape of the kallikantzaros is said to resemble that of a little, black devil. They are, also, mostly blind, speak with a lisp and love to eat frogs, worms, and other small creatures.[3]

Lore
Kallikantzaroi are believed to be creatures of the night. According to folklore, there were many ways people could protect themselves during the days when the kallikantzaroi were loose. One such method was to leave a colander on their doorstep to trick the visiting kallikantzaros. It was believed that since it could not count above two – three was believed to be a holy number, and by pronouncing it, the kallikantzaros would supposedly kill itself – the kallikantzaros would sit at the doorstep all night, counting each hole of the colander, until the sun rose and it was forced to hide.[citation needed]

Another supposed method of protection from kallikantzaroi was to leave the fire burning in the fireplace, all night, so that they could not enter through it. In some areas,[where?] people would burn the Yule log for the duration of the twelve days. In other areas, people would throw foul-smelling shoes in the fire, as the stench was believed to repulse the kallikantzaroi and thus force them to stay away. Additional ways to keep them away included marking one's door with a black cross on Christmas Eve and burning incense.[4]

According to legend, any child born during the twelve days of Christmas was in danger of transforming to a kallikantzaros during each Christmas season, starting with adulthood. It was believed that the antidote to prevent this transformation was to bind the baby in tresses of garlic or straw, or to singe the child's toenails. According to another legend, anyone born on a Saturday could see and talk with the kallikantzaroi.

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I was surprised to see Spring-Heeled Jack so high up . . . on second thoughts, maybe not!

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There is a French book from 1818 called "Dictionnaire Infernal".

The Dictionnaire Infernal (English: Infernal Dictionary) is a book on demonology, organised in hellish hierarchies. It was written by Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy and first published in 1818. There were several editions of the book; perhaps the most famous is the 1863 edition, which included sixty-nine illustrations by Louis Le Breton depicting the appearances of several of the demons. Many but not all of these images were later used in S. L. MacGregor Mathers's edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon.


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Some of the depictions of the various demons:

Adramelech


Asmodeus


Bael




Wikipedia link