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Zal-Cryptid — Abysmal Demons 1

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Description Here are some demon characters of mine based off demons, deities, and fallen angels from ancient myths, religions, Dante's Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost.

Plutus, also known as Pluto, Mammon, and the Great Wolf, was once worshiped as the god of earthly/cthonic riches. He is the demon of wealth who resides in and guards the fourth circle of Hell - where the hoarders and wasters are confined. Plutus is an insane, animalistic demon who is obsessed with his wealth. He wields his mighty bident and utters the words "Pape Satàn, pape Satàn aleppe" religiously. Plutus is also the Head CEO and founder of the First Infernal Bank of Dis.

Astarte, also known as Ishtar, was once worshiped by Mesopotamians as the goddess of fertility, love, war, sex and probably other stuff. Astarte is a Fallen Angel who now resides in the second circle of Hell (however she also owns a condo in Pandemonium/the City of Dis). She is a vainglorious, voluptuous demon with many lovers who considers herself a 'big deal' and often self-proclaims herself to be the 'Queen of Heaven'. She is rather sassy and is close friends with Lilith. She spends most of her time as a courtesan, enjoying the spoils of the demonic upper class.

Nizroch or Nisroch, is a Fallen Angel and associate of Belphegor, one of the Seven Princes of Hell. He was once worshiped by Assyrians as the god of agriculture. He was badly wounded during the War in Heaven and since then as suffered from eternal pain. Nisroch is very unsociable and irascible. He sometimes hangs out with Dagon.

Dagon is an amphibious demon once worshiped as a Semitic and Mesopotamian fertility god. He was a very popular deity back in his day, but nowadays he's all washed-up (lol, that was a pun). A statue of Dagon was once destroyed in his own temple by the Ark of the Covenant. Since then his followers and worshipers became ashamed and abandoned him. Nowadays he is a sea-monster who torments the waters. He is sometimes seen with Leviathan and can materialize wherever there is water (such as the Acheron, Styx, Phlegethon, Cocytus or Eridanos rivers).

Moloch is a bolvine-headed brutish demon who was worshiped by Ammonites, Canaanites, Phoenicians and many others. Moloch often demands very costly sacrifices from people; back in the day, Moloch worship involved child sacrifice. Those who seek Moloch for a request or favor of him must commit the ultimate sacrifice - they must feed him a living soul. He of course always stays true to his word and always fulfills their requests. As the sadistic bastard he is, Moloch takes joy in seeing the irony of that person getting what they wanted but regretting what they had to do to get it. He finds it funny as Hell.
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Brydav [2024-05-02 22:07:02 +0000 UTC]

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Ghost-MissingNo [2015-07-20 05:58:01 +0000 UTC]

Interesting, originally demonised gods of the ancient people.
I'm surprised the most obvious one - Apollyon (Abaddon), as similar to Apollo(n) isn't incuded . He is either God's or fallen angel, the latter I think in extracannonnical sources, the thing with Pluto is intredasting had no idea about it. Didn't same/similar god was also demonisd, namely Dispater/Dis Pater? At least he is used as such in D&D...

There is also Amon from Goetic Demons, whose sourcename should be obvious. Bifrons, another name for Janus, Berith and Beelzebub, whose names I think come from some cognates of Baal and of course Bael himself, who was worshipped as Baal alongside Asherah by Hebrews, even concuring with Jehovah. Oriax may come from Osiris, Purson from Horus, so some claim.
Also monsters who got demonised - Imps, Drudes from Germanic mythologies, Chochliks associated with Imps (originally malovelent tho, heard Diabeł/Diaboł, Slavic name for Devils is also of this source), I remember apocrypha describing Gorgon/Medusa-like creature and Phenex being obviously inspired by Phoenix (funny as Phoenix was symbol of Christ ressurected, also used in heraldry).

But we and Jews had it played back, when Ophite Gnostics and Marcionite Christians demonised "God of the OT" - Jehovah, as the ebul Demiurge .

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