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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