Names of the most famous mythical demons and their origins.
Introduction
As embodiments of evil, demons are fearsome beings of darkness, enemies of angels and gods. Just like their heavenly counterparts, there are some who are well-known, whose very names are enough to strike fear into the hearts of others.
List of demons
| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Abaddon | the shredder |
| Abrahel | a succubus |
| Adramelech | Sumerian demon |
| Ahpuk | Maya demon |
| Ahriman / Angra Mainyu | Mazdean demon (more details) |
| Alastor | the infernal tormentor |
| Appolyon | the Greek equivalent of Satan, the demon of the vaults |
| Asmodeus | Hebrew demon of Sensuality and Lust |
| Astaroth | Phoenician demon of lust |
| Azazel | the Hebrew who guards the weapons of war |
| Baal | Canaanite lord of justice |
| Bahamut | a serpent or fish from Arab mythology ridden by the bull Kujata |
| Baël | rules the East, learns cunning and how to become invisible |
| Balam | Hebrew demon of Greed and Avarice |
| Baphomet | venerated by the Knights Templar, god of fertility and fruitfulness |
| Barbatos | a forest demon who can summon spirits and predict the future |
| Belial | The Lord of the Wind in Hebrew, symbolized by the earth and the North, patron of the incubi |
| Belphegor | Demon of Wealth and Inventions |
| Behemoth | the mythical land animal created by God, one of the four princes of the Underworld (more details) |
| Béhérit | the Syrian Satan |
| Bile | the Celtic god of the Underworld |
| Cimeries | rides across Africa on his black horse |
| Curson | knows the past, the present, and the future |
| Coyote | doomed to wander between the world of the living and that of the dead |
| Dagon | the philistine demon of Vengeance and the Sea |
| Damballa | Voodoo serpent god |
| Demogorgon | the devil in Greek |
| Diabolus | Emperor of the Underworld, the most powerful of the four princes of the Underworld |
| Dracula | nickname of Vlad Tepes (more details) |
| Ersulie | a voodoo spirit that brings good luck |
| The Legend of Gobi | Japanese five-tailed demon |
| Haborym | the Hebrew word for Satan |
| Lamia | Libyan demon from Greek mythology (more details) |
| Leviathan | the serpent of the depths, symbolized by water and the West, one of the four princes of the Underworld (more details) |
| Lilith | Sumerian demon, queen of the succubi (more details) |
| Lucifer | the bringer of light in Latin, symbolized by air, the morning star, and the East |
| Lucifuge | Hebrew demon |
| Malphas | President of the Underworld |
| Mammon | Aramaic god of wealth and profits |
| Mastema | Hebrew synonym for Satan |
| Milcom | ammonite devil |
| Moloch | Phoenician demon |
| Mormo | Greek king of the ghouls, consort of Hecate |
| Naamah | Hebrew demon of seduction |
| Nihasa | Native American demon |
| O-Yama | Satan in Japanese |
| Paymon | commands two hundred legions from atop his camel, appears before the exorcists |
| Pwcca | the Welsh name for Satan |
| Rimmon | a Syrian demon worshipped in Damascus |
| Rukkia | Lord of Evil, ruler of the Underworld |
| Sammael | “God’s Venom” in Hebrew |
| Samnu | Central Asian demon |
| Satan | the opposite of God, symbolized by fire and the South |
| Seditious | Native American demon |
| Satan | Arabic name for Satan |
| T’an mo | the Chinese devil |
| Tchort | Satan in Russian |
| Tunrida | Scandinavian demon |
| Typhoon | the Greek personification of Satan |
| Utukku | Mesopotamian demon |
| Valefor | prince of thieves |
| Vassago | a demon prince commanding twenty-six legions of demons |
References
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Dernière modification le 24/05/2026.
