Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Demon name "Dives aka Divs" | Arab | Deevs. demons of Persian mythology. According to the Koran, they are ferocious and gigantic spirits under the sovereignty of Eblis. |
Spirit name "Eblis" | Islam | The chief of the evil spirits |
Spirit name "Eblis aka Iblis" | Islam | Chief of the evil spirits, a Jinn made of smokeless fire. In an outburst rooted in envy, Eblis disobeyed Allah and was expelled from the grace of Allah. Islam |
Angel name "Genii" | Indian | The Persian and Indian genii had a corporeal form, which they could change at pleasure. They were not guardian or attendant spirits, but fallen angels, dwelling in Ginnistan, under the dominion of Eblis. They were naturally hostile to man, though compelled sometimes to serve them as slaves. |
Spirit name "Peri" | Arabia | Delicate, gentle, fairy-like beings of Eastern mythology, begotten by fallen spirits. They direct with a wand the pure in mind the way to heaven. These lovely creatures, according to the Koran, are under the sovereignty of Eblis; and Mahomet was sent for their conversion, as well as for that of man. |