Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Devil's Advocate" | Christian | In the Catholic Church when a name is suggested for canonisation, some person is appointed to oppose the proposition, and is expected to give reasons why it should not take place. This person is technically called Advocatus Diaboli. Having said his say, the conclave decides the question. |
"Devil's Arrows" | Britain | Three Druid stones near Boroughbridge. Britain |
Demon name "Dimme" | Sumeria | Female demon of fever and and diseases of infants. There were seven evil spirits of this kind, who were apparently regarded as being daughters of Anu, the god of the heavens. Sumeria |
Spirit name "Dom-Daniel" | Arabian | The abode of evil spirits, gnomes, and enchanters, somewhere "under the roots of the ocean," but not far from Babylon. (Continuation of the Arabian Tales.) |
Goddess name "Dunawali" | Huli | evil goddess Huli |
Goddess name "Dunawali" | Huli | An evil goddess who lodges herself in a woman' s internal organs making the victim the innocent vehicle of the goddesses evil power. Huli |
"Dunstan" | Britain | Patron saint of goldsmiths. He burnt the devil's nose with red hot tongs. Britain |
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 |
God name "Eschu" | Africa / Yoruba | The god of mischief, is the son of Lusa and Mahu. He supported Legba in giving power of the loa to a mortal as a force of good against the evil unleashed by their brother Sagbata. Africa / Yoruba |
Supreme god name "Fakavelikele" | Polynesia | The supreme god of the Futuna who, with songia and Fitu, was considered the source of all good and evil. Polynesia |
"Fascinus" | Roman | An early Latin divinity, and identical with Mutinus or Tutinus. He was worshipped as the protector from sorcery, witchcraft, and evil daemons and represented in the form of a phallus, the genuine Latin for which iafascimtm, this symbol being believed to be most efficient in averting all evil influences. He was especially invoked to protect women in childbed and their offspring. |
"Fland" | Greek | The delinquent daughter of Flidais who grew up to become an evil water sprite who lures swimmers to their deaths. Ireland. |
"Frau Welt" | German | A female fairy mistress according to the medieval church, the devil. |
Goddess name "Gabjauja" | Pre - Christian Lithuanian | corn goddess. She was degraded to an evil demonic presence after Christianization.... |
"Gasueko" | Basque | The lord of darkness as that may prove a friendly and helpful, but he may also appear as a devil |
"Gaunab" | Africa | The evil One. Responsible for all misfortune, disease and death. South Africa |
God name "Gaunub" | Africa | A god of evil, the destroyer, who was åśśociated with solar and lunar eclipses. The Khoi-Khoi, South Africa |