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馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 2 moreLeviathan诇执讜职讬指转指谉 (Livya峁乶)
A primordial sea monster from ancient Near Eastern myth and biblical textBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Power and authority Historical
馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 2 moreBelial讘职旨诇执讬址旨注址诇
A Hebrew term for worthlessness that evolved into a demon of darkness in Jewish and Christian texts.Being 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚜馃嚞 EgyptDemon
A supernatural entity believed to cause harm or possess humansBeing 路 Cursing and harm 路 Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 2 moreRahab专址讛址讘
A Hebrew mythic sea monster and symbol of chaos, later used as a poetic name for Egypt.Being 路 Cursing and harm 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚠馃嚤 IsraelAgrat bat Mahlat讗讙专转 讘转 诪讞诇转
A demon in Jewish tradition who rules over destructive spirits and night hours.Being 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚠馃嚤 IsraelQlippoth拽职诇执讬驻旨讜止转
Impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, opposites of the holy sefirotBeing 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt and 1 moreMahalath诪指讞植诇址转
A queen of demons in Jewish mysticism and the mother of AgratBeing 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 1 moreSe'irim砖注讬专讬诐
Demons of Hebrew tradition linked to wild goats and ruined placesBeing 路 Cursing and harm Historical
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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Demon: Martin Schongauer, Public domain, source
- Leviathan: Gustave Dor茅, Public domain, source