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The Golden Book of Demons: A Best-Of

Being a heavily subjective list of the better-known demons. The overlap with “Princes and Kings,” “Goetica”, and “So Many Satans” is unavoidable.

Abaddon / Apollyon

Abaddon / Apollyon

The Angel of the Abyss and the great destroyer

Asmodeus

I would like the Prince of Lust to look a little less...you know...horrifying

Astaroth

One of the world's most powerful goddesses, now a mid-level demon

Azazel

An ancient spirit of the wilderness,, and perhaps the first Satan.

Bael

#1 in the Goetia, and in our hearts.

Baphomet

Icon of Satanism as a rebellious movement

Beelzebub

Lord of the flies and the divinely-appointed regent of Hell

Belial

How can one demon be "worthless" and "#2 in Hell, second only to Luucifer?"

Buer

President, doctor, herbalist, pinwheel

Cerberus/Naberius

Cerberus/Naberius

The 3-headed guardian at the gates of Hell

Dagon

Canaanite god of grain, fertility, vegetation, storms...but probably not fish

Leviathan and Behemoth

Leviathan and Behemoth

Sea monster, ancient dragon, Princess of Envy. And +1.

Lilith

One of the best-known demons, Adam's ex and the "other woman" to the entire universe

Lucifer

First of the Fallen and Emperor of Hell

Mammon

The concept of greed, personified...

Mephistopheles

Reasonably young and incredibly famous, the newest face of the devil

Moloch

Ancient Canaanite deity whose name is forever linked with a terrible sacrifice...

Paimon

Gender-ambiguous king of the West, now in theaters!

Pazuzu

The snake-phallused demon of pea soup and plague...to the rescue!

Samael

Sometimes demon prince, sometimes Angel of Death, a powerful, complex spirit.

Sitri

It takes effort to make love magic even creepier, but he'll take the challenge.

Tantavalerion

For someone at the top of the demonic hierarchy there's not a lot out there about this one...

Zozo

A modern demon born from urban legend