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Lucifer · Bearer of Light — Fallen Archangel, Prince of Pride

The most famous fallen angel in Christian tradition. The name is Latin for 'Light-bearer' (Lux-fer). Once God's most glorious archangel, his pride (superbia) — seeking to place himself equal to God — cast him down from heaven to become king of Hell. Dante's Inferno depicts him frozen at Hell's deepest pit, three-faced, eternally chewing the gravest sinners.

Satan · The Adversary — Prince of Wrath, Accuser of Humanity

Chief demon of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The name is Hebrew for 'adversary' or 'accuser.' In the Book of Job he plays a celestial prosecutor accusing mortals in God's court; later Christianity merged him with Lucifer as the incarnate evil opposing God. Prince of Wrath among the Seven Deadly Sins. The one who tempted Christ in the wilderness.

Beelzebub · Lord of the Flies — Prince of Gluttony

Great demon of Jewish and Christian tradition. The name comes from Hebrew 'Lord of the Flies' (Baal-Zebub). Originally Baal-Zebul ('the noble lord'), worshipped at Philistine Ekron, the Jews mockingly renamed him 'Lord of the Flies' (zebub = fly). In the New Testament he is called 'the prince of demons' by Christ himself. Prince of Gluttony among the Seven Deadly Sins.

Mammon · Demon of Wealth — Prince of Greed

Demon of wealth and greed in Christian tradition. The name is Aramaic for 'riches' or 'money' (mamona). In the Gospel, Christ says, 'No man can serve two masters — you cannot serve both God and Mammon' (Matthew 6:24). Prince of Greed among the Seven Deadly Sins. He is the personification of wealth, depicted enthroned on gold, counting heaps of coins.

Asmodeus · Prince of Lust — Demon Who Destroys Marriages

Great demon of Jewish apocryphal and Christian tradition. Derived from the Zoroastrian demon of wrath, Aēšma-daēva. In the Book of Tobit he appears as the lustful demon who kills Sarah's seven husbands in succession. Prince of Lust among the Seven Deadly Sins; also listed in the Lesser Key of Solomon as the 32nd of the 72 spirits, a king.

Belphegor · Prince of Sloth — He Who Ruins Humanity Through Laziness

Demon of Jewish and Christian tradition, prince of Sloth among the Seven Deadly Sins. Derived from the Moabite god Baal-Peor mentioned in the Old Testament Psalms and Hosea. He tempts humans into the laziness of discovery, the stagnation of creativity, and pleasure without effort. One satirical legend tells that, hearing humans boasting of happy marriages, he descended to verify and returned disillusioned to Hell.

Abaddon · Angel of Destruction — King of the Abyss

Hebrew for 'destruction' (אֲבַדּוֹן); in Greek, Apollyon — 'destroyer.' In Revelation 9, when the fifth apocalyptic trumpet sounds, he emerges as king of the Abyss, leading an army with lion's teeth and scorpion tails like a swarm of locusts, tormenting mankind for five months. In some traditions he is a servant of God enacting final judgment; in others, a fallen angel.

Bael · First of Solomon's 72 Spirits — King of the East

First demon listed among the 72 spirits in the 16th-century grimoire Lesser Key of Solomon, a great king of the East. Originally the Canaanite-Phoenician god of fertility 'Baal,' he was degraded by Judeo-Christian tradition from foreign deity to powerful demon-king of Solomonic magic. He commands 66 legions of demons.

Paimon · Ninth of Solomon's 72 Spirits — King of Arts and Knowledge

Ninth and powerful king among the 72 spirits of the Lesser Key of Solomon. He teaches all arts, sciences, and hidden knowledge, riding a camel and arriving before the conjurer with great pomp and musical procession. Poets such as Dante depict him as patron of learning; the 2018 horror film Hereditary brought him popular fame as the demon who orchestrates the protagonist's tragedy.

Astaroth · 29th of Solomon's 72 Spirits — Great Duke

29th demon of the Lesser Key of Solomon, a great duke. Originally Ishtar / Astarte, the ancient Semitic goddess of fertility, love, and war; Judeo-Christian tradition transformed her into a male demon. He appears riding a wicked dragon, holding a viper, and teaches the conjurer all things past, present, and future, along with the liberal arts and astronomy.

Lilith · Witch of the Night — Adam's First Wife, Mother of Demons

Female demon of Jewish lore. Some traditions hold she was 'the first woman,' shaped from clay alongside Adam — not from his rib. Considering herself his equal, she refused to submit to him and left Eden. She is said to have then mated with Satan and bore countless demons (the lilim). Long feared as a witch who steals infants at night, in modern feminism she has been reinterpreted as the first woman to resist patriarchy.

Mara · Buddhist Demon-King of Desire — Hinderer of Enlightenment

The demon-king of Buddhist mythology. Lord of the Paranirmita-vasavartin, the sixth heaven of the realm of desire (kāmaloka), he pulls humans into desire and delusion to obstruct liberation. He is most famous for sending armies and three daughters (Desire, Discontent, Thirst) to tempt the Buddha as he neared enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree — all failed. The Sanskrit 'Māra' means 'death' or 'destroyer.'

Orobas · 55th of Solomon's 72 Spirits — Horse-Headed Prince of Truth

55th demon of the Lesser Key of Solomon, a Great Prince. He appears as a horse-headed figure, and unlike other demons, he is famed as 'gentlemanly' — he never lies to the conjurer and never attempts to despise him. He teaches the truths of past, present, and future, the nature of the divine, and even the secrets of creation. He also protects the conjurer from other spirits. He commands 20 legions.

Leviathan · Vast Sea Monster — Prince of Envy

The colossal sea monster of the Old Testament, developed in Christian tradition into the prince of envy. Job 41 describes him as an unconquerable beast of the sea whom only God can master — scales hard as shields, fire from his mouth, smoke from his nostrils. Counted as the Prince of Envy among the Seven Deadly Sins.

Baphomet · Goat-Headed Idol — Symbol of the Occult and Conspiracy

Name of the idol the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping in their trials (1307–1314). The original form was vague, but the 19th-century French occultist Éliphas Lévi codified it as a hermaphroditic figure with goat's head, female breasts, bat wings, and a pentagram on the brow. This image has since become the standard. The most iconic symbol of black magic and occult conspiracy.