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Lucifer - (Lord Of Light)
The Prince of Darkness
The Prince of Devils
The Prince of This World
The Prince of the Air
His Satanic Majesty
Satanel
The Prince of Hell
The Prince of Pandemonium
The (Arch-) Fiend
The Evil One
The Wicked One
The Tempter
The Author of Evil
The (Common) Enemy (of Mankind)
Old Harry
Old Nick
The Angel of the Bottomless Pit
Old Horney
Old Gooseberry
Mr. Scratch
The Old Gentleman
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Ahriman, the Zoroastrian God of Darkness (also the Persian God of Chaos) created Azhidaahaka, the Dragon of Death
Azazel, the Lord Of The Wasteland, taught man about war and war devices
Belial, The Worthless, is a devil sometimes refered to as the Antichrist
Beelzebub -- The Lord Of Flies -- was a Philistine god. Christianity has often used Beelzebub as an interchangeable name for Satan. He is also sometimes considered to be Satan's right-hand man
Erlik, the Siberian God of the Underworld, was the first man but he was not given a soul
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Ghede, the Voodoo God of Death, occasionally turns the dead into zombies
Hel, the Viking Goddess of Niflheim -- an icy version of Hell -- was sent to the underworld by Odin (the chief god of Viking mythology) to look after the dead, excepting those warriors who went to Valhalla. Christianity took Hel's name and adapted it to its own underworld
Ictinike, the Sioux Indian Devil, was more a spirit who enjoyed playing pranks on people than a ruler of an evil underworld
Kali, a Hindu goddess, is the evil half of the goddess Devi. Kali means Black Destroyer
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Mara, a Hindu god, was the ruler of the underworld
Moloch, a Canaanite god, was described as an old man with horns. He was also worshiped in Carthage, but with the name Baal-Hammon, which was then used by the Hebrews as their Satan
Mot, the Caanite Lord of Death, caused the change of seasons when he would force the god Baal underground
Pan, the Greek God of Nature, has over time become associated with evil. The image of Pan -- who had a man's upper body but had horns and faun's legs -- inspired the medieval Christian image of Satan
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Kronos, the Greek ruler of Tartarus -- a bottomless pit -- ate all of his children at birth because he was told that one of them would one day overthrow him. Zeus, one of Kronos' children, escaped his siblings' fate and threw his father into the pit of Tartarus
Pluto was the Greek god who ruled Hades
Rashnu, the Persian God of the Dead, judged if one went to Heaven or Hell
Tiamat, the Babylonian dragon, fought with and lost to the god Marduk, who then created the universe from her dismembered body
Xipetotec, the Aztec God of Pain, enjoyed pain so much that he flayed himself alive. Aztec human sacrifices were usually made in his name
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