67 Demon Names from Mythologies and Ancient Traditions

1. Abaddon - A fallen angel from the Bible who lives in a bottomless pit. His name means destruction and he brings ruin.

2. Lucifer - A fallen angel whose name means "shining star" who became the devil. He was once beautiful but turned evil.

3. Satan - The main devil in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions who tempts people to do bad things. He leads all evil spirits.

4. Beelzebub - Called the "Lord of the Flies" and is the second most powerful devil after Satan. He commands many demons.

5. Asmodeus - The king of all demons in Jewish legends who controls lust and desire. He predicted that King Solomon's kingdom would fall.

6. Belial - A demon from Hebrew culture who represents pure wickedness and worthlessness. He is often used as another name for the devil.

7. Azazel - A demon from Jewish stories who represents all unclean and dirty things. He was blamed for teaching humans bad skills.

8. Samael - An angel of death in Jewish religion whose name means "poison of God." He helped trick Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

9. Lilith - Adam's first wife in Jewish myths who refused to obey him. She became a night demon who scared children.

10. Behemoth - A huge monster creature from the Hebrew Bible that represents Satan as a giant grass-eating animal. It shows the devil's power.

11. Leviathan - A giant sea serpent described in the Bible that represents chaos and evil. It lives in the deep ocean waters.

12. Mammon - A demon from Christian stories who represents greed and the love of money. He tempts people to care only about wealth.

13. Belphegor - A demon from the Hebrew Bible who represents laziness and sloth. He tempts people to be lazy and not work.

14. Astaroth - One of the three most evil demons along with Beelzebub and Lucifer. He is called the Great Duke of Hell.

15. Moloch - An ancient god who demanded parents sacrifice their children by burning them. He represents the worst kind of evil.

16. Abyzou - A female demon from ancient religious texts who was blamed when women could not have babies. She brought sadness to families.

17. Iblis - The Islamic name for the leader of all devils and evil spirits. He refused to bow down to Adam when God commanded it.

1. Cronus - The king of the Titans in Greek stories who brought chaos and destruction. He ate his own children to stay in power.

2. Cerberus - A giant three-headed dog from Greek myths who guarded the gates to the land of the dead. No soul could pass without his permission.

3. Charon - The ferryman in Greek stories who carried dead souls across the river to the underworld. He demanded payment for the journey.

4. Hades - The ruler of the underworld in Greek mythology where all dead people went. He controlled the spirits of the dead.

5. Thanatos - The Greek god who brought peaceful death to people. He was the brother of Sleep and lived in the dark underworld.

6. Medusa - A monster woman from Greek myths with snakes for hair. Anyone who looked at her face would turn into stone.

7. Atropos - One of the three Fate sisters in Greek stories who cut the thread of life. When she cut your thread, you would die.

8. Persephone - The queen of the underworld in Greek myths who was married to Hades. She ruled over all the dead spirits.

9. Nyx - The Greek goddess who brought night and darkness to the world. She was one of the most powerful and feared gods.

10. Erinyes - Greek goddesses of revenge who punished people for their bad crimes. They never stopped hunting criminals.

11. Hecate - A powerful Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, and dark spells. She appeared during the night and full moon.

12. Klotho - One of the three Fate sisters in Greek myths who spun the thread of life. She decided when people were born.

13. Lakhesis - One of the three Fate sisters who measured the thread of life. She decided how long people would live.

14. Hypnus - The Greek god who brought sleep to all people and animals. He was the brother of Death and lived in darkness.

15. Hermes - The Greek messenger god who also led dead souls to the underworld. He carried a magic staff and wore winged sandals.

16. Keres - Greek spirits of violent and cruel death who appeared on battlefields. They fed on the blood of dying warriors.

17. Eurynome - A Greek female demon who ate the flesh of dead bodies. She left only the bones behind after her meals.

1. Akuma - A Japanese fire spirit that represents Satan in Japanese Buddhist stories. The name is also used for the devil in Japanese Bibles.

2. Bakemono - A Japanese demon that can change its shape to look like anything. It uses this power to scare or trick humans.

3. Mara - A demon king from Buddhist stories who tempted the first Buddha with beautiful women. He tried to stop people from reaching peace.

4. Rakshasa - A shape-shifting demon from Hindu folklore that can look like different animals or people. They eat human flesh.

5. Yama - The Hindu god of death who decided where souls went after people died. He rode a black water buffalo.

6. Ravana - The ten-headed demon king from Hindu stories who fought against good heroes. He was very smart but also very evil.

7. Kali - A Hindu goddess of destruction who danced on dead bodies. Some Western people see her as a demon because she looks scary.

8. Preta - A demon from Hindu and Buddhist stories that represents extreme suffering and hunger. These spirits can never get enough food or water.

9. Jikininki - Japanese spirits that eat corpses and dead bodies in graveyards. They were once greedy people when they were alive.

10. Oni - Japanese demons that look like giant people with horns and fangs. They carry big clubs and have red or blue skin.

11. Pazuzu - An ancient Babylonian king of demons who controlled the west wind. Strangely, he also protected people from other bad demons.

12. Tiamat - A sea goddess from ancient Babylon who controlled the oceans. She fought against other gods in great battles.

13. Ahriman - A Persian evil spirit from the old Zoroastrian religion. He represents all the bad and destructive things in the world.

14. Angra Mainyu - A female demon from Persian stories who was the destructive evil spirit. She fought against good and light.

15. Dagon - A demon lord of the sea and sea monsters from ancient Syrian myths. He controlled all the creatures in the ocean.

1. Incubus - A male demon from European folklore who visits women while they sleep. He appears in dreams to seduce them.

2. Chort - A Slavic demon that looks like half-man and half-goat. He lives in dark forests and scares travelers.

3. Ala - A female demon from Slavic folklore who was blamed for bad weather and thunderstorms. People feared her during storms.

4. Drekavac - A Serbian demon that looks like a ghostly child and makes terrible crying sounds. It appears near graveyards at night.

5. Leanan - An evil fairy from Irish folklore who acts as an artistic muse for human lovers. She inspires art but leads them to early death.

6. Morgen - Water spirits from Welsh legends who sing beautiful songs like sirens. They use their voices to lure men to drown.

7. Baphomet - A symbol of the occult that looks like a goat-headed idol. It represents dark magic and mysterious rituals.

8. Kobal - A demon of comedy and mockery who makes fun of humans. He finds humor in people's suffering and mistakes.

9. Aamon - A demon from old magic books who is one of the Grand Marquis of Hell. He appears as a wolf with a serpent's tail.

10. Paimon - A demon from magic books who is very obedient and wise. He has become famous in modern horror movies.

11. Stolas - An owl demon from magic books who knows about astronomy and the stars. He appears as a great owl with long legs.

12. Vine - A demon who can command storms and reveal hidden secrets to people. He appears as a lion riding on a black horse.

13. Zepar - A demon from old grimoires who makes women fall in love with men. He controls romantic feelings and desires.

14. Gaap - A demon who controls both love and hatred between people. He can make friends become enemies or enemies become friends.

15. Caim - A demon who appears as a thrush bird and teaches all human languages. He can help people understand any speech.

16. Dantalion - A demon who knows all human thoughts and can read minds. He appears as a man with many different faces.

17. Furfur - A demon who only speaks lies unless forced to tell the truth inside a magic triangle. He appears as a hart with a fiery tail.

18. Phenex - A beautiful demon who sings sweet melodies and writes poetry. He has the voice of a child but appears as a phoenix bird.