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In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pine Barrens in South Jersey. [ 1] The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a bipedal ...
An oni ( 鬼 おに) ( / oʊni / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [ 2] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [ 2] along with their evil nature manifesting in their ...
In 2000, webcomic Sinfest, the major supporting characters Baby Blue and Fuchsia are succubi, working directly for the devil. In 2002, Pibgorn, Drusilla is a succubus dressed in mufti; In 2009, Eerie Cuties features, among its support cast, a pubescent succubus named Chloe [10] She later got her own spinoff book, [11] with a number of other ...
Hellboy. Hellboy is a superhero created by Mike Mignola and appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers.
Hathor's Egyptian name was ḥwt-ḥrw [15] or ḥwt-ḥr. [16] It is typically translated "house of Horus" but can also be rendered as "my house is the sky". [17] The falcon god Horus represented, among other things, the sun and sky. The "house" referred to may be the sky in which Horus lives, or the goddess's womb from which he, as a sun god ...
The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion ...
Asmodeus appears in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss, voiced by James Monroe Iglehart. Nicknamed "Ozzie", he is the ruler of Hell's Ring of Lust and the owner of a popular nightclub. Asmodeus is a character in the 2019 visual novel otome game, Obey Me!, and its prequel game, Obey Me! Nightbringer.
The Devil, ( Satan, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles) appears frequently as a character in literature and various other media, beginning in the 6th century when the Council of Constantinople officially recognized Satan as part of their belief system. [ 1] In Abrahamic religions, the figure of the Devil, Satan personifies evil. [ 2]