| Defined as | An Evil spirit. |
A name for the Devil, tied to the fallen "light-bringer" / morning star |
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| Mainly found in | Most religions |
The Abrahamic faiths (esp. Christian tradition) |
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| Embodiment of | Evil |
Evil (after the fall) |
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| Islam | Devil is referred to as Iblis or Shaitan, with the power to cast evil suggestions into the heart of men |
No figure by this name; the adversary is Iblis/Shaitan |
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| Judaism | Satan, Adversary, Tempter, Baal, Beelzebub, The wicked one, The Evil one, the evil spirit, Father of lies, The archfiend, Belial, Diabolos, Old Serpent, Dragon, Lucifer, Angra Mainyu, Ahriman, Mara, Iblis, HaSatin, anti-Christ, Beast etc. |
Not a distinct figure; "Lucifer" comes from a Latin rendering of Isaiah 14:12 (the morning star) |
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| Life Span | Created By God, but, rebelled against Him. |
Created by God as an angel, but fell through rebellion |
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| Personal Attributes | Malevolence. |
Pride; malevolence |
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| Nature | Evil. |
A once-glorious angel turned to evil through pride and rebellion |
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| Other names | Satan, Adversary, Tempter, Baal, Beelzebub, The wicked one, The Evil one, the evil spirit, Father of lies, The archfiend, Belial, Diabolos, Old Serpent, Dragon, Lucifer, Angra Mainyu, Ahriman, Mara, Iblis, HaSatin, anti-Christ, Beast |
Satan, the Devil, Beelzebub, Samael, the Morning Star, Son of the Dawn |
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| Symbol | A goat or a snake. |
The morning star (Venus); also depicted as a fallen angel |
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| Occupations | Deceiving the faithful, while they are still on Earth. |
Tempting humanity away from God |
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| Christianity | Christianity understands the devil as a corrupted or fallen angel. The devil's ultimate goal is to corrupt humankind. |
The name traditionally given to Satan before his fall; the angel who rebelled out of pride |
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| Bestows upon humanity | Curses. |
Temptation |
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| Physical attributes | Usually horns on his head and/or a tail; sometimes as a snake or serpent. |
Originally a beautiful angel; after the fall, horns and a tail, or a serpent |
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| Identified through | his own cunning. |
Pride and rebellion against God |
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| Zoroastrianism | Zoroastrianism identifies the Devil as the god of Evil, and is called 'Angra Mainyu,' or 'Ahriman.' |
Angra Mainyu (Ahriman); an evil spirit, never an angel of God |
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| Permanent Residence | Hell. |
Hell (cast down from Heaven) |
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| Buddhism | A Devil-like figure in Buddhism is Mara |
No figure named Lucifer; Mara is the comparable tempter |
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| Hinduism | An Evil spirit. |
No figure named Lucifer |
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