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| + | |image = [[File:18EFCB14-DBA6-435D-8659-E0F4CCC0D6D3.png|300px]]<br><small>Tiamat (Sumerian),<ref>California State University, [https://www.csun.edu/~rlc31920/documents/History%20110/Enuma_Elish.pdf The Enuma Elish (PDF)] (short version)</ref> possibly the origins for the Judeo-Christian mythos of the Great Dragon, or Satan.</small> |
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| + | |world = Off-World, Otherworld, or Spirit World (Compare [[w:c:ufoaliendatabase:Lokas or Talas|Lokas or Talas]]) |
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| + | |habitat = Often depicted in a tiered under-world.<ref>[https://www.ramakrishna.org/activities/message/weekly_message42.htm Hinduism: The Ideas of Heaven and Hell], by Swami Adiswarananda</ref> |
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| + | |height = up to 8 meters.<ref>[http://eden-saga.com/en/mythology-of-sumer-horbiger-bastards-of-angels-homo-sapiens-gigantis.html Giants Of Sumer], by Xavier Séguin, March 8, 2014</ref> |
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| + | |diet = No biological functions, but may materialize or shapeshift to seemingly imitate human activity (Compare anthropomorphism.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/anthropomorphism Encyclopedia Judaica: Anthropomorphism]</ref>) |
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| + | '''Demon''' (Greek: δαίμων, ''daimon'') often denotes a malevolent entity in classical and modern cultures and religions. However, its Greek root, ''daimon'', may not have necessarily carried any negative connotations.<ref name="Liddell & Scott">{{cite book |chapter-url= |chapter=δαιμόνιον |last1=Liddell |first1= Henry George |authorlink1=Henry Liddell |last2=Scott |first2=Robert |authorlink2=Robert Scott (philologist) |title=[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Ddaimo%2Fnion A Greek–English Lexicon] |publisher=Perseus}}</ref> ''Daimon'' originally implied a spirit or divine power, possibly an equivalent to the Latin word ''numen'',<ref name="merriam-webster">{{cite web|title=[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demon Demon]|url=|work=Merriam-Webster Dictionary|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref> meaning "divinity", or a "divine presence", "divine will."<ref>Charlton T. Lewis, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dnumen Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary]</ref> At the advent of Christianity, Greek and Latin concepts were paganized, or essentially, demonized.<ref>Arnold Angenendt, “The Christianization of Latin Europe”, Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages</ref> |
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| − | </gallery>The word '''Demon''' derives from the Greek term '''''Daimon''''' and means simply a spirit of some kind - not necessarily a bad one. However, the word has acquired a distinctly negative connotation since then. Nowadays, most people use the word Demon to refer to evil, hellish spirits or beings. Some religions describe Demons as "Fallen Angels", i.e. [[Angel]]s who rebelled themselves against [[God]]. |
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| − | The demons were the heavenly angels of God that were created on the second day of creation (in Genesis book) about 350 thousand angels lived in the celestial kingdom serving the throne of God. During the creation of man and the new paradise on earth, Lucifer (the primary consented angel of God, prince of the cherubim) created a jealousy about Adam, using all his hidden wickedness, resulting in the expulsion of Adam and Eve in paradise, back to the kingdom heavenly, he decided to covet the throne of God, wanting to replace their leadership plan and domination. Archangels Michael and Gabriel were the keepers of the throne of God, Lucifer manipulated 200 thousand angels guilds: archangels, cherubim, seraphim and throne to help him with his plan in exchange for much power, but the 150 thousand angels were against, with a separation, these angels Michael and Gabriel warned about the plans of Lucifer and his 200 thousand followers, Miguel climbed into the high plane of God and informed of evil and Lucifer riot, the consent of him to take the throne. God commands Michael and Gabriel prepare for the celestial battle, God and the 150 thousand righteous angels fought against the opposition of the other angels wanting to invade the throne, Lucifer becomes a dragon to reach God the size to destroy it, God and righteous angels defeat Lucifer and his followers with a three-dimensional hole, playing all in mount Hermon in the earth, but the evil of the fallen and expelled from the heavenly kingdom angels, aggravated further by teaching and practicing the wickedness of man was defiled because of them, God ordered Michael and his army of archangels to hunt the 200 thousand fallen angels on earth, pulling his wings and playing in three-dimensional hole underworld of hell, eternal prison. (Book of Enoch), the course of time the demons embody or appears temporarily to bring terror and scamming people, starting a hatred of God's creation. |
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| + | One of the most ancient written sources regarding a clash between good and evil is the [[w:c:Babylon:Enuma Elis|Enuma Elis]] which recounts Mesopotamian cosmology. A great beast is described, known as Tiamat, who bears children to serve in her rebellion against Marduk (Babylonian), or EA (Sumerian). Tiamat was described as primordial chaos <ref name="StephanieDalley">{{cite book |first=Stephanie |last=Dalley | authorlink=Stephanie Dalley |title=Myths from Mesopotamia |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1987 |pages=329 }}</ref> and sometimes identified with images of a sea serpent or dragon.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Thorkild |last=Jacobsen |title=The Battle between Marduk and Tiamat |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=88 |issue=1 |year=1968 |pages=104–108 |jstor=597902 |doi=10.2307/597902}}</ref> The ''Enûma Elish'' states that Tiamat gave birth to dragons and serpents, among a more general list of monsters including scorpion men and merpeople.<ref>{{cite book |last=King |first=Leonard William |title=The Seven Tablets of Creation (Vol. II: Supplementary Texts) |year=1902 |pages=117}}</ref> Such iconography had impressed [[w:c:greekmythology|Greek mythology]] as well as eschatology in Judeo-Christian theology. It is also a deep study in demonology as well as for developing support for the [[w:c:ufoaliendatabase:ancient aliens|ancient aliens hypothesis]]. |
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| + | Zecharia Sitchin, an advocate of the ancient aliens hypothesis, ran with these early concepts to promote his Tiamat hypothesis which states that Nibiru (a name synonymous with MARDUK) collided catastrophically with a planet, Tiamat, once located between Mars and Jupiter. This collision supposedly formed the planet Earth, the asteroid belt, and the comets.<ref>Wikipedia, [[Wikipedia:Zecharia Sitchin#Ideas and works|Zecharia Sitchin, Ideas and works]]</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sitchin|first=Zecharia |authorlink=Zecharia Sitchin|title=Genesis Revisited|year=1990|publisher=Avon Books|location=New York|isbn=0380761599|chapter=Chapter 2: It Came From Outer Space}}</ref><ref>Compare to {{wp|Phaeton (hypothetical planet)}}</ref> |
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| − | Demons and angels share the same power (shifters, telekinetic and telepath), they have the ability to turn into anything, but without the wings, the demons lost their brightness, using their darkness, but the power of light heavenly is their weakness. |
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| − | They have been most often portrayed as horned humanoids, usually small ones - but can also assume several forms depending on the work they appear in. They are also typically capable of possessing [[Human]]s, as well as other species, objects and even locations. |
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| + | [[File:Zzzzzzzz4169.jpg|thumb|300px|The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Gustave Doré]] |
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| − | Many species in science fiction are referred to as demons, resemble the mythological interpretation of a demon, or are in fact some form of demon or demonic entity: |
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*"[[Blue Demon]]s" from ''Galaxy Quest''. |
*"[[Blue Demon]]s" from ''Galaxy Quest''. |
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*[[Daemon (Doctor Who)|Daemons]] from ''Doctor Who''. |
*[[Daemon (Doctor Who)|Daemons]] from ''Doctor Who''. |
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*[[Queller Demon]]s from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. |
*[[Queller Demon]]s from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. |
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*[[Scourge (Doctor Who)|The Scourge]] from ''Doctor Who''. |
*[[Scourge (Doctor Who)|The Scourge]] from ''Doctor Who''. |
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| + | *[[Daemon (Warhammer 40,000)|Daemons]] from ''Warhammer 40,000''. |
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| + | * [[Angel]] |
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| + | *Exopolitics, [[w:c:exopolitics:Tiamat|Tiamat]] |
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| + | *UFO-alien database, [[w:c:ufoaliendatabase:Tiamatians|Tiamatians]] |
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Revision as of 23:05, 25 March 2019
Demon (Greek: δαίμων, daimon) often denotes a malevolent entity in classical and modern cultures and religions. However, its Greek root, daimon, may not have necessarily carried any negative connotations.[5] Daimon originally implied a spirit or divine power, possibly an equivalent to the Latin word numen,[6] meaning "divinity", or a "divine presence", "divine will."[7] At the advent of Christianity, Greek and Latin concepts were paganized, or essentially, demonized.[8]
Ancient aliens
One of the most ancient written sources regarding a clash between good and evil is the Enuma Elis which recounts Mesopotamian cosmology. A great beast is described, known as Tiamat, who bears children to serve in her rebellion against Marduk (Babylonian), or EA (Sumerian). Tiamat was described as primordial chaos [9] and sometimes identified with images of a sea serpent or dragon.[10] The Enûma Elish states that Tiamat gave birth to dragons and serpents, among a more general list of monsters including scorpion men and merpeople.[11] Such iconography had impressed Greek mythology as well as eschatology in Judeo-Christian theology. It is also a deep study in demonology as well as for developing support for the ancient aliens hypothesis.
Zecharia Sitchin, an advocate of the ancient aliens hypothesis, ran with these early concepts to promote his Tiamat hypothesis which states that Nibiru (a name synonymous with MARDUK) collided catastrophically with a planet, Tiamat, once located between Mars and Jupiter. This collision supposedly formed the planet Earth, the asteroid belt, and the comets.[12][13][14]
Popular culture
The Fall of the Rebel Angels by Gustave Doré
- "Blue Demons" from Galaxy Quest.
- Daemons from Doctor Who.
- Devaronians from Star Wars are said to resemble demons.
- Demons from DOOM.
- Demons from Hellgate: London.
- Maelibi, a.k.a. "Demons" from Star Wars.
- Queller Demons from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- The Scourge from Doctor Who.
- Daemons from Warhammer 40,000.
See also
Sources
- ↑ California State University, The Enuma Elish (PDF) (short version)
- ↑ Hinduism: The Ideas of Heaven and Hell, by Swami Adiswarananda
- ↑ Giants Of Sumer, by Xavier Séguin, March 8, 2014
- ↑ Encyclopedia Judaica: Anthropomorphism
- ↑ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "δαιμόνιον". A Greek–English Lexicon. Perseus.
- ↑ "Demon". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
- ↑ Arnold Angenendt, “The Christianization of Latin Europe”, Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- ↑ Dalley, Stephanie (1987). Myths from Mesopotamia. Oxford University Press. pp. 329.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Thorkild (1968). "The Battle between Marduk and Tiamat". Journal of the American Oriental Society 88 (1): 104–108. doi:10.2307/597902.
- ↑ King, Leonard William (1902). The Seven Tablets of Creation (Vol. II: Supplementary Texts). pp. 117.
- ↑ Wikipedia, Zecharia Sitchin, Ideas and works
- ↑ Sitchin, Zecharia (1990). "Chapter 2: It Came From Outer Space". Genesis Revisited. New York: Avon Books. ISBN 0380761599.
- ↑ Compare to Phaeton (hypothetical planet)
Resources
- Exopolitics, Tiamat
- UFO-alien database, Tiamatians